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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) advanced three of President Biden's nominees to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), our nation's premier agency when it comes to investigating industrial chemical accidents, as well as Jeff Prieto, the president's nominee to serve as General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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FAA Invests $431.8M to Increase Safety, Reduce Environmental Impact at Airports

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded more than $431.8 million in grants to build safer, more sustainable and more accessible airports across the United States. The funding from the final round of Fiscal Year 2021 Airport Improvement Program grants will pay for projects at 60 airports in 31 states plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. View an interactive map with all the awards.
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FAA Invests $42 Million in Airports Across Alaska

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award seven Alaska airports a total of $42 million in Airport Improvement Program grants to help with safety, access and sustainability efforts. The FAA has awarded more than 64 grants totaling $257.4 million to Alaska airports during fiscal year 2021.
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Week ending Sept. 19: 37 notices published by Transportation Department

There were 37 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending Sept. 19, according to the Federal Register.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $464.96 million in new Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (“TIFIA”) Credit Assistance to Central 70 Project in Colorado

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided a new TIFIA direct loan in the amount of up to $464.96 million to the Kiewit Meridiam Partners LLC (KMP) for the Central 70 Project (the Project). The Department provides TIFIA and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through the Bureau.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces First Ever INFRA Extra Project Designations to Help Fund Dozens of Priority Projects in Communities Around the Country

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Transportation today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration will designate 44 projects around the country as INFRA Extra, making them eligible to apply for credit assistance for up to 49% of costs. These projects made it to the final round for funding under ...
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T&I Republican Leaders Outline Opposition to Budget Reconciliation Tax and Spending Spree in Submission to Committee on the Budget

News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Republican leaders detailed their opposition to the Committee Majority’s partisan budget reconciliation recommendations passed by the Majority in a markup last week. This is the second time this year that the T&I Majority rammed through a budget reconciliation measure, this time for the Committee’s $60 billion portion of the Speaker’s latest $3.5 trillion tax and spending spree.
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USDOT publishes eight press releases in August

There were eight press releases published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) in August.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Awards under the New Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) Demonstration Program

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has selected five recipients to receive a total of $5 million under the new Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program. The RIA program will help accelerate project delivery through a variety of ways, including project planning, studies and analysis, and preliminary engineering and design work. The selected RIAs are:
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Its Largest Package of Loans Ever, Up to $3.84 billion, for Sound Transit to Carry Out Six Projects in Washington State

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it has provided a package of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans of up to $3.84 billion for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for the financing of the Downtown Redmond ...
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Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, Airlines, and Airports

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Disruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, ...
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FAA Invites Public to Comment on Draft Environmental Review of SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Program

News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today invited the public to provide its input on the draft environmental review for the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy program in Boca Chica, Texas.
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Capito, Manchin Announce $12.3 Million from ARC Power Program for West Virginia Organizations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced 14 awards totaling $12,356,197 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization ...
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Graves Statement from Markup of the Majority’s Partisan Budget Reconciliation Package and Spending Spree

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s markup of the Committee Majority’s contribution to the Speaker’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation spending spree...
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Carper Joins Health Advocates and School Nurses in Calling for Electric School Bus Investments

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined the American Lung Association (ALA), as well as advocates from national health organizations and school nurses in a press conference on Capitol Hill where they called for greater federal investment in zero-emission electric school buses. ...
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Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on EPA Nominees

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing on three of President Biden's nominees to key positions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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After a More Than 15-Hour Markup, Committee Advances Legislation to Invest in More Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Systems and Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led by Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), today advanced legislation in a vote of 37-29 to invest nearly $60 billion to make America’s infrastructure more sustainable, resilient, and equitable, and to reduce carbon pollution from the transportation sector-the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
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$60 Billion for the Speaker’s Partisan Budget Reconciliation Spending Spree Passes Committee

News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Majority today passed its nearly $60 billion contribution to Speaker Pelosi’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation tax and spending spree during today’s Committee markup.
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Chair DeFazio Opening Statement from Committee Markup of the Build Back Better Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today’s committee markup to consider the committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. Video of DeFazio’s opening statement is here. More information on the markup can be found here.
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Week ending Sept. 12: Transportation Department publishes 31 notices

There were 31 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending Sept. 12, according to the Federal Register.
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