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| LaHood Letter Reiterates Federal Priorities |
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On May 16, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent a letter to House and Senate conferees working on the surface transportation authorization bill, stating the administration’s views on issues to be addressed. Among the topics he covered were the federal role of public transit safety, increasing local decision making, Buy America provisions, and the promotion of multimodal, merit-based programs such as TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants.
As expected, the letter reiterates the earlier White House veto threat on the House-passed Keystone XL regulatory approval provision and expresses strong disapproval of the House-passed environmental streamlining provisions.
The letter also notes that “S. 1813 and H.R. 4348 are the only bills passed by their respective chambers and therefore determine the scope of the conference” but the attachment to the letter also includes Administration views on some elements of H.R. 7.
The four-page letter and its 12-page attachment can be read here.
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