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The BUILD America 250 Act was formally introduced yesterday by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.It is the committee’s forthcoming five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. The measure’s formal title is Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America’s 250th (H.R. 8870).
The 1,005-page measure lays out proposed investments for roads, bridges, transit, rail, and safety programs. Those safety programs cover highway and motor carrier safety. Committee officials said in a press release that the T&I committee is scheduled to mark up the bill tomorrow morning. That markup is the next stated committee step after the bill’s formal introduction.
Elaine Nessle, executive director of the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors, said in a statement that the bill makes important progress in several areas. Still, she said it fails in its commitment to freight infrastructure investments.
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