The FAST Act, America’s new highway bill, has been passed and signed into law. But lost in the complicated, labyrinthine story of its passing is, what does the bill really mean?
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Key Aggregates Producers Praise FAST Act
President Obama has signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act into law, a bill that sends a signal to the construction markets that five years of growth are ahead.
Read MoreFINALLY!
Dec. 4, 2015 – Congress finally got it right – almost. Last night’s passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act, sets America’s transportation industry on the fast-track to success. The five-year, $300+ billion bill goes a long way in sending a signal of confidence to construction markets. Make no mistake, this will be an economic shot…
Read MoreHouse, Senate Pass Five-Year Highway Bill
In a major victory for the aggregates industry, both chambers of Congress have voted to approve The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or FAST Act. The $305 billion, five-year bill passed the House by a vote of 359 to 65 and the Senate by a vote of 83 to 16. President Obama has signaled that he will sign the bill. The…
Read MoreNew Highway Bill Coming FAST
Rushing to beat a Dec. 4 deadline, House and Senate negotiators struck an agreement on a $305 billion highway bill that would extend federal transportation funding for five years.
Read MoreIt’s Happening FAST
Dec. 1, 2015 – Today, a congressional conference committee signed off on the surface transportation reauthorization conference report, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). The new bill is H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), which is slated to provide approximately $281 billion investment over five years in our nation’s surface transportation infrastructure. The U.S.…
Read MoreFunding Levels Discussed
Nov. 23, 2015 – According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its estimates of the costs of the House surface transportation reauthorization facilitating a serious discussion by the conferees of the funding levels of the final bill. The House accepted the Senate DRIVE Act pay-fors totaling $47 billion and funding three…
Read MoreNSSGA’s Johnson: Work on Final Highway Bill Encouraging
Representatives from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have already begun to conference in order to reconcile their respective highway bills. With a little luck, a final bill could be on the president’s desk before Thanksgiving.
Read MoreHouse Bill a Long Time Coming
Nov. 5, 2015 – This just in from the “It’s about damn time” department. After years of temporary authorizations and days of debate on more than 100 amendments, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a six-year surface transportation reauthorization by a bipartisan vote of 363-64. The historic $339-billion measure allocates about $40 billion per year to repair the nation’s failing infrastructure,…
Read MoreBig Legislative Week
Nov. 1, 2015 – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider its version of a six-year highway bill, the Surface Transportation Reform and Reauthorization Act, H.R. 3763. The Rules Committee will wade through 250 amendments, deciding which will get called up and which won’t be allowed. Also, the U.S. Senate will begin consideration of S. 1140, a…
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