Responsible for all matters pertaining to federal transportation legislation, funding and regulation and its impacts on county government. This includes highway and bridge development, finance and safety, public transit development and finance, transportation planning, airport development and service, passenger and freight railroads, ports and waterways, freight movement, and research and development of new modes of transportation.
Transportation Steering Committee
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Transportation Steering Committee
Responsible for all matters pertaining to federal transportation legislation, funding and regulation and its impacts on county government. This includes highway and bridge development, finance and safety, public transit development and finance, transportation planning, airport development and service, passenger and freight railroads, ports and waterways, freight movement, and research and development of new modes of transportation.
- Policy Platform & Resolutions 2021-2022
- 2022 NACo Legislative Priorities
Responsible for all matters pertaining to federal transportation legislation, funding and regulation and its impacts on county government.2015-06-09Basic page2022-02-25
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U.S. Department of Transportation announces $20 billion in FY 2022 for public transit systems
On April 6, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced $20 billion in funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for the nation’s public transit systems. -
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Senate reaches agreement on bipartisan COVID-19 supplemental legislation
On April 4, a group of senators unveiled a bipartisan, $10 billion COVID-19 supplemental appropriations bill to support the ongoing domestic response to the public health emergency. -
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DOL looks to update regulations under the Davis-Bacon Act
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for updated regulations of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. -
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CEQ issues proposed rule on NEPA, comments due November 22
On October 7, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released proposed changes to the implementing regulations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (P.L. 91-190). -
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Congress turns to continuing resolution to fund government as negotiations over FY 2022 spending, the debt ceiling, infrastructure and reconciliation continue
The U.S. Congress is currently undergoing several concurrent negotiations around budget reconciliation, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations and raising the debt ceiling.
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May. 17, 2022
Mecklenburg County, N.C. Commissioner George Dunlap testifies on behalf of NACo before the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
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Press Release |
May. 16, 2022
Leaders from the nation’s leading city, county and state organizations kicked off Infrastructure Week by sharing how game-changing federal investments in infrastructure are benefiting communities across the country.
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Reports & Toolkits |
Mar. 17, 2022
On March 15, the President signed the $1.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus appropriations package into law that included several key wins for counties.
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Implementing Infrastructure Investments at the County Level: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58)
On November 15, 2021, President Biden enacted the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), into law. This page and its contents are supplemental to NACo's comprehensive legislative analysis of the BIL for counties.
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Legislative Director – Transportation | Rural Action Caucus(202) 942-4264