Senate Committee Plans to Move Highway Bill Next Week

This afternoon, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee announced that they will mark up their reauthorization of MAP-21 on May 15 and will release the draft text of the bill on May 12.  The “Big Four” bill has been agreed upon by Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Senators David Vitter (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Committee; Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; and John Barrasso (R-Wy.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee.  According to the committee, the bill will fund and improve the nation’s federal-aid highway programs for six years at current funding plus inflation.  Before a full reauthorization bill moves forward three other Senate committees must act (Banking, Commerce and Finance), the most important of the three being the Senate Finance Committee who will ultimately determine the future of the highway and transit program by identifying the future source of funding for the Highway Trust Fund. AGC supports the committee moving the reauthorization process forward and looks forward to working with Congress to pass legislation that provides stable and predictable funding for the Highway Trust Fund over multiple years. For more information, please contact Sean O’Neill at (202) 547-8892 or oneills@agc.org.