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Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Releases MAP-21 Bill

November 2011
On Friday, November 4, 2011 the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee released the text of a two-year transportation authorization bill, titled Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). The bill reauthorizes the Federal-aid highway program at the Congressional Budget Office’s baseline level—equal to current funding levels plus inflation—for two fiscal years. The bill also makes significant changes to the structure of the federal highway program, consolidating the number of funding programs by two-thirds, from about 90 programs to less than 30. The bill includes provisions to speed up project delivery, a new freight program to improve the movement of goods, and a transportation mobility program. MTC staff will analyze the legislation in the next few days and provide a summary of the key policy issues raised by the bill. The EPW committee is scheduled to mark up the bill on Wednesday, November 9 at 10 a.m EST.

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