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Reauthorization Bills to be Considered Next Week
On February 17, 2012, the U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture on a package of committee-approved amendments to Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), its proposed federal transportation reauthorization bill. If approved, the package would have blocked further amendment to the bill. Several senators offered non-germane amendments to MAP-21 last week, including topics such...
CMAP Weekly Update, 2-17-12
Among the highlights from CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn, Energy Impact Illinois launches a new energy calculator for commercial building owners, the Policy Updates blog has coverage of the latest details in federal transportation reauthorization, freeway performance improves, an upcoming winter energy savings workshop will feature FLIP students demonstrating best snow removal practices,...
Application Period Open for TIGER IV
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) issued a Notice of Funding Availability for the fourth round of the TIGER program on January 31, 2012. The 2012 program will make available $500 million, including set-asides for rural areas and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit assistance program. U.S. DOT’s pre-application system opened February 13, and...
Illinois Innovation Index Highlights R&D Challenges, Opportunities
Private research and development (R&D) jobs have been declining in the Chicago region for the past decade according to data from the Illinois Innovation Index for February 2012. This month's newsletter, which focuses on private R&D activity in the state, calls attention to the challenges and opportunities the region faces in industry-driven research. GO TO 2040 stresses the importance of...
House Transportation Reauthorization to be Split in Three Parts
On February 14, 2012, Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives indicated it would split the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (AEIJA) into three separate bills. One bill would contain the core transportation provisions (H.R. 7), one bill would contain the energy production provisions (H.R. 3408), and the final bill would include additional finance provisions (H.R. 3813). The...
