Sentences with phrase «federal highway funds»

The scramble to meet the deadline has left some states without new regulations in place and no way of processing this information, endangering their federal highway funds.

These federal highway funds are used to keep highways, overpasses and roads in good shape, which in turn creates a safer driving environment for everyone who uses, whether they are an interstate truck driver or not.

In fact, states which do not meet the Jan. 30 deadline lose a full 5 percent of their federal highway funds for the year.

Instead, they withheld federal highway funds and forced him to take the signs down.

Some upstate New York roads and bridges damaged by this summer's flooding will be able to be fixed using $ 5 million in federal highway funds.

The federal government, for public safety reasons, will withhold some federal highway funds from states that set their drinking age younger than 21 but Congress has never tried to pass a law setting the drinking age nationally at 21.

US Senator Chuck Schumer said he will push for federal highway funding to support any suggested improvements included in the final report.

The bill would increase federal highway funding by about 15 percent, and Rep. Brian Higgins said that will mean that the state will be able to begin long - overdue highway repairs in Buffalo and elsewhere.

New York State could lose up to $ 170 million in federal highway funding (out of $ 1.7 billion last year) if the state doesn't remove new «I Love NY» highway signs.

The state faced a loss of $ 14 million in federal highway funding if the signs remained in place as they were.

This places them at some risk in case the Supreme Court ultimately sides with EPA since EPA can do nasty things to states that defy its decrees, such as cutting off their Federal highway funding.

In addition, a proposed bill in Congress would penalize states that fail to enact such a ban with a 25 percent cut in federal highway funding.

Not exact matches

At the end of October, the Highway Trust Fund becomes insolvent, lacking the funding it needs to continue projects that repair and build the nation's federal, state, and local highways, bridges, tunnels and mass transit programs.

In the U.S., the federal government has announced a sweeping plan to fund EV charging stations every 50 miles over 25,000 miles of American highways, spanning 35 states.

On this issue among others — like funding the government, raising the federal borrowing limit and financing highways — such business groups have found themselves at odds with traditional Republican allies who increasingly reflect a new populist strain of conservatism in the party that is often hostile toward big business.

Then there are entire federal trust funds that are either insolvent or living on borrowed time — like the Highway Trust Fund that was nearly depleted last year...

Federal government capital expenditure funded highways, airports, bridges, schools, hospitals, and other physical infrastructure.

On Sunday, Senate Republican leaders blocked an amendment to a federal highway bill that would have ended PPFA's funding.

The highway speed limit is the same (almost) everywhere in US because federal funds for maintaining the highways are specifically contingent upon satisfying the 65 MPH speed limit.

I thank the Federal Highway Administration, the New York State Department of Transportation, and Governor Cuomo for helping secure this funding so that residents and visitors alike can have more safe and accessible ways to enjoy New York.»

I worked hard on the highway bill to secure the federal funds for these important projects - and I'm thankful for the Governor's leadership on critical infrastructure projects like these.»

Hinchey also secured funding for infrastructure improvements along Kings Highway in 2006 and 2008 before the federal government purchased property there in November for the Army Reserve Center project from a group that includes John Mullen, a partner of Hinchey's in the Partition Street Project.

Cuomo says the funding from the Federal Highway Administration will be administered by the state Department of Transportation.

The report also highlights the potential slowing of transportation aid from the federal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway Trusfederal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway TrusFederal Highway Trust Fund.

Several states are tired of waiting for Congress to fix the federal highway trust fund, so they're considering raising gas taxes themselves to address their crumbling roads.

In case you did not know the Trump plan flips the highway funding formula around: today the federal government pays 80 % of a project's cost, under the Trump plan after 2020 it would be 20 %.

Rep. Engel said, «Sandy caused heavy damage in lower New York State and these funds, from the Federal Highway Administration, are for -LSB-...]

He said he is hopeful Congress can strike a deal to keep federal funds flowing to highway, bridge, and rail projects for the next three years.

The project also included other improvements made in Inwood Hill Park across Dyckman Street, and was funded with a $ 4.2 million federal highway grant administered by the state and $ 2.9 million in mayoral funds via PlaNYC.

At 2:30 p.m., Schumer announces that the recently passed federal transportation bill included an additional $ 40 million in Highway Safety Improvement Program funding for New York state, Ithaca Commons, East State and Aurora streets, Ithaca.

The path was funded by a $ 7.8 million grant by the Federal Highway Administration with matching funds from the city and will make the busy Richmond Avenue safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Republican Congressman Richard Hanna is joining fellow New York Congressman Louise Slaughter in a push to restore federal funding for local public transit systems.The money would be cut in the new federal Highway bill.

Rep. Engel said, «Sandy caused heavy damage in lower New York State and these funds, from the Federal Highway Administration, are for repairing roads in designated counties, including Rockland, Westchester, and the Bronx.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D - NY) is calling on the Federal Highway Administration and the New York State Department of Transportation to unlock funds for the city of Utica to use in a new project.

Funding comes from the Recreation Trails Program, which is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by State Parks.

The hundreds of tourism signs the Cuomo administration installed along New York's highways could wind up costing the state $ 14 million in federal funding.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The administration of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo will remove and replace hundreds of «I love NY» tourism signs along New York's highways after officials in Washington said the state would lose $ 14 million in federal funding if they weren't removed.

As New York appeared to be on the verge of losing $ 14 million in highway funds over signage that violates federal rules, the state Department of Transportation on Friday afternoon announced signs advertising tourism destinations and promotions would be removed and updated to comply with the regulations.

About one - third of highway roads in New York qualify for federal funds.

He even tried to stonewall the recent (partially successful) effort at additional federal funding, because he thought it would hurt suburban highways.

A six - year highway funding bill passed by the House of Representatives last week would remove $ 564 million from New York's current federal transportation funding.

* Announced over 8 million dollars in federal funds to repair and reconstruct highways and roads that suffered severe damage as a result of the 2013 flooding and cosponsored and voted to pass FEMA reforms that would ensure our communities receive vital federal resources following severe flooding.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that a total of $ 75.6 million will be split among 33 projects across the state, thanks to funding from the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program.

A $ 7.8 million Federal Highway Administration grant, with matching funds from the city, funds the new greenway, which is expected to be completed in 2015.

Federal funding was made available to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), which administers the Highway Safety Improvement Program.

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer, D - N.Y., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D - N.Y., have said they will fight for federal funding for the project once the community decides on the best option for replacing the highway.

Funding for the RTP portion of MAP - 21 comes from a portion of the motor fuel excise tax collected across the country from non-highway recreational fuel use in snowmobiles, all - terrain vehicles, off - highway motorcycles and off - highway light trucks, and comes out of the Federal Highway Trushighway recreational fuel use in snowmobiles, all - terrain vehicles, off - highway motorcycles and off - highway light trucks, and comes out of the Federal Highway Trushighway motorcycles and off - highway light trucks, and comes out of the Federal Highway Trushighway light trucks, and comes out of the Federal Highway TrusHighway Trust Fund.

The proposed cuts include $ 269.78 billion from energy programs, including $ 158.7 billion of fossil fuel subsidies; $ 167.09 billion of agricultural subsidies, including $ 89.82 billion of federal crop insurance disaster aid; $ 212.02 billion of transportation subsidies, including $ 125.80 billion of general revenue transfers to the Highway Trust Fund; $ 101.8 billion of federal flood, crop and nuclear insurance subsidies; and $ 24.99 billion from wasteful or environmental damaging public lands and water projects.

As a result, bicycle and pedestrian projects — from sidewalks to bicycle lanes, trails and parking — now qualify for federal funds once dedicated exclusively to highways.

Given the erosion of the gasoline and diesel tax base, the federal Highway Trust Fund has suffered a decline in its balance and experienced significant funding shortfalls, according to the paper.