Sentences with phrase «road infrastructure funding»

According to the paper, the registration fees already adopted by at least eight states reflect concerns about how the growing number of electric vehicles may affect road infrastructure funding.

In the paper, «Plug - in vehicles and the future of road infrastructure funding in the United States,» Jerome Dumortier and Seth Payton, assistant professors in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Matthew Kent, a former graduate student, assess the magnitude of the decline in federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fee.

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China's next targets: rail, roads, ports The powerful chairman of China's $ US200 billion ($ 307 billion) sovereign wealth fund, Lou Jiwei, has met Treasurer Wayne Swan and West Australian Premier Colin Barnett to clarify rules on foreign investment in resources and discuss whether China could help finance the Rudd government's infrastructure program.

Pennsylvania Representative Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has encouraged his Republican colleagues to consider raising the gas tax as a way to keep the Highway Trust Fund — which funds road, bridge and transit projects — solvent after 2021.

Wang Yiming, deputy head of the Development Research Centre of China's State Council, said at the forum that although many belt and road projects were funded by major financial institutions — including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, New Development Bank, China Development Bank (CDB), the Export - Import Bank of China and the Silk Road Fund — there was still a huge funding gap of up to US$ 500 billion a yroad projects were funded by major financial institutions — including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, New Development Bank, China Development Bank (CDB), the Export - Import Bank of China and the Silk Road Fund — there was still a huge funding gap of up to US$ 500 billion a yRoad Fund — there was still a huge funding gap of up to US$ 500 billion a year.

He criticized states for kicking the can down the road, living beyond their means year after year in a «never - ending sense of crisis» that results in «stop - and - go funding of vital programs,» such as those for infrastructure, education, pensions and city and county services.

China has committed US$ 50 billion to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (a multilateral investment bank to support infrastructure projects in Asia's developing countries), as well as US$ 40 billion for the Silk Road Fund which will see China lead overland and maritime links throughout Central Asia and provide quicker shipping routes to the EuInfrastructure Investment Bank (a multilateral investment bank to support infrastructure projects in Asia's developing countries), as well as US$ 40 billion for the Silk Road Fund which will see China lead overland and maritime links throughout Central Asia and provide quicker shipping routes to the Euinfrastructure projects in Asia's developing countries), as well as US$ 40 billion for the Silk Road Fund which will see China lead overland and maritime links throughout Central Asia and provide quicker shipping routes to the European market.

Mayoral candidate Don Iveson released some thoughtful positions supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses, renewing roads and infrastructure, and taking a fresh look at how Edmonton is funded.

Rather than follow a disastrous road taken by some of her predecessors, and slash funding to government services while the price of oil is low, the NDP government is taking an opportunity to invest in much needed public infrastructure when the economy is slow and the price is right.

Building better communities Better communities come when governments work together to fund infrastructures such as roads, water, schools and transit that are the framework for a community's Quality of Life.

For inclusion in the fund, over 70 % of a company's cash flows must be derived from infrastructure - related businesses, which include airports and companies engaged in storage and transportation, water and toll roads.

If you want to invest in your country's roads, construction, electric, oil and gas companies, you might want to invest in infrastructure mutual funds.

During this visit, Indian PM and UAE's leaders reached an agreement and established an infrastructure investment fund, with the aim of reaching the target of $ 75 billion, to support investments in the rapid expansion of next - generation infrastructure in India, especially railways, ports, roads, airports, industrial corridors and parks.

The discussion around the TZ replacement has been for the state to borrow from union pension funds to create a state run «infrastructure fund» which then finances road and bridge construction.

«What I believe here is that this gives the backing to the MTA and the Long Island Rail Road to stop payments, and as I've been reading in the news and hearing on the news is Amtrak, after the governor and our national representatives... have gotten together calling on Trump for federal funding, which I fully support, Amtrak came out and said that they have the money to do this fix,» said state Sen. Elaine Phillips, the bill's sponsor who also chairs the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

Perhaps most importantly, the counties are pushing for using bank settlement funds for upstate road and water infrastructure projects and have the state invest in clean water infrastructure.

The 2018 Proposed Budget prioritizes funding $ 69.1 million for capital projects and infrastructure work, of which $ 36.5 million would be used for road and bridge work.

He also gave initial funding for several large infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 3 (an east — west rail line across the north of England), Crossrail 2 (a north — south rail line across London), a road tunnel across the Pennines, and upgrades to the M62 motorway.

More than two - thirds of voters think New York should fund both downstate mass transit and upstate roads, for similar amounts, although there is less agreement on how to fund infrastructure spending.

«We advise policymakers to take the fiscally responsible route — use these funds to address some of our essential infrastructure needs including deteriorating roads, bridges and sewers; and pay down some of the state's incredibly high and costly debt,» said Unshackle Upstate Executive Director Brian Sampson.

The panel also proposed tolling on federal roads and 0.5 per cent of transport fares paid by passengers using mass transit for inter-state trips to generate fund for the rehabilitation and maintenance of road infrastructure in the country.

New York State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration added $ 49 million in funding for infrastructure improvements in his 2015 budget, specifically to increase road resurfacing.

Route 27 is a state road, and state budget woes in Albany may limit funds for these kinds of infrastructure projects.

Erie County has 1,200 center lane miles of road, more than the states of Hawaii, Rhode Island, or Delaware, and we should receive infrastructure funding that is commensurate with that road inventory.

In the House, Suozzi says, he'll concentrate on getting federal funding for infrastructure, including water systems, roads, bridges and airports.

Cuomo's 2015 budget has designated $ 1 billion for updating roads and bridges across the state, according to the Associated Press, but transportation departments downstate are receiving much more funding to improve their infrastructure.

Fully invests in our aging infrastructure by (1) increasing the pay - as - you - go Road Fund by $ 700,000 and (2) increasing the Capital Budget to $ 39 million to address our deteriorating roads, bridges and parks.

State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.

These funds from New York State Homes and Community Renewal agency are expected to help towns along the lake to build back infrastructure like roads, sidewalks, and sewers.

State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's growing $ 5 billion surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.

He reminded the audience that the way road use is paid for and road infrastructure is funded are changing.

«This government is committed to improving on the road transport network, the water transportation system, the public transport infrastructure and most importantly attract the needed investment to fund our Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP), which is already being implemented».

Shortly after the County Executive released his 2014 Road Project List last spring, many Legislators immediately recognized that there wasn't enough work scheduled or funding budgeted to address the County's many infrastructure issues.

The governor who announced that new road projects would be executed by the present administration through the Infrastructure Development Fund (IF - K) across the state, said there are key critical projects being funded under the IF - K, noting that all the ongoing and new projects would be completed before he leaves office in 2019.

We often do this with bridge and road projects where we don't have a source of funding readily available but we'll have the whole project (specifics), environmental's done, and it's essentially ready to go if the federal government gets back to the business of funding infrastructure.»

The consolidation recommendation comes after Cuomo and state lawmakers created an infrastructure fund to finance construction and renovation for roads, bridges tunnels and dams across New York.

Fifty - five percent of the funding has been to repair and improve basic infrastructure — sewer, water systems, roads, bridges, culverts, bathrooms, electrical system and internet connectivity.

Republicans in the Erie County Legislature are calling for an additional $ 5 million in reserve funds to be added to the $ 36.5 million already in the county budget for infrastructure improvements to roads and bridges.

A Cuomo aide said that the eligibility requirements for projects are well - defined by statute and include funding for capital work such as roads, environmental facilities, municipal owned recreational facilities, health and safety infrastructure, storm resiliency, and l economic development undertakings.

The deferred list includes a new, $ 1.08 billion competition by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for research infrastructure grants to begin 3 years down the road, as well as modest funding toward buying a 15 % to 20 % stake in the colossal Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to be built in a dormant Hawaii volcano by 2024.

ASTRONET — a network of European funding agencies and research organizations set up in 2005 to develop a strategy for European astronomy over the next 20 years — was almost done identifying key scientific priorities, and program officials were looking for a postdoctoral scientist to help coordinate the development of a road map to build the necessary infrastructure.

Despite this advancement, the authors of the lymphoma roadmap write in a Letter to the Editor of Blood that limitations in research infrastructure, funding, and collaborative approaches across research centers present potential challenges on the road to developing life - saving treatments for this disease.

The funding from the project was used to ramp up enforcement, build infrastructure like roads, park guard posts, and watering holes to attract animals — all efforts to help reinforce the area and delineate the perimeters more clearly.

INDIANAPOLIS — Given declining revenues from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the need for new ways of funding road infrastructure, state and federal policymakers are considering or have enacted annual registration fees for plug - in vehicles.

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, such as common stock of companies focused on physical asset development, including roads, bridges, and infrastructure (RBI).

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, such as common stock of companies focused on physical asset development, including roads, bridges, and infrastructure.

By pooling the resources of multiple investors, managed funds enable you to access a range of investments, such as industrial property (commercial, shopping centres or office blocks) or infrastructure (toll roads, gas pipelines or airports), that may not be affordable or available to individual investors.

This support can take the form of more reliable and localised weather forecasts, subsidies for inputs, well - trained extension workers, better facilities for livestock health, well - funded agricultural research, and improved rural infrastructure such as road networks.

Rud — we do need a source of funding for transportation infrastructure, but I think a fuel tax ignores the fact that even people with no personal vehicle benefit from roads.