December 20, 2022
Via: ENRRacing to complete work before the Christmas break, senior congressional appropriators have fleshed out, line item by line item, the details of a sweeping $1.7-billion omnibus spending package that aims to fund federal agencies—including construction and infrastructure programs—through next Sept. […]
June 27, 2022
Via: ENRAs the House’s July 4 recess draws near, the chamber’s Appropriations Committee has pushed through many of the bills to set fiscal year 2023 spending levels for federal agencies. Results so far include recommended increases in many major construction programs. […]
Construction Processes, Financial
September 30, 2021
Via: ENRWith a deadline looming, Congress Sept. 30 approved a spending package that temporarily averted a shutdown of most federal agencies, including many construction programs, and provides nearly $29 billion in emergency funds to help states recover and rebuild after Hurricane […]
Construction Processes, Financial
June 11, 2019
Via: Construction DiveThe funding is welcome as airports attempt to fund much-needed improvements on their own. Lawmakers once again failed to raise the $4.50 Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) that helps airports pay for their capital construction programs. Airports are allowed to tack […]
Construction Processes, Financial
December 12, 2018
Via: Construction DiveAs many state transportation officials struggle to carry out their construction programs within the confines of limited budgets, federal lawmakers are working toward what could be a revival of President Donald Trump’s $1 trillion national infrastructure program. The potential federal […]
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