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Transportation bill summary hits the streets

June 18, 2009
By Andrew Bielak

Transportation Bill Outline (Condensed — 10 pages) (.PDF)

Transportation Bill Outline (Full Version — 86 pages) (.PDF)

Recommended Program Consolidations (.PDF)

UPDATED: The 11 a.m. press conference has been moved to 2 p.m., due to “House votes” according to Rep. Oberstar’s Twitter feed. In addition to posting the short 10-page document, we’ve also now included the full 86-page outline of the proposal.

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A 10-page summary of the transportation bill draft is out this morning from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill outline, entitled the “Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009,” is available at right, alongside a second document that describes the myriad programs which being recommended for consolidation under the new bill.

Rep. James Oberstar, chairman of the T & I Committee, is holding a press conference in about one hour at 11:00 a.m. in which a more detailed, 100-page outline of the bill will be released. (Check back here for a link or download.) No word yet on how LaHood’s recommendation that the current bill be extended for 18 months will affect the legislation coming out of the House.

As we speak, our policy experts are diving into the bill to get all the good details and analysis — so stay tuned for more information throughout the day.