Highway, Transit Shutdown Ends with Enactment of One-Month Extension
We have the roll call of votes on the extension (PDF)
The Senate approved a bill Tuesday night to extend legal authority for the Highway Trust Fund for 30 days, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama, who has now signed the measure. The president's signature on HR 4691: will end a shutdown of the trust fund and the furlough of 2,000 U.S. Department of Transportation employees that occurred Monday after the fund's authority to spend money expired Sunday.
Senators approved the bill by a vote of 78-19 after rejecting an amendment offered by Sen. Jim Bunning, R-KY, who dropped his days-long blockade of the bill Tuesday evening in exchange for a vote on his amendment to pay for the $10 billion bill with the closing of a tax loophole that has benefited the paper industry. The amendment failed on a budget point of order, with 43 senators voting in favor of the amendment and 53 senators Bunning had held up the Senate's consideration of the package of 30-day extensions since Thursday, arguing that the measures were not paid for. In addition to extending Highway Trust Fund authorization, the measure also extends several other provisions of law that expired Sunday including additional unemployment benefits for Americans who have run out of the standard six-month jobless payments and boosting Medicare reimbursement payments for doctors.
U.S. DOT employees who had been furloughed were instructed to return to work this morning.
The House is expected to debate a jobs bill amended last week by the Senate to include a 10-month Highway Trust Fund authorization extension, $19.5 billion in additional General Fund revenue to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent into next year, restoration of highway funding this year to $42 billion from a reduced level of $30 billion, and additional federal support for states and municipalities who want to issue Build America Bonds to finance infrastructure construction.
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On this page you will find links to all the current federal laws and regulations regarding the design-build project delivery method. In addition, this section of the website tracks all federal legislation identified as a priority by DBIA.
H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
State-by-State Allocation for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (PDF)
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, "A Blueprint for Investment and Reform"
Executive Summary of the Blueprint (PDF)
High-Speed Rail Corridors (PDF)
High-Speed Rail Corridors Descriptions (PDF)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:
Public transit spending, by state.
Full Text of Stimulus Bill
Summary of Construction Spending
Federal law governing design-build:
10 U.S.C. 2305a Design-build selection procedures.
41 U.S.C. 253m Design-build Selection procedures.
To see the text go to this link and type the following code sections each in the search box. "10usc2305a" and "41usc253m"
Federal Regulations governing design-build:
48 CFR part 36 .300
This regulation prescribes policies and procedures for the use of the two-phase design-build selection procedures authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2305a and 41 U.S.C. 253m.
To see the text go to this link and type in the following regulation number in the search box. "48cfr36.300"
Current Federal Legislation impacting design-build:
HR 720: 2007 Water Quality Financing Act