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Oregon Governor Kate Brown reinstituted a transporation advisory panel to focus on long term transportation planning.
Advisory Committee Focus Will:
TXDOT submitted its Self Evaluation for its Sunset Review for the current cycle.
Let’s see what they said about Transportation Reinvestment Zones.
Refresher about TRZs: Collin County told the House Select Committee on Transportation Funding that they like this option.
What did TXDOT mention to Sunset?
Tennessee needs transportation funding. It’s also 1 of 5 states that holds no debt for roads.
Transportation options on the table in Tennessee:
Which road project? LBJ Freeway expansion
Which Senators? Both Senator Van Taylor and Senator Bob Hall reiterated their opposition to the use of toll roads.
What do local transportation officials say? The transportation director for the North Central Texas Council of Governments also wants pay-as-you go and not tolls to expand LBJ. But, the Council needs $1.4 Billion for the project.
Senator Bob Hall’s comment: if two-thirds of the project can be built without tolls, why not the…
The wealthiest households claim 90% of the $7500 federal tax credit for electric cars.
This trend follows for other green energy purchases and tax credits:
How do you get more people to the gambling oasis in the desert? High speed rail between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Which entities are involved in the high speed rail project? XpressWest partnership with China Railway International
Foreign investment? Yes
What’s their high speed rail plan look like?
The hot legal question for ride share drivers is– Are they employees or independent contractors? A regulatory authority in California has rule don individual cases saying drivers are employees, but court consensus is coming.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear an appeal from Uber against certifying a class action lawsuit by drivers. The issue before the appellate court is supported by the argument that whether drivers are employees or independent contractors is :
Wind energy is providing added revenue to the Port of Corpus Christi. But there is a cost- the Port is running out of space to take in wind propelers and turbines.
The loading and unloading areas for turbines, blades and other wind-energy equipment take massive amounts of space.
The American Wind Energy Association says Texas ranks #1 in the country for both installed and under-construction wind capacity.
Ellis County Commissioners are considering a county child safty fee of $1.50.
The Question posed to the Attorney General: What can a county do with this local county safety registration fee?
What’s the beef? This is all about revenue sharing. Do the counties need to share with municipalities?
What’s happening with this revenue now? 2 approaches after deducting the county administrtive costs:
(1) the county may use revenue generated from the fee for purposes permitted by…