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State: Nevada
The Transportation Funding Set Aside Proposal: 5% of transportation funding for smart vehicles
How will the 5% be divided within the state? 80% to large and midsize cities & 20% to Rural areas and regional partnerships
Proponents: Bipartisan: Democratic State Senator Catherine Cortez Masto 7 Republican Governor Sandoval
Las Vegas Review Journal | Nevada senator calls for tax money for ‘smart’ vehicle projects
The new group: Texans for Traffic Relief
Who is in the new group: Business groups, local elected officials & highway industry interests
3 key points to know about :
Texas State Senator Hall response to…
Where is this happening? Arizona
The issue: How to get to dead-beat parents who don’t have child support, but have income that is not subject to automatic wage garnishments as an indepdent contractor.
12 News AZ | Parents frustrated by ‘deadbeat’ ride-share drivers not paying child support
Florida Legislature is moving a high speed rail bill that will:
require HSR rail companies operating trains at speeds in excess of 80 mph to install safety features
require HSR to pay the cost of maintaining rail crossings
require HSR to pay for fencing along sections of its tracks where pedestrians could be at risk
require HSR to help train first responders in the event of an accident involving passenger trains or hazardous materials
2 Repsonses from HSR:
A U.K. business has allowed drivers to fight parking tickets from their smart phones, and now that business trend is stateside in Florida.
Here’s the regulatory quagmire:
The fight moved to federal court when The Ticket Clinic sued the Coral Gables tech start up.
The company, TIKD, is expanding nationally.
Oklahoma has instituted a new $200 fine for drivers that drive too slow in the left lane.
The new fine comes with an outreach message of ” Camp at the Lake Not in the Left Lane.”
Supports of the left lane fee say that slow drivers in the left lane is as dangerous as speeding.
Equipment World | Left-lane hogs face fines in Okla. under new law
Alabama in 2016 Began collecting a fee of $1 per $1,000 in project value on nonresidential building permits.
Genesis: The consruction fee was supported and pushed by the Alabama Associated General Contractors.
The funding for construction work skills is distributed by Alabama Construction Industry Craft Training Board.
Equipment World | New fee funds construction worker training in Ala.
Wisconsin legislators announced legislation to permit the direct sales of certain EV vehicles in Wisconsin.
The bill’s tagline: Electric Vehicle Freedom Act.
The press release from legislators:
Representative Brooks and Senator Kapenga Introduce “Electric Vehicle Freedom Act”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Legislation would let Tesla sell directly to buyers in Wisconsin
Maryland has a two step background check for ride share drivers that does not include fingerprinting. Here’s how it works:
This Maryland model is being considered in other states, because Maryland results include:
A Utah task force recommended transportation funding solutions that include a tax for alternative fuel cars.
State Representative Schultz (R-Hooper). said “”I think it’s important that those that drive on the roads pay for it,” he said. “I don’t think it’s fair that alternative-fuel vehicles get away scot-free without paying their fair share.”
Fox 13 Now | Your alternative fuel car is costing Utah money for roads