{"id":65138,"date":"2018-02-12T18:16:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T23:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/narc.org\/?p=64012"},"modified":"2021-07-08T18:42:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T18:42:59","slug":"narc-responds-to-trumps-infrastructure-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narc.org\/2018\/02\/12\/narc-responds-to-trumps-infrastructure-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: NARC Responds To Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong>
\nNARC Contact: Anna Rosenbaum \/ anna@narc.org<\/a>
\nTransportation Contact: Erich Zimmermann \/ erich@narc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

NARC Responds To Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington, D.C. <\/strong>(February 12, 2018) \u2013 With today\u2019s release of the Trump administration\u2019s Infrastructure Plan<\/a>, the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) appreciates the national conversation regarding the important role the federal government plays in supporting the significant investment local governments make in the nation\u2019s infrastructure. The federal government is crucial in the unique federal-state-local partnership that forms the cornerstone of the nation\u2019s infrastructure investments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe release of today\u2019s proposal is an important first step in the process of developing a bipartisan proposal that can help bolster local efforts to create and maintain our country’s world-class infrastructure,\u201d said Bob Dallari, NARC President and Seminole County, Florida Commissioner. \u201cWe now look to Congress to continue the momentum and craft legislation that can help ensure stable and robust federal spending to support the infrastructure investments local governments across the nation are making.\u201d<\/p>\n

NARC has outlined several key points that will help ensure a final infrastructure investment plan that is responsive to local and regional priorities:<\/p>\n

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  1. Resolve the funding shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund to ensure financial resources are available to support, at a minimum, existing funding levels beyond expiration of the current FAST Act authorization.<\/li>\n
  2. Increase direct funding for the nation\u2019s infrastructure, with incentives provided for the subset of projects that will generate revenue and therefore are appropriate for private or other financing.<\/li>\n
  3. Ensure a portion of new funding flows directly to local areas via their regional planning organizations, and through existing channels of distribution such as the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP).<\/li>\n
  4. Support multimodal investments and ensure that new funding provides flexibility in the types of projects it supports, and explicitly recognize that transit, rail, bike and pedestrian, and other similar projects are important federal priorities. Increased federal funding through existing channels for TIGER, STBGP, New Starts, FASTLANE and Transportation Alternatives will support multimodal investments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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