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Senate Transportation Committee hears testimony backing $11 billion transportation package and a boost to TID grants
Summary
Witnesses from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and Butler County TID urged support for substitute House Bill 54, highlighting $11 billion in proposed transportation spending, a $9 million annual TID earmark, and targeted projects such as a US-23–I‑71 connector and workforce mobility grants.
The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony supporting substitute House Bill 54 on infrastructure spending, including a proposal for more than $11,000,000,000 over two years and a recommended increase in Transportation Improvement District (TID) funding to $9,000,000 per fiscal year.
Matt McLaren, director of travel and tourism policy for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, told the committee that the bill’s funds are needed “for maintenance and improvements to Ohio’s transportation infrastructure, including improvements in our highways, airports, railways, and public transit.” He said the package would help serve recent and planned private-sector expansions by companies such as Intel, Ford,…
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