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House Transportation and Infrastructure recommendations would boost Coast Guard, fund air-traffic modernization and propose EV fees for Highway Trust Fund
Summary
A witness told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee the panel’s recommendations would provide about $21 billion for Coast Guard recapitalization, a $12.5 billion down payment for air-traffic modernization and new annual fees on electric and hybrid vehicles to shore up the Highway Trust Fund.
A witness before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday outlined the committee’s recommendations to prioritize Coast Guard recapitalization, begin a multibillion-dollar modernization of the nation’s air-traffic control system and address a long-running shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund.
The witness summarized the package as combining “critical investments in border security, our national defense, and needed modernization of air traffic control, with cuts to wasteful spending and some other deficit reducing measures.”
The recommendations would provide about $21 billion to recapitalize Coast Guard assets, the…
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