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Conferees flag funding shifts: proposed change to town highway disaster assistance source and $686,000 unobligated balance in Senate draft

3204298 · May 7, 2025
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Conference conferees highlighted several finance‑related differences, including a Senate proposal to move town highway disaster assistance funding to a pilot special fund and a requirement for a $686,000 unobligated Transportation Fund balance.

Conference conferees highlighted several finance‑related differences between House and Senate drafts, including a Senate provision that changes the funding source for town highway nonfederal disaster assistance and a requirement that the Transportation Fund retain an unobligated balance of $686,000 at the opening of fiscal 2026.

Damian Leonard described Section 2a in the Senate draft as “changing the…

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