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Congresswoman Shepherd urges unified Utah push for federal transportation authorization
Summary
Visiting Congresswoman Karen Shepherd told the Utah Senate the window for federal transportation authorization is limited and urged a united state-level commitment — including matching funds — to secure roughly $148 million in federal highway funds tied to a broader national pool.
Congresswoman Karen Shepherd addressed the Utah Senate Feb. 16, urging legislators to present a united front to secure federal transportation authorization and matching funds.
Shepherd, who previously served in the Utah Legislature, told senators that the recent federal budget vote tightened discretionary spending but that the transportation reauthorization bill offers Utah an opportunity to win authorization now rather than wait until 1997. She said Utah’s…
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