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July 24, 2018
AGC: User Fees are Path to Infrastructure Repair
Written by Sandy Williams
The Associated General Contractors of America are supportive of long-term legislation proposed by the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to address the nation’s aging infrastructure problem. The draft proposal includes a user-fee approach to fund infrastructure repair. AGC CEO Stephen Sandherr said the association is prepared to work with the chairman, leadership of Congress and the administration to ensure “this draft serves as the catalyst for enacting new, long-term legislation.”
A pilot program is proposed to demonstrate how a national per-mile user fee can be used to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and reduce the backlog for surface transportation repair. A Highway Trust Fund Commission would be formed to study the nation’s highway system and prepare comments for submission by Jan. 15, 2021.
