LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest

December 13, 2024

House Approves Water Resources Development Act, Sending Bill to Senate for Final Approval -The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation to improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation’s water resources infrastructure. The legislation includes provisions to address concerns raised over the past several years by state departments of transportation by redistributing unobligated balances under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program to the states through the existing Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Progress in Rebuilding America’s Bridges – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg released a new report detailing 18 of the most economically significant bridges that are being rebuilt or repaired with funding from the Biden-Harris Administration.

FAA Chief Resigns – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is resigning in January, leaving the aviation safety agency without a confirmed chief in the middle of a major probe into safety problems at Boeing and amid ongoing challenges with air traffic controller shortages and aging equipment. President-elect Trump will select his own FAA Administrator.
White House: No evidence of public safety threat from NJ drone sightings – The White House on Thursday said there is no evidence of a national security or public safety threat after reports of drone sightings in New Jersey, highlighting that the government is working to identify the cause of the mysterious sightings.