U.S. Department of Transportation News
Trump’s Tr ansportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $86 Million in Grants to Support State Pipeline Safety Programs – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced $86 million in grants to enhance states’ pipeline safety programs. The funds, administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), will help state partners inspect more than 85 percent of the nation’s 3.3-million-mile pipeline network.
Feds scrap proposal to offer cash to airline passengers for flight disruptions – The Department of Transportation is dropping a proposed rule that would have required airlines to offer cash to passengers whose flights were disrupted. The rule, which never went into effect, would have required carriers to provide compensation “to mitigate passenger inconveniences” for cancellations or delays that were within a carrier’s control.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Major Leap Forward in Railroad Bridge Safety Oversight – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, announced that the number of safety inspectors who monitor railroad bridges will dramatically increase from less than 10 to more than 160.
Other Federal Mobility News
House Committee P asses Bill Extending and Expanding Counter-Drone Authorities – The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation to reauthorize, reform, and reasonably expand the existing counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
APTA Calls for Major Federal Investment in Transit and Rail – The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is urging the federal government to invest $138 billion in public transit and $130 billion in passenger rail over the next five years. The plan emphasizes economic expansion and the modernization of the nation’s infrastructure.
Senate hearing raises doubts about NASA’s ability to get astronauts to the moon before China – A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China space race, emphasizing American dominance of Earth as the backdrop for NASA’s next funding authorization.
