Mr. Chairman, our State of Michigan and other donor States have been quite upset at our mistreatment under the funding allocation formulas as established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, or ISTEA. As a member of both the Michigan delegation and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I am concerned that nothing in this bill lock our committee or State into using the funding allocation formulas in current law.
Addressing concerns about funding allocation formulas in transportation legislation.
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