Highway/transit Proposals: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First [-second] Session, Part 1 |
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... going to be a decrease overall in the amount of money available to the Federal Highway Trust Fund , and certainly ... going to have to look at as we get down the road 4 , 5 , or 6 years . Mr. HANSON . I do not think there is any question ...
... going to be a decrease overall in the amount of money available to the Federal Highway Trust Fund , and certainly ... going to have to look at as we get down the road 4 , 5 , or 6 years . Mr. HANSON . I do not think there is any question ...
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... going to adjust lifestyle more rapidly than they are going to reduce their mileage driven , because that is an expression of freedom . I think that the gasoline demand is pretty inelastic , based upon price , unless you get up to $ 1.50 ...
... going to adjust lifestyle more rapidly than they are going to reduce their mileage driven , because that is an expression of freedom . I think that the gasoline demand is pretty inelastic , based upon price , unless you get up to $ 1.50 ...
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... going down , and it is certainly not going up in the immediate future . A lot of States have seriously considered a percentage tax . A couple of legislatures have passed it . A Governor has vetoed it in one case . It obviously is a ...
... going down , and it is certainly not going up in the immediate future . A lot of States have seriously considered a percentage tax . A couple of legislatures have passed it . A Governor has vetoed it in one case . It obviously is a ...
Page 90
... going to have to focus on more and more , because it is going to be a more significant part of the automobile public . Let me turn to your recommendations now on the shifting to 80-20 , the match , and also the 90-10 in some instances ...
... going to have to focus on more and more , because it is going to be a more significant part of the automobile public . Let me turn to your recommendations now on the shifting to 80-20 , the match , and also the 90-10 in some instances ...
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... going to get that particular bridge rebuilt . Mr. SHUSTER . If we stay at 80 percent , we are going to get more bridges built , are we not , because we are going to have more money to spread farther ? Mr. HANSON . Yes ; if the States ...
... going to get that particular bridge rebuilt . Mr. SHUSTER . If we stay at 80 percent , we are going to get more bridges built , are we not , because we are going to have more money to spread farther ? Mr. HANSON . Yes ; if the States ...
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Page 599 - Act that fair and equitable arrangements are made, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, to protect the interests of employees affected by such assistance. Such protective arrangements shall include, without being limited to, such provisions as may be necessary for (1) the preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits (including continuation of pension rights and benefits) under existing collective bargaining agreements or otherwise; (2) the continuation of collective bargaining rights; (3...
Page 603 - That (a) subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to credits against tax) is amended by renumbering section 40 as 41, and by inserting after section 39 the following new section : "SEC.
Page 603 - The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out the item relating to section 40 and inserting in lieu thereof the following : "Sec. 40. State and local Income taxes. "Sec. 41. Overpayments of tax.
Page 599 - Such program shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise.
Page 598 - States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States; (2) the term "local public bodies...
Page 603 - (a) GENERAL RULE. — In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed, as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year, an amount equal to...
Page 598 - Bus" means a motor vehicle with motive power, except a trailer, designed for carrying more than 10 persons. "Curb weight...
Page 599 - Secretary after consultation with appropriate public agencies; (8) the airport operator or owner will maintain a fee and rental structure for the facilities and services being provided the airport users which will make the airport as self-sustaining as possible under the circumstances existing at that particular airport, taking into account such factors as the volume of traffic and economy of collection...
Page 599 - No financial assistance shall be provided under this Act to any State or local public body or agency thereof for the purpose, directly or indirectly, of acquiring any interest in, or purchasing any facilities or other property of, a private mass transportation company, or for the purpose of constructing, improving, or reconstructing any facilities or other property acquired (after the date...
Page 440 - I would like to thank the Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to testify today.