Highway Policy at a Crossroads: Options for U.S. Highway and Infrastructure Policy in the Post-interstate EraHouse Wednesday Group, Congress of the United States, 1990 - Federal aid to transportation - 42 pages |
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... benefits that the nation obtains from its infrastructure facilities and investments . SECTION I Defining the Federal Role With over 38,000 government entities involved in building and maintaining highways , the question of who should be ...
... benefits that the nation obtains from its infrastructure facilities and investments . SECTION I Defining the Federal Role With over 38,000 government entities involved in building and maintaining highways , the question of who should be ...
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... benefits that a structure or class of structures renders to its users . The emphasis on facility performance instead of condition is critical . Public works , after all , are built to provide services , not to stand as monuments ...
... benefits that a structure or class of structures renders to its users . The emphasis on facility performance instead of condition is critical . Public works , after all , are built to provide services , not to stand as monuments ...
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... benefit from public works . The principle is that people should pay for the costs of the facilities they use . In practice , user fees can prevent public works from becoming over - used . They can also establish a steady revenue stream ...
... benefit from public works . The principle is that people should pay for the costs of the facilities they use . In practice , user fees can prevent public works from becoming over - used . They can also establish a steady revenue stream ...
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... benefit require national coordination and financing . As the Congressional Budget Office ( CBO ) says , " Federal ... benefits from a facility , yet must pay all of the associated costs , it will have no incentive to provide what is ...
... benefit require national coordination and financing . As the Congressional Budget Office ( CBO ) says , " Federal ... benefits from a facility , yet must pay all of the associated costs , it will have no incentive to provide what is ...
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... benefits to the area served , the federal government should help local communities meet the financial strain of compliance . 12 When , for example , Congress raised clean water standards and required towns to build treatment plants ...
... benefits to the area served , the federal government should help local communities meet the financial strain of compliance . 12 When , for example , Congress raised clean water standards and required towns to build treatment plants ...
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