U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw a proposal to implement greenhouse gas emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations.
Capito, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Hoeven outlined the problems with the proposal in a letter to Stephanie Pollack, FHWA deputy administrator. According to the senators, the proposal does not have authority from Congress and would add a significant burden to state-level investments in roadways, bridges, highways and other projects.
