I had an admiralty professor at law school who would often refer to the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States as … get this … the Supremes! In honor of Professor Jones, today’s post is about the Supremes decision in PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, where the court declined to expand the definition of “navigable” under federal law.
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Last week, I spoke at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Road Builders Association.  Fellow speaker and lobbyist,  Dave Bauer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, gave a legislative update on the status of Federal transportation funding.  During his talk, Dave suggested that Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) can help, but are not

This must be the week for transportation.  Yesterday, I received an update from the Tennessee Road Builder’s Association about the acquisition of right of ways on Federal funded projects.  According to a memo from TDOT’s Chief Engineer Paul Degges, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be enforcing its policy that all property must be

In a new federal report released last week entitled "An Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment"(pdf), the Department of the Treasury, Council of Economic Advisers outlined why now is an optimal time to increase investment in transportation infrastructure.

The short twenty-five page report is, according to AGC, "a sobering reminder of the tremendous economic costs