Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Assistant General Counsel Letter re: Preemption of Hawaii Law Prohibiting Balance Billing by Air Ambulances

Background: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015

Background

Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as amended by the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 (PTCEI Act), Congress requires Class I railroads and entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger...

IPIC Annual Report to Congress

The Fiscal Year 2016 Senate Committee Report 114-75 directs DOT “to transmit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations describing how the IPIC has reduced aggregate time for Federal permitting and review of infrastructure projects government-wide.” This report...

IPIC Annual Report to Congress

IPIC Annual Report to Congress (2017)

Prepared for the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, this report outlines Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC) activities since the center's inception in December 2015, including implementation of reforms meant to...