Politics

Senators Introduce Legislation That Would Ban Tolls on Existing Interstates

TheNewspaper.com
US Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) yesterday introduced legislation that would ban the imposition of tolls on existing free interstate highways. S. 2019 would "prohibit the imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways constructed using federal funds," by prohibiting the U.S. Secretary of Transportation from approving tolls on existing federally-funded freeways. "My bill will protect drivers from paying tolls on roads that were already paid for by taxpayers," Hutchison said. "I will work with members of the Texas Congressional delegation and the state legislature to ensure that Texans are never asked to pay a toll of an existing interstate highway." Full story...

Posted by Editor at September 11, 2007 05:41 AM