MAP-21 Could Be Threatened By Proposed Budget Deal
The government shutdown continues and people are starting to get seriously irritated now.
But one of the proposals to end the shutdown could threaten funding to MAP-21, the federal surface transportation act. About 18 Representatives are proposing to repeal the medical device tax, a provision within the ACA (“Obamacare”) legislation. If that happens, MAP-21 could be impacted by the mechanism to replace the revenue lost by repealing the tax.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
The government shutdown continues and people are starting to get seriously irritated now. 
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