Pete Stauber
5:34 - 6:21
“Last month, this subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, or Earth MRI, which is set to expire at the end of this fiscal year.”
- Speaker
- Pete Stauber
- Timestamp
- 5:34 – 6:21
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
8003, Introduced by Representatives Deluzio and Crank. It amends Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, or FAST-41, to lower the estimated cost requirement for eligible projects from $200 million to $50 million. This will allow mid-sized infrastructure projects to be eligible for the permitting frameworks outlined in FAST-41. This bill would reduce project timelines, decrease adverse costs, and allow for the critical infrastructure that communities and industry rely on to be complete completed more efficiently. Last month, this subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, or Earth MRI, which is set to expire at the end of this fiscal year.
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