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U.S. Rep. Boswell: Introduces Toll Road Prohibition Act of 2007
10/10/2007

Contact: Susan McAvoy 202-226-7694
susan.mcavoy@mail.house.gov                           

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA), along with Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE), introduced the Toll Road Prohibition Act of 2007, a bill that would require states and cities to repay the federal government all federal funds used for construction before collecting tolls for the use of highways, bridges or tunnels.

“The American people should not be required to pay for the same highway twice—once through their tax dollars and again through new tolls on federal interstate highways,” said Boswell.

The legislation does not prohibit the states from entering into public private partnership involving tolling; it simply requires the states to repay the federal highway trust fund first. 

Other original cosponsors of the bill include Representatives Phil English (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and John Peterson (R-PA).


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