From the Rapid City Journal:
South Dakota will receive $1.3 billion over five years under the federal transportation bill, which is expected to pass the House and Senate soon. Of that, $250 million — a record level of funding — will go toward specific projects earmarked by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., the members of the state's Congressional delegation said Thursday.
The $1.3 billion will be used by the state and local governments and is part of the $286.4 billion program known as SAFE-TEA — the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005. The legislation, approved by a conference committee, re-authorizes the nation's surface transportation program through 2009. The House and Senate are expected to act on it before the August recess.
South Dakota's share represents a 30 percent increase for the state over the previous transportation bill, passed in 1998. That bill expired in 2003. The current bill has been stalled for more than two years.
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