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	May 13, 2013 Orion Food Systems President Steve Watkins Joins Trade Delegation to China Orion Food Systems President Steve Watkins joined South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard and other executives as part of a trade delegation to China.
	May 13, 2013 MoDOT Converts Rest Areas to Truck Parking Only Facilities The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced last week that it will convert two rest areas at Halltown on Interstate 44 into truck-parking only facilities rather than spend funds to meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upgrades to the water and sewer systems. The rest areas currently offer parking for 37 trucks, which MoDot said it plans to expand.
	May 13, 2013 Minnesota Senate Votes to Increase Gas Tax After backing off a proposed gas tax increase in the face of opposition from Gov. Mark Dayton, the Minnesota state Senate voted to raise the gas tax by 5 cents over four years and impose an extra half-cent sales tax in the Twin Cities area over the same time span.
	May 13, 2013 Rep. Goodlatte Introduces Legislation to Eliminate RFS As the House Energy and Commerce Committee reviews the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for the first time in five years, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) has introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at eliminating all or part of the RFS.
	May 13, 2013 Sen. Lautenberg Legislation Would Extend Truck Size and Weight Restrictions Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has re-introduced legislation aimed at keeping larger and heavier commercial trucks off the road by extending the federal size and weight restrictions on commercial trucks to include the entire National Highway System (NHS). This marks the second piece of legislation in recent months to address the issue of larger commercial vehicles, making it increasingly likely that truck size and weight will be debated when Congress begins working to reauthorize surface transportation programs next year.
	May 13, 2013 Rep. McMorris Rodgers Says Gas Tax Increase 'Tough Sell' When Congress gets to work next year on renewing the highway trust fund, increasing fuel taxes to fund highway infrastructure is going to be a tough sell, according to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.).
	May 13, 2013 NATSO Tells Congress: Fuel Taxes Efficient, Tolls Are Not More than 50 NATSO members made their annual pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with lawmakers about the critically important issues of highway funding and interstate tolling.
	May 13, 2013 North Carolina Transportation Committee Approves Bill Limiting Tolls The North Carolina House Transportation Committee last week unanimously passed a bill out of committee that would limit the state Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) ability to impose tolls on existing interstates, including Interstate-95. North Carolina House Bill 267 permits NCDOT to toll new capacity, but would prohibit the agency from closing existing lanes to build new tolled lanes.
	May 6, 2013 South Carolina Latest State To Seek to Tie Gas Tax to Inflation The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee last week voted 13-5 to advance a plan that would index the state's 16-cents-per-gallon gas tax to inflation, increasing the tax by 4 cents in 10 years and generating $135 million yearly. The measure also increases truck registration fees by 16 percent.
	April 29, 2013 EPA Launches Online Resource To Identify E-15 Compatible USTs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week launched a new online resource where it will house information for tank owners regarding the compatibility of underground storage tank system components with E-15.
	April 29, 2013 PHMSA Reduces HAZMAT Fees; Increases Fines The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued two rulemakings last week of importance to fuel haulers.
	April 29, 2013 House Bill Would Give States Option to Increase Truck Weight Limits Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Maine) introduced the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, which would give states the option of increasing the maximum interstate truck weight from 80,000 pounds to 97,000 pounds on a sixth axle.
	April 29, 2013 National Truck Parking Information System Under Development The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, recently announced that it is working with several groups to develop a national truck parking reservation system that allows drivers and fleets to check on parking availability along an interstate corridor in real time using wireless devices.
	April 29, 2013 U.S. Chamber Says Higher Gas Taxes Necessary to Fund Infrastructure The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the lastest group to call for an increase in the fuel tax.
	April 22, 2013 States Seek to Change Motor Fuel Taxes to Increase Transportation Revenues The number of states seeking to generate transportation revenues by adjusting their state motor fuel taxes continues to grow, with lawmakers in Minnesota, Vermont and Pennsylvania marking the latest to introduce such legislation.
	April 22, 2013 States Offer Tax Incentives to Encourage Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Several state legislatures recently offered tax incentives aimed at boosting usage of cars and trucks that run on alternative fuels.
	April 22, 2013 National Freight Plan To Be Cornerstone of Highway Reauthorization House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has tapped six committee members to help formulate a national intermodal freight plan that will tie together road, rail, air cargo, ports and inland waterways infrastructure planning and policy.
	April 22, 2013 Final Week to Apply for Bill Moon Scholarship The NATSO Foundation is accepting applications for the 2013 Bill Moon Scholarship until next Wednesday, May 1. All truckstop and travel plaza owner/operators, their employees and their families are eligible.
	April 22, 2013 NATSO Comments On EPA's Biodiesel RIN Quality Assurance Proposal NATSO filed comments last week in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed biofuel Quality Assurance Program.
	April 22, 2013 Rocky Mount Telegram Says N.C. Should Turn Focus Away from Tolls The Rocky Mount Telegram last week said that North Carolina should focus on alternative ideas for funding road construction instead of tolling Interstate 95.

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