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9A <br /> Page 13 <br /> (915}658-824Q. Please tell Adrienne in some detail about an important issue facing yaur city so <br /> that we c�n prepare interview questians fhat are tailared to your community. Reservations are on <br /> a first-come, first-served basis,so call today! <br /> Reservations will be accepted on a paf@ first-come,first-served basis_ Please note that there is a <br /> $20 charge, re#undable as a$20 CityBooks coupon for#hose who attend the training. No refunds <br /> or coupons wiif be issued for"no shows," <br /> On-Camera Interview Training Session Times <br /> Thursday, 5ept.25 <br /> 2—2;45 p.m. <br /> 3—3:45 p.m. <br /> Friday, Sept.26 <br /> 10—10:45 a.m. <br /> 91—11:45 a.m. <br /> 1 —1:45 p.m. <br /> 2—2:45 p.m. <br /> 3—3:45 p.m. <br /> 1f you get voicemaii when making a reservation piease: <br /> . Leave a message with your twa preferred#ime slots. <br /> • Tell in some detail about an impo!�tant issue facing your city so that we can pre�are <br /> interview questions that are tailored to your community. <br /> • Leave your compiete contact info including ceEf phone. <br /> Federal Bill Seeks to Remedy Highway User Trust Fund Shortage <br /> The lJS Departmen#of Transportation (dOT)announced last week that i#would delay <br /> reimbursements to state projecks, providing funding once a week ins#ead of twice daily.This is <br /> being done in order to stretch the shrinking Highway User Trust Fund (HTF)balance.To remedy <br /> the situation, increased effo�ts are being made to pass hiR 6532,the F2estoration of Highway <br /> Trust Fund Act,through Congress to increase the HTF by$8 billion dollars to caver state <br /> expenditures through the end of the Federal �Y 2008. <br /> If the legisfation passes, Cali#omia is estimated to receive$934 millian from the accaunt in <br /> funding fot highway and mass transit systems.This is approximately one third of California's <br /> federal highway funding.While some citiss may not see an immediate impact through the <br /> changed reimbutsement schedule,the shiit in reimbursement will be felt diteckly by the traveling <br /> public and movemen#of goods as highway projects could be delayed or dropped. This could alsc� <br /> impact other segments of California's economy through construction employment and reduced <br /> transit services. <br /> The US DOT est{mates a zero dollar account balance for the HTF by October 2008 because of <br /> ihe significant drap in fuef consumption acrass the nation.The HTF relies on excise tax from <br /> mator fuels and truck-related taxes an truck tires, sales of trucks and trailers, and heavy vehicle <br /> use.The original Highway User Fund focused onty on highways but was later split to provide <br /> revenue for mass transit systems. <br /> If HR 6532 is not signed into law by the end of the week,the US DOT wilk ration their existing <br /> dollars on a pro rata basis, depending on the ratio of reimbursament requesfs to cash on hand. <br /> This means if the account an(y has 80 percent of needed funds, states wil!only be reimbursed at <br /> $0 percen#of their request for highway projects—many of which have been confracted for <br /> already. <br /> For more informatior, �lease =�a�t"e letter from the National League cf Ci.�es urgi;,�the <br /> passage of HR 6532. It is posted on#he League's Web site <br /> httt�•llwww cacities orq/resource files/27192 Juiy°1a2023°Io20IJB%2qLtr°lo20fa%200berstar°lo20an <br /> d°/a20M iCa,pdf <br /> 4 <br />