{"id":2234,"date":"2011-05-12T03:18:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T03:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2011-05-12T03:18:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T03:18:59","slug":"jason%e2%80%99s-law-re-introduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/jason%e2%80%99s-law-re-introduced\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason\u2019s Law re-introduced"},"content":{"rendered":"

As states continue closing rest areas because of budget shortfalls, Congress is reconsidering Jason\u2019s Law to increase access to truck<\/a> parking.<\/p>\n

Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 1803 on May 11, co-sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), which was referred to the transportation committee.<\/p>\n

Jason\u2019s Law would provide $20 million annually over six years for truck parking upgrades on the National Highway System to local governments and private entities, according to the Owner-Operator<\/a> Independent Drivers<\/a> Association.<\/p>\n

The American Trucking<\/a> Associations said the bill would fund initiatives that could include building new parking, improvements to existing commercial and non-commercial parking, and technology to track open parking spaces.<\/p>\n

The legislation is named for New York trucker Jason Rivenburg, murdered during a 2009 robbery attempt at an abandoned gas station in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Tonka and Jason\u2019s widow, Hope Rivenburg, conducted a press conference May 11 outside the U.S. capitol building. They were joined by the OOIDA, ATA, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, American Moving & Storage Association and NATSO, the trade association representing travel plaza and truck stops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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