ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer’s Statement on FHWA Repeal of GHG Performance Mandate

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) April 17 officially relieved state transportation departments from nearly two years of uncertainty caused by the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) performance mandate.

This action reaffirms states have the autonomy to pursue their own environmental policies on GHG emissions and follows decisions by two federal courts striking down the rule last year. In both cases, the courts decided that FHWA lacked the legal authority to issue the mandate. ARTBA had previously supported 22 states’ challenges to the rule and shared its opposition with the Trump administration.

Please attribute the following statement to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer:

"ARTBA members commend Transportation Secretary Duffy and President Trump for ending an unnecessary, ideologically driven mandate that would have placed new burdens on mobility solutions. Repealing the GHG rule removes a regulatory burden that would have increased project costs and imposed Washington, D.C. priorities on state transportation decisions."