Private activity bonds

The administration's effort to revitalize the maritime industry includes opportunities for public-private partnerships.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking for proposals that leverage public private partnerships to solve traffic bottlenecks through the use of tolled express lanes .

Space Florida would own the assets and lease them to Project Jaguar, Space Florida's Ron Lau said.

As Congress returns to Washington in the next few weeks thoughts will turn to a problematic reconciliation bill, a housing bill close to completion and a farm bill facing serious challenges.

The MINT Act, which would enable Federal Home Loan Bank members to issue tax exempt bonds is working its way through committees in both House and Senate.

Congressional leaders are plotting out plans to land the surface transportation reauthorization before a September deadline.

The Senate approved the ROAD to Housing Act which will raise the public welfare investment cap, a move that should increase bond issuance.

Allowing tax-exempt bonds to remain outstanding during a long-term concession would lower financing costs, advocates say.

The rules could lengthen the procurement timeline for some projects.

As the next surface transportation reauthorization bill takes form in Congress, the transit sector is making a case for its slice of the pie and expanding the use of private activity bonds.

Native American Tribes get a step closer to issuing more tax-exempt bonds as a bipartisan bill that would boost tax parity moves forward in the House while serving as companion legislation to a Senate version.

S&P revised its outlook to negative on San Juan Cruise Port LLC's BBB-minus rated bonds.

The push for a Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan comes as opponents call for a full review of the railway over concerns about oil spills.

Native American Tribes are culling through new rules from the U.S. Treasury Department that could boost economic development.

The National Association of State Treasurers officially announced new leadership for 2026, including new president Michigan State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks.

Late last month, PureCycle Technologies amended the indenture and loan agreement for the bonds issued for its Ironton, Ohio, project.

Some industry observers are expecting a continuing rise in public private partnerships as the total value of infrastructure assets under management is up.

Advocates for improving inland port infrastructure in the House and Senate are pushing bipartisan bills aimed at funneling more dollars from the Port Infrastructure Development Program to facilities on the Great Lakes as opposed to East and West coasts.

State tax policy is playing a role in the location of data centers which have turned into a lightning rod attracting debt financing, local opposition, and federal involvement.

The dramatic downgrade projects a default by January 2027 on bonds issued to finance the Miami-to-Orlando passenger train service.