Private activity bonds

The passenger train operation will rebrand as Virgin Trains USA after a small investment from Richard Branson's Virgin Group.

“Asset recycling can help fix America’s serious infrastructure problems: aging, deteriorating facilities and a lack of funding for a large array of new infrastructure that would improve our quality of life," the study's author said.

Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal, friendly to the muni market, is likely to chair the critical Ways and Means Committee.

State officials say the P3 structure will allow it to complete the Interstate 75 project a decade early.

Three areas are new additions to the work plan of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Business Operating Division, IRS officials said.

With Democratic majority, Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, a supporter of tax-exempt bond financing, would chair the Ways and Means committee.

GASB is accepting comments through Nov. 2 on its proposal to clarify the definition of a conduit debt obligation.

Incoming NABL president Dee Wisor wants the group to be more active in Washington.

The coalition is sponsoring a campaign fundraiser for Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Thirty states told the Council of Development Finance Agencies they issued mortgage revenue bonds in 2017 compared to only 18 that issued mortgage credit certificates.

States reported a 20.2% jump in the issuance of private activity bonds from the $20.4 billion issued in 2016.

Brightline, which runs a passenger train service in Florida, is taking over the XpressWest project.

North Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to unwind parts or all of a 2014 public-private partnership that is building managed toll lanes on a Charlotte-area highway.

Congress could pass legislation authorizing advance refundings and liberalizing private activity bond restrictions to aid in disaster recovery, NABL said.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will issue $1.75 billion of bonds for the privately owned passenger train project.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

DASNY finished the first half of 2018 as the nation’s second largest issuer with $3.2 billion in bonds sold.

Legislation pending in both the Senate and House would eliminate private activity bond volume caps for water and sewer projects.

The Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (HR 6290) would prohibit states and localities from issuing tax-exempt bonds unless they file annual reports on their public pension systems to the U.S. Treasury Department.

The plan for a second tax reform bill is galvanizing municipal market groups to step up lobbying efforts to tout the importance and benefits of munis to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.