According to a report compiled by Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the state may need a billion dollars in matching funds to qualify for federal funding for low-emission rail and bus infrastructure, highway and road upgrades to reduce crashes, and electric vehicle charging. “Rather than reducing the need for TCI-P, this federal spending will make TCI-P even more critical as a source of state or local matching funds for federal grant programs,” according to the analysis. TCI was not brought to a vote last session — which State Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, says was simply due to lack of support — but advocates claim the votes were there to pass the legislation.
TCI a Needed Source of Matching Dollars for Infrastructure, Says Environmental Watchdog