Paper Proposes Reviving BAB Program, Reforming the Gas Tax.

The article discusses proposals by the authors of a paper from Brookings Institution's Hamilton Project to address the need for investments in infrastructure in the U.S. Topics discussed include the proposed revival of the Build America Bond (BAP) program, structural inefficiencies of traditional tax-exempt bonds, and the call for the efficient use of the Army Corps of Engineers. Also mentioned are the proposals to reform the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and the federal gas tax.