Groups Lobby on Highway Bill Transferring LUST Fund Money.

The article reports that about 52 groups including oil companies and railroads has lobbied on the U.S. House of representatives highway bill, passed on July 31, 2014, that transfer funds from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) trust fund. It informs that the Petroleum Marketers of America Association has opposed the transfer as it believe that the LUST fund should be used for its intended purpose. Also it mentions that hazardous materials transportation industry has supported the bill.