Rhode Island参议员Sam Zurier提出法案,增加RIPTA的资金,并审计RIDOT以提高效率。 Rhode Island Senator Sam Zurier introduced bills to boost RIPTA funding and audit RIDOT for efficiency.

2026年2月,罗得岛参议员Sam Zurier提出了两项法案,以解决运输经费和监督问题。 In February 2026, Rhode Island Senator Sam Zurier introduced two bills to address transportation funding and oversight. 从2026年7月1日起, RIPTA在州高速公路维护基金中的份额将翻一番, 达到20%, 帮助弥补造成服务削减的1千万美元预算缺口。 One would double RIPTA’s share of state highway maintenance funds to 20% starting July 1, 2026, to help close a $10 million budget gap that caused service cuts. 这一行动是在一项研究表明 " RIPTA " 运作效率有效之后进行的。 The move follows a study showing RIPTA operates efficiently. 第二项法案授权对RIDOT进行独立审计,以评估效率,其依据是将罗得岛列为成本效率第30位的全国性排名。 The second bill mandates an independent audit of RIDOT to assess efficiency, prompted by a national ranking placing Rhode Island 30th in cost efficiency. Zurier说,审计可以发现节余,以抵消为RIPTA增加的资金,推动国家过境机构采用一致的财政标准。 Zurier said the audit could uncover savings to offset increased funding for RIPTA, promoting consistent fiscal standards across state transit agencies.