2010 Spring Forum Transportation Committee Presentations
 April 8-10, 2010
Marriott Wardman Park
Washington, DC
Transportation Committee Officers and NCSL Staff
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
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Day 1, Thursday, April 8
NCSL Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Working Group
The NCSL Foundation Partners Project on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s/PPPs) exists to link legislators, legislative staff and interested private sector entities to analyze legislators’ needs and to develop nonpartisan, balanced, useful materials to aid legislators’ decision-making regarding PPPs in transportation, both in their respective states and as they consider state-federal relationships.
At this meeting, the group reviewed the draft report on principles to aid state legislators' decision-making relative to PPPs for transportation, and discussed Phase II of the project.
Meeting Summary
Presiding:
Representative Terri Austin, Indiana, Co-Chair
Representative Linda Harper-Brown, Texas, Co-Chair
Transportation Committee Meeting with Administration Transportation Officials
The committee met with Joanna Liberman Turner, deputy assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at USDOT, and Sharon Pugh, policy analyst at the Federal Transit Administration's Office of Budget and Policy.
Meeting Summary: Coming soon!
Handout: Leveraging the Partnership: DOT, HUD, and EPA Programs for Sustainable Communities (April 2010 USDOT Publication)
Amtrak Acela Express: Presentation and Tour at Union Station
The committee rode the Acela high-speed train and learned about Amtrak initiatives related to new high-speed rail funding.
Presentations:
Matt Kelly, Amtrak, Washington, D.C.
Day 2, Friday, April 9
Non-Motorized Transportation/Complete Streets
New policy initiatives at all levels of government are addressing how to better integrate all modes of transportation when completing new transportation projects. Particular state efforts were highlighted in this session.
Meeting Summary
Presiding: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Minnesota
Presentations:
Ethan Fawley, Fresh Energy, Minnesota
Barbara McCann, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC
Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives, New York
Hazardous Materials Transportation
The committee will review recent developments in the regulation of hazardous materials transportation including the uniform program administered in several states under the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures. Includes discussion of the NCSL Hazmat Transportation Policy.
Meeting Summary: Coming soon!
Presentations:
Jim Reed, NCSL, Colorado
Francis "Buzzy" France, President of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), Maryland State Patrol, Maryland
Cynthia Hilton, Institute of Makers of Explosives, Washington, DC
Rich Moskowitz, American Trucking Associations, Virginia
Committee Hearing on High-Speed Passenger Rail
The NCSL High-Speed Rail Working Group was formed in 2009 to provide state legislators and legislative staff with a forum to discuss their concerns, goals and strategies for the development of high-speed rail in their states and regions. At this meeting, the working group invited testimony from several high-profile federal, state and private sector rail experts and stakeholders.
See more information about the hearing, including audio recordings, a hearing summary, written testimony and other supporting materials.
If you are interested in participating in the NCSL High-Speed Rail Working Group, please contact Molly Ramsdell or Jaime Rall at NCSL.
Presiding:
Senator Malcolm Smith, New York, Co-Chair, NCSL High-Speed Rail Working Group
Senator Dennis Nolan, Nevada, Co-Chair, NCSL High-Speed Rail Working Group
Welcome:
Senator D. Scott Dibble, Minnesota
Day 3, Saturday, April 10
Breakfast General Session - Brunch, Speaker and Business Meeting
Topic: The Ongoing Challenge of Finding Dollars for Transportation Projects
Meeting Summary
Presiding: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Minnesota
Presentation:
Joung Lee, AASHTO, Washington, DC
"The Past, Present and Future State of Transportation Finance"
Response and comments by state legislators:
Senator Bruce Starr, Oregon
Representative Terri Austin, Indiana
Representative Linda Harper-Brown, Texas
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