Ancillary Groups, Task Forces, Staff Sections

9:45 am - Noon

Tour of Smithsonian American History Museum Exhibit "America on the Move."

Joint with Economic Development, Trade and Cultural Affairs Committee

12:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Transportation Committee Convenes
Presiding: Representative Mike Krusee, Texas

12:30 pm

Committee Introductions and Overview

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm

Update on NCSL Transportation Projects
Speaker: Jim Reed, NCSL, Colorado

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Traffic Safety Update

Speakers: Melissa Savage, NCSL, Colorado

AAA

The Legal Aspects of Automated Traffic Enforcement

Speaker: Shari Kendall, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Virginia

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Cooperative Project Between NCSL and Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

FTA and NCSL have teamed up to provide information to state policymakers on opportunities for coordinating the numerous transportation programs associated with human services delivery. This session will highlight FTA's efforts and NCSL's preliminary research.

Speakers: Matt Sundeen, NCSL, Colorado

Diana Hinton, NCSL, District of Columbia

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Opening Plenary: Congressional Priorities for 2004 and Beyond
Washington Court Hotel

A major NCSL study shows that states are currently saddled with more than $30 billion in federal unfunded mandates causing states additional budget woes. This session will feature congressional allies in NCSL's new campaign against federal unfunded mandates.

Featured Speaker: The Honorable Tom DeLay, Texas, Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives

Presiding: Senator Steve Rauschenberger, Illinois, Vice President, NCSL

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Steering Committee Meeting
Washington Court Hotel

This meeting will review the committees' plans for the Forum and preview any policies anticipated for debate and make determinations regarding joint and re-referral of the resolutions.

6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Reception at the Hyatt

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Plenary Breakfast - Election 2004: A Look Back and a Look Ahead

The high stakes presidential battle has dominated media and political discussions for almost a year. Come hear an analysis of the race and predictions on how it will end.

Speaker: Mara Liasson, National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Transportation Committee Meeting, Room: Columbia C

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Aviation Update

Hear about the many benefits to states provided by the Aviation Reauthorization Act, "Vision 100," signed into law last December, as well as other aviation issues facing state and federal policymakers.

Speaker: Henry Ogrodzinski, National Association of State Aviation Officials, Maryland

10:30 am - 11:45 am

TEA-21 Update

The agonizing process of reauthorizing TEA-21 continues. Find out the latest.

11:45 am - Noon

Break

Noon

Box Lunches Available

12:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Policy Session

Ports and Waterways Presentation--Learn about the challenges facing ports and what policies the states and federal government can adopt to assist ports.

Speaker: Tom Warren, Los Angeles Port Commission, California

Consideration of Policies

Ports and Waterways Policy Discussion

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Hazardous Material Transportation Policy Discussion
Speaker: Rich Moskowitz, American Trucking Associations, Virginia

Consideration of NCSL Hazardous Materials Transportation Policy

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Break

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Could Congressional Action Increase the Cost of Your State's Leased Property by 16-20 Percent?
Yorktown, Ballroom Level

Congress and the U.S. Treasury Department are looking to reform the tax treatment of leasing transactions with "tax-indifferent parties." Come find out what portion of the $30 billion (over 5 years) in new federal revenue may come from your state or local governments. Joint with Budget and Revenue Committee

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Rural Transportation

This session will survey the state of transportation in rural areas and will highlight some of the current discussions underway about rural transportation. Joint with Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

Steering Committee
Washington Court Hotel

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Reception

8:30 am - 10:30 am

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Special Briefings

• Implementing the No Child Left Behind Act
• Clean Air--State or Federal Leadership?
• 21st Century IDs: Principles of Effective Identity Systems

Sponsored by the NCSL Identification Security Partnership Project, open to all interested legislators

Experts will provide information about the latest advances in making identification systems and documents more secure and reliable. A roundtable discussion will identify best practices and principles of effective identification systems.

Moderators: Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota
Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia

Speakers: Lynette I. Millett, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board National Academies, District of Columbia
Thomas E. Wolfsohn, AAMVA, Virginia

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Policy Forum: Debate and Voting on Official Policy Statements and Resolutions

Noon - 1:30 pm

Closing Plenary Lunch
Speaker: The Honorable Steny Hoyer, Maryland, Minority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

Presiding: Delegate John Hurson, Maryland, President-elect, NCSL

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Executive Committee

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Committee

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