Tuesday, December 7

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Traffic Safety and Public Health Seminar
W--Grand Ballroom D & E, 2nd Floor

The Traffic Safety and Public Health Seminar will bring together the state legislators responsible for transportation and health issues in their respective states.  The seminar will provide information regarding key traffic safety issues as they relate to public health.  Policy experts in the fields of traffic safety, public health and injury prevention will be invited to address the seminar.  Attendees will hear the latest from national organizations including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and AAA. See separate agenda. (Separate registration required.)

Wednesday, December 8

Registration
W--Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor

Transportation Standing Committee Convenes
CC--Room 102

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Hal Greer, JLARC, Virginia, Staff Chair

Coordination of Human Services Transportation
CC--Room 102

Various federal, state and local efforts are underway to improve the coordination of transportation resources that benefit users of various human services.  Budget constraints are forcing states to consider better coordination in the use of extensive but separate transportation networks provided by dozens of federal, state and local agencies.  This presentation will summarize the findings of a new NCSL report entitled A Legislator’s Guide to Coordinated Human Service Transportation and highlight other transportation coordination efforts.

Moderator:  Hal Greer, Virginia

Speakers:  Matt Sundeen, NCSL
John Shermyen, Logisticare, Georgia
Janice Lorenz, Community Transportation Association of America, District of Columbia

Commercial Driver’s License Issues
CC--Room 102

Come hear the latest on state legislative deadlines for complying with new federal commercial driver's license regulations.

Moderator:  Representative Sherman Packard, New Hampshire

Speaker:  Matt Sundeen, NCSL

Opening Plenary Program
W--Grand Ballroom AC, 2nd Floor

Steering Committee Meeting
W--Harbor Ballroom B, Ground Floor

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Reception
CC--Chatham Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor

Thursday, December 9

Registration
W--Grand Ballroom AC, 2nd Floor

Plenary Breakfast
W--Grand Ballroom AC, 2nd Floor

Transportation Standing Committee Convenes 
CC--Rooms 105/106

Joint with Human Services Committee and Law and Criminal Justice Committee

In response to the 9/11 Commission Report, the U.S. House and Senate have passed separate intelligence reform bills that include minimum standards for state driver’s licenses and other records. Although states have made great strides to improve driver's license security in recent years, some see federal action as the only way to ensure the integrity of driver's license issuance and verification. Others, however, see the national standards as an unwelcome federal encroachment, a massive unfunded mandate, and the first step toward creating a national ID card.

Moderator:  Senator Bruce Starr, Oregon

Speakers:
Bob Barr, Member of Congress, 1995-2003, Georgia
Cheye Calvo, NCSL
Tom Wolfsohn, Senior Vice President, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Tyler Moran, National Immigration Law Center, Idaho

Discussion of NCSL Drivers’ License Policies
CC--Room 205

Moderator: Delegate Carol Petzold, Maryland

• State Authority Over Drivers’ Licensing and Birth Certificates
• Identity, Security, Drivers’ Licenses and State Identification Cards

Transportation Finance Roundtable Discussion
CC--Room 205

Over lunch, discuss transportation funding dilemmas and innovations with your colleagues and hear about the new NCSL Transportation Funding Partnership.

Moderator: Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, Washington

Speaker: Jim Reed, NCSL

Prospects for Rail Infrastructure Development
CC--Room 205

Passenger rail issues, including the prospect of higher-speed passenger rail corridor development, have traditionally dominated discussions of increased public investment in rail. New developments, however, have advanced the potential for public investment in freight rail facilities.  This session will cover recent Congressional and rail industry actions in this area, including homeland security, and explore how this evolving policy environment might facilitate funding of new rail infrastructure, both freight and passenger.

Moderator:  Senator Jim Sebesta, Florida

Speaker: Donald Itzkoff, Foley & Lardner LLP, District of Columbia

Break

Transportation Policy Session
CC--Room 205

Moderator:  Delegate Carol Petzold, Maryland

• Rail
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Transportation Safety
• Surface Transportation
• Remote Control Locomotives

Steering Committee Meeting 
H--Harbor Ballroom A, Ground Floor

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Reception
W--Grand Ballroom A-C, 2nd Floor

Friday, December 10

Special Briefings 
W--Grand Ballroom E, 2nd Floor

Business Meeting 
W--Harbor B, Ground Floor

Closing Plenary Lunch 
W--Grand Ballroom A-C, 2nd Floor

Meeting Adjourns 

2:00 am - 5:00 pm

Staff Sections, Task Forces, Ancillary Group, Workshops