Thursday, April 14

Registration

Kick-Off Meeting of the Transportation Funding Partnership Committee

The Transportation Funding Partnership is a new project of NCSL designed to bring important transportation funding information and resources to the nation's legislatures.  This partnership will bring together key players in the transportation finance arena including members of the NCSL Transportation Committee, other key state legislators, transportation finance experts, state transportation agencies  and an array of private sector companies to create a guide for state legislators on innovative transportation funding solutions and options.

Presiding:  Senator Bruce Starr, Oregon, Chair of the Transportation Funding Partnership Committee

Speakers:  Jack Basso, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
Joe Morris, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.

Transportation Committee Convenes

Transportation Committee members will make visits on Capitol Hill  (tentative)

Opening Plenary--Battling Unfunded Mandates

Standing Committees Steering Committee Meeting (Attendance by officers requested)

6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Reception at the Hyatt

Friday, April 15

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Plenary Breakfast--Medicaid, Medicare and Welfare Reform

Speaker: The Honorable Michael Leavitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Transportation Committee Meeting

Presiding:  Delegate Carol Petzold, Maryland, NCSL Transportation Committee Chair

Driver's License Security (Joint with Law and Justice Committee)

The committee will hear about steps states are taking to improve driver's licenses and licensing procedures, the features of the proposed Driver's License Agreement, the progress of the negotiated reulemaking on driver's licenses and driver's license legislation in Congress.

Co-Presiding:
Delegate Carol Petzold, Maryland, NCSL Transportation Committee Chair
Senator Mike Balboni, New York

Speakers: 
Melissa Savage, NCSL, Colorado
Matt Sundeen, NCSL, Colorado
Cheye Calvo, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

TEA-21 Reauthorization

The impact of delays of federal authorization for surface transportation programs in the states will be explored along with a status report on Congressional action.

Working Lunch--Roundtable Discussion of Proposed Sessions for the 2005 Annual Meeting in Seattle

Transportation Planning Capacity Building

Statewide transportation planning will be discussed by planners from the Federal Highway Administration.

Presiding:  Hal Greer, JLARC, Virginia, NCSL Transportation Committee Staff Chair

Speaker: Sherry Ways, Federal Highway Administration, District of Columbia

Amtrak Update

The committee will hear various perspectives on the future of Amtrak.

Coordinated Transportation for Human Services (Joint with Health Committee)

The new NCSL Book Coordinated Human Services Transportation: State Legislative Approaches  will be discussed.  The NCSL report details state legislative action taken to improve the coordination of a variety of human service transportation programs administered by the states.

Speakers: 
Jim Reed, NCSL, Colorado
Doug Birnie, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, D.C.

Standing Committee Steering Committee Meeting (Attendance by officers requested.)

The Steering Committee will hear reports from committee officers on accomplishments during this meeting.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Reception, Ronald Reagan Building Atrium, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue

Saturday, April 16

Registration

Special Briefings

• Social Security Reform
• Federal Tax Reform
• NCSL's Report on No Child Left Behind

Business Meeting

Luncheon Plenary 

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Ancillary Groups