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Presentations and Handouts

NCSL 2008 Spring Forum
Washington, DC
April 24-26, 2008



Thursday Sessions | Friday Sessions


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Some of the presentations are not available at this time, but will be soon!

The State-Federal Traffic Safety Partnership 

  • James F. Ports, Jr., Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.  [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation]
  • Richard Pain, Transportation Safety Coordinator, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation]

REAL ID: Final Rules ... State Responses

  • Larry Frankel, State Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union, District of Columbia [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation]
  • Kathleen L. Kraninger, Director, Screening Coordination Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security , District of Columbia. [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation]

Transportation Finance: A Survey of the Studies

  • Peter J. "Jack" Basso, Director of Management and Business Development, American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials, District of Columbia and Principal, Intergovernmental Forum on Transportation Finance, National Academy of Public Administration [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation] and  [Report]
  • Susan J. Binder, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Governmental Affairs, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, District of Columbia and Executive Director, National Surface Transportation Policy & Revenue Study Commission. [Report web site]
  • Emil Frankel, Director of Transportation Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center, District of Columbia. [Web Site]
  • Representative Mike Krusee, Chair, House Transportation Committee, Texas and Member, National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing.


The Cost of Congestion

  • Representative Dan Silva, New Mexico and Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL[Remarks]
  • Glen Weisbrod, President, Economic Development Research Group, Inc., Massachusetts
    [Adobe PDFPowerPoint Presentation]
  • Patrick Jones, Executive Director & CEO, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, District of Columbia [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation]

Hearing on NCSL Rail Policies

  • Patricia Abbate, Executive Director, Citizens for Rail Safety, Massachusetts
  • Roger Bernstein, American Chemistry Council, Virginia
  • Neil Chatterjee, Legislative Representative, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Virginia
  • Caroline Decker, Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs, Amtrak, District of Columbia
  • Assemblymember Gordon M. Johnson, New Jersey
  • Robert E. Martin, Director, Office of Policy, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, District of Columbia
  • Jennifer MacDonald, Assistant Vice President, Association of American Railroads, District of Columbia  [Adobe PDF PowerPoint Presentation]
  • Senator Bruce Starr, Oregon
  • Richard F. Timmons, President & Treasurer, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, District of Columbia

Aviation and Economic Development

  • Robert J. Fogel, Senior Legislative Director, National Association of Counties, District of Columbia
  • Henry Ogrodzinski, President, National Association of State Aviation Officials, District of Columbia
  • James Reid, Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, District of Columbia


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