Transportation Committee Presentations at NCSL 2009 Legislative Summit

Philadelphia, PA
July 20 - 24, 2009

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Monday, July 20

PPP Partners Project Education Session

Overall Meeting Summaries Approved by NCSL

Executive Summary (2 pages)
Detailed Meeting Summary (37 pages)

Project Co-Chairs

• Representative Terri Austin, Indiana
• Representative Linda Harper-Brown, Texas

Project Staff Chair

• Fred Lewis, West Virginia

Review of Previous Project Meeting (April 22-23, 2009, Washington, D.C.)

• Senator Pamela Gorman, Arizona

Speakers

• Frank M. Rapoport, Senior Advisor, Council of Project Finance Advisors Working Group, Pennsylvania
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• Miller Hudson, Legislative Consultant, Colorado
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• Rob Henry, Executive Director, Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association, Pennsylvania
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• John Foote, Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Massachusetts
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• Nicholas Farber, Policy Associate, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado
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Next PPP Partners meeting: In conjunction with the NCSL Fall Forum, San Diego, December 9 – 12, 2009

Tuesday, July 21

Plane Speaking: Aviation in the States

Presiding & Moderator

• Senator Dennis Nolan, Nevada and Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL

Speakers

• Andy Cebula, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Maryland
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• Henry Ogrodzinski, President/CEO, National Association of State Aviation Officials, District of Columbia
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• Frank J. San Martin, Manager, Airport Financial Assistance Division, Federal Aviation Administration
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Ignition Interlock Devices

Jointly hosted by the NCSL Law & Criminal Justice Committee
Lunch sponsored by the Century Council

Facilitators

• Jennifer Jones, Policy Analyst, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas and Staff Vice-Chair, NCSL Transportation Committee

Speaker

• Robyn Robertson, President and CEO, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, Ontario, Canada

Transportation Committee Business Meeting

 REAL ID policy 

Presiding

• Senator Dennis Nolan, Nevada and Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL

Speakers

• Katie Greene, State and Local Coordinator, Office of Intergovernmental Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, District of Columbia
• Kathy Kraninger, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Screening Coordination, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, District of Columbia
• Joanna Turner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation, District of Columbia
   

Surface Transportation Authorization

Moderator

• Senator D. Scott Dibble, Minnesota and Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL

Speakers

• Alex Herrgott, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, District of Columbia
• Todd Kohr, Director of Highways Policy, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, District of Columbia
• Joanna Turner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation, District of Columbia

Linking Research with Policy: A Traffic Safety Perspective

Moderator

• Senator Paula Dockery, Florida and Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL

• Senator Dennis Nolan, Nevada and Chair, Transportation Committee, NCSL
• Dr. Flaura Koplin Winston, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, U of Penn School of Medicine, Pennsylvania

High-Speed Rail: Changing How America Travels?

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Moderator

• Eric Bugaile, Executive Director, House Transportation Committee, Pennsylvania, and Staff Chair, NCSL Transportation Standing Committee

Speakers

• Wendell Cox, Principal, Demographia, Illinois
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• Shayne Gill, Program Manager—Aviation, Passenger Rail & Public Transportation, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), District of Columbia
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• Paul Nissenbaum, Director of the Office of Passenger & Freight Programs, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), District of Columbia
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• D. Randy Peterman, Transportation Analyst, Congressional Research Service, District of Columbia
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• Representative Charles Schlottach, Missouri

Issue Forum
Paving the Way for Transportation Innovations

Speakers

• Stephen Godwin, Director of Studies and Special Programs, Transportation Research Board, District of Columbia
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• Jeffrey Lindley, Associate Administrator, Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, District of Columbia
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• Shelley Row, Director, ITS Joint Program Office, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, District of Columbia
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