TITLE: Intermodalism: Moving America's People and Goods and the Federal Transit Capital Grants Program

CIS-NO: 2003-H751-33  
SOURCE: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: June 18, 20, 2002  
LENGTH: vi+293 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-2  
ITEM-NO: 1024-A-01; 1024-B-01  
SUDOC: Y4.T68/2:107-86  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-29891-6.  
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-232

SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-86. Hearings before the Subcom on Highways and Transit to review issues and recommendations relating to upcoming reauthorization of surface transportation programs under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), including intermodal transportation initiatives and issues.
 
Also examines Federal transit capital investment grant programs administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which provide grants for subways, commuter rail, light rail, and bus systems in urban and rural areas.
 
Supplementary material (p. 45-151, 189-293) includes witnesses' written statements and written replies to Subcom questions, and submitted statements.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Intermodal transportation initiatives and issues; Fed Transit Admin grants to urban and rural transit systems

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT. HOUSE;  FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL AID TO TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; MOTOR BUS LINES; RAILROADS; RURAL TRANSPORTATION; SUBWAYS; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY; URBAN AREAS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION

03-H751-33 TESTIMONY NO: 1     June 18, 2002 p. 4-19, 48-55
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   FRANKEL, EMIL H. (Assistant Secretary, Transportation Policy, DOT)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of intermodal transportation issues and initiatives; elaboration on transportation policy issues.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Intermodal transportation initiatives and issues
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
 
03-H751-33 TESTIMONY NO: 2     June 18, 2002 p. 20-44, 56-102, 105-113, 117-140
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   PORCARI, JOHN D. (Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation)
   MANNING, DAVID (President, TCW/Tennessee Express; representing American Trucking Associations)
   HAMBERGER, EDWARD R. (President and CEO, Association of American Railroads)
   STEINKE, RICHARD D. (Executive Director, Port of Long Beach; also representing American Association of Port Authorities)
   LENTZSCH, CRAIG (President and CEO, Greyhound Lines)
   WHITLEY, DOUGLAS L. (President and CEO, Illinois Chamber of Commerce; representing Chamber of Commerce of the U.S)
   HEMINGER, STEVE (Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay Area)
   SHANIS, DONALD S. (Deputy Director, Transportation Planning, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; also representing National Association of Regional Councils)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of intermodal transportation in Maryland, focusing on intermodal connections at Baltimore-Washington International Airport; review of issues affecting the trucking industry; aspects and benefits of rail intermodal transportation; issues of concern to freight railroads, seaports, and intercity bus lines, with recommendations relating to TEA-21 reauthorization.
   Perspectives on intermodalism and related transportation policy issues.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Intermodal transportation initiatives and issues
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES; AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS; ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS; BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.; FREIGHT; GREYHOUND LINES; HARBORS AND PORTS; MARYLAND; MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; MOTOR BUS LINES; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS; PORT OF LONG BEACH; RAILROADS; TRUCKS AND TRUCKING INDUSTRY
 
 
03-H751-33 TESTIMONY NO: 3     June 20, 2002 p. 156-167, 216-249
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   DORN, JENNIFER L. (Administrator, FTA)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of Federal transit capital investment grant programs; elaboration on funding and other issues pertaining to FTA transit grant programs; perspectives on bus systems and related FTA grant programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed Transit Admin grants to urban and rural transit systems
 
 
03-H751-33 TESTIMONY NO: 4     June 20, 2002 p. 167-174, 189-204
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   ANDERSON, JOHN H., JR. (Managing Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Examination of FTA transit grant program funding and transit options.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed Transit Admin grants to urban and rural transit systems
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
 
 
03-H751-33 TESTIMONY NO: 5     June 20, 2002 p. 175-188, 260-289
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   LOWN, MOLLY (Director, Legislative Affairs, Metra Commuter Rail)
   SKOUTELAS, PAUL P. (CEO, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pa)
   LOVEJOY, LINDA A. (Chief, Public Transit, Wisconsin Department of Transportation)
   SNOBLE, ROGER (CEO, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA))
   VOLK, WILLIAM L. (Managing Director, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Illinois)
   CARTWRIGHT, FREDERICK M. (Program Director, Allison Electric Drives, Allison Transmission Division, General Motors Corp.; also representing BAE Systems Control and Eaton Corp)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Perspectives on transit operations in represented localities; views on and recommendations regarding TEA-21 reauthorization; overview of MTA transit programs in Los Angeles County, Calif.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed Transit Admin grants to urban and rural transit systems
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   BAE SYSTEMS CONTROL; CALIFORNIA; EATON CORP.; GENERAL MOTORS CORP.; LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIF.; WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

LOAD-DATE: August 29, 2003