TITLE: Improving the Delivery of Transit Services by Easing Regulatory Burdens

CIS-NO: 2002-H751-41  
SOURCE: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: Sept. 26, 2001  
LENGTH: v+88 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1024-A-01; 1024-B-01  
SUDOC: Y4.T68/2:107-48  


SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-48. Hearing before the Subcom on Highways and Transit to examine need to eliminate Federal regulatory requirements that adversely impact the efficiency of and delay the delivery of public transportation services, focusing on regulations and policies of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
 
Supplementary material (p. 27-88) includes witnesses' written statements and written replies to Subcom questions.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Public transportation services, Govt regulation issues

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT. HOUSE;  TRANSPORTATION REGULATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; RURAL TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

02-H751-41 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Sept. 26, 2001 p. 7-15, 27-45
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   DORN, JENNIFER L. (Administrator, FTA)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of regulations affecting the efficiency of public transportation systems; recommendations to ease regulations that hinder the delivery of transit services.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Public transportation services, Govt regulation issues
 
 
02-H751-41 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Sept. 26, 2001 p. 16-26, 53-83
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   MILLAR, WILLIAM W. (President, American Public Transportation Association)
   MARSICO, DALE J. (Executive Director, Community Transportation Association)
   FEASEL, DARREL (Manager, Small Urban and Rural Section, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Review of regulations adversely affecting the efficiency of rural transit systems; views on FTA regulations and administrative procedures; recommendations relating to reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (related rpt, p. 67-74).
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Public transportation services, Govt regulation issues
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION; COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003