TITLE: Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21)

CIS-NO: 2003-S241-23  
SOURCE: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-945  
DATE: Apr. 25, June 13, 26, July 17, Sept. 18, 2002  
LENGTH: v+257 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-2  
ITEM-NO: 1035-C; 1035-D  
SUDOC: Y4.B22/3:S.HRG.107-945  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-30095-3.

SUMMARY:
Hearings before the Subcom on Housing and Transportation to examine issues related to reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which extended and revised Federal aid programs for State and local transportation projects.
 
Supplementary material (p. 206-257 and throughout) includes submitted statements and witnesses' written statements and written replies to Subcom questions.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. SENATE;  FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM; FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL AID TO STATES-TRANSPORTATION; HIGHWAYS; RURAL TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY; TRANSPORTATION REGULATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION

03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Apr. 25, 2002 p. 3-10
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   DORN, JENNIFER L. (Administrator, Federal Transit Administration (FTA))
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of TEA-21 successes, with recommendations.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Apr. 25, 2002 p. 12-21, 26-36
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   MOORE, FAYE L. (General Manager, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)
   SCOTT, BEVERLY A. (General Manager, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority)
   WORTH, LARRY (Executive Director, Northeast Colorado Association of Local Governments; representing Northeastern Colorado Transportation Authority)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Accounts of TEA-21 impact on public transit in various regions; recommendations for TEA-21 reauthorization.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 3     June 13, 2002 p. 46-67, 70-76
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   KILPATRICK, KWAME M. (Mayor, >Detroit, Mich)
   COLES, H. BRENT (Mayor, Boise, Idaho)
   MAYFIELD, KENNETH (County Commissioner, Dallas County, Tex)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Importance of transportation infrastructure investment for metropolitan areas; benefits of TEA-21 for transportation projects in represented areas; support for TEA-21 reauthorization.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 4     June 26, 2002 p. 78-136
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   GUARDINO, CARL (President and CEO, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group)
   ABBOTT, HERSCHEL L., JR. (Vice President, Governmental Affairs, BellSouth Corp)
   BROADBENT, ROBERT (Manager, Las Vegas Monorail Co)
   DITTMAR, HANK (President, Great American Station Foundation; representing Surface Transportation Policy Project)
   REPLOGLE, MICHAEL A. (Transportation Director, Environmental Defense)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Support for TEA-21 reauthorization, with recommendations; impact of TEA-21 programs on local economy; need to increase funding for transportation projects; recommended strategies to reduce traffic congestion.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   BELLSOUTH CORP.; ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE; LAS VEGAS MONORAIL CO.; SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING GROUP; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY PROJECT
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 5     July 17, 2002 p. 140-147
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   TEHRANCHI, JESSIE (multiple sclerosis patient; representing Transportation Equity Network)
   MCKENZIE, GLORIA (Trip Planner, Capital District Transportation Authority)
   THOMPSON, FAYE (Social Worker, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on TEA-21 reauthorization.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 6     July 17, 2002 p. 150-161, 164-180
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   DESALLES, LAVADA E. (Board Member, AARP)
   IMPARATO, ANDREW J. (President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities)
   PORCARI, JOHN D. (Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Benefits of TEA-21 programs for the elderly; importance of public transportation for implementation of welfare-to-work programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AARP; AGED AND AGING; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 7     Sept. 18, 2002 p. 186-198, 248-257
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   DORN, JENNIFER L. (Administrator, FTA)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of FTA efforts to enhance public transit system security and prevent terrorist attacks (related materials, p. 248-257).
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION; TERRORISM
 
 
03-S241-23 TESTIMONY NO: 8     Sept. 18, 2002 p. 199-205, 212-240
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   GUERRERO, PETER (Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of efforts to increase transit infrastructure security; review of security challenges facing mass transit systems, including threats from terrorist attack; aspects of transit infrastructure security enhancement measures; elaboration on transit security issues.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Fed hwy and surface transportation programs, revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   TERRORISM

LOAD-DATE: September 29, 2003