Insights - February 2014 - (Page 2)
Contents
Federal Update ..................................................2
State Legislative Update....................................6
Freight Reports .................................................7
2011-2013 Yearly Traffic Totals ..........................7
Sustainability News ........................................13
People in the News .........................................13
In Brief ............................................................16
Welcome New Members .................................19
Intermodal Calendar .......................................20
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Federal
Update
Freight Program
Bill Introduced
As discussions begin on the next
federal measure for surface transportation funding, a bill calling for
establishment of the National Freight
Mobility Infrastructure Improvement
Program - a competitive grant plan
funded by a shipper user fee - has
been introduced.
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., introduced H.R. 3825, the Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2013,
on Jan. 9. It was referred to the House
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee.
"With our nation's
freight expected to
double by 2040, it is
critical to start making
investments in freight
and transportation
infrastructure now to
keep America competitive
internationally for years
to come."
- U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.
The bill calls for a fee of 1 percent of the total cost of transport to
be imposed upon shippers, with all
collected fees going into the National Freight Mobility Infrastructure
Fund, a dedicated source of funding
for freight mobility improvement
projects.
"With our nation's freight expected to double by 2040, it is critical
to start making investments in freight
and transportation infrastructure now
to keep America competitive internationally for years to come," Rep. Smith
said.
H.R. 3825 has drawn opposition
from the Owner-Operator Indepen-
dent Drivers Association, which on
Jan. 16 contended that the bill "would
target shippers who use trucks to bear
the cost for rail, port and intermodal
improvements."
Visit www.govtrack.us/congress/
bills/113/hr3825 to track the bill.
The current funding law, the twoyear Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act, is due to expire Sept.
30, although Congress could again
pass multiple temporary extensions, as
it did before finally approving MAP-21
in June 2012.
Congressional work toward a MAP21 successor formally got under way
with a Jan. 14 hearing of the House
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee, during which the committee's chairman, Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa.,
urged that successor legislation focus
upon facilitating freight movement.
He said he hopes to have a bill ready
for floor vote before the August recess
of Congress.
House T&I Forms
New Special Panel
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is initiating a special panel focused on the
use of public-private partnerships in
project development and delivery.
"The private sector
possesses unique
strengths, advantages
and roles when it comes
to transportation
infrastructure."
- U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn.
According to a Jan. 16 announcement, the Panel on Public-Private
Partnerships is to be chaired by Rep.
John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., who also
led the House T&I Committee's first
special panel of the 113th Congress,
which in October released its findings
on the need to improve U.S. freight
transportation.
"The private sector possesses
unique strengths, advantages and
roles when it comes to transportation
Federal Update - continued on page 14
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3825
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3825
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