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Moving Passengers and Freight into the Future: A Review of the Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Time:  2:30 PM

The Commission’s Report, required pursuant to section 1909 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59), was released January 15, 2008. The hearing will examine the Report’s recommendations relating to freight mobility; highway, auto, and truck safety; passenger and freight rail capacity and service development; intermodal transportation; and the integration of our surface, maritime, and aviation networks. Witnesses are expected to testify regarding the methodology used to analyze the nation’s long-term transportation system needs and the Report’s recommendations for financing short- and long-term capital investment in infrastructure improvements and expansions.

Committee Members

  • Ted Stevens

Testimony

  • Jack Schenendorf

    Commission Vice Chair, Counsel
    Covington & Burling
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  • Steve Heminger

    Commission Member, Executive Director
    Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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  • Frank Busalacchi

    Commission Member, Secretary
    Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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  • Matt Rose

    Commissioner, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
    Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, BNSF Railway
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  • Patrick Quinn

    Commission Member, Co-Chairman and President
    U.S. Xpress Enterprises
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