The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission Report: ‘‘Transportation for Tomorrow’’

THE NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND REVENUE STUDY COMMISSION REPORT: ‘‘TRANSPORTATION FOR TOMORROW’’ (110–91) HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 17, 2008 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 40–625 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota, Chairman NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia, Vice JOHN L. MICA, Florida Chair DON YOUNG, Alaska PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee Columbia WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland JERROLD NADLER, New York VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan CORRINE BROWN, Florida STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio BOB FILNER, California RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi JERRY MORAN, Kansas ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland GARY G. MILLER, California ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois BRIAN BAIRD, Washington TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania RICK LARSEN, Washington SAM GRAVES, Missouri MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia BRIAN HIGGINS, New York JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California TED POE, Texas DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington DORIS O. MATSUI, California CONNIE MACK, Florida NICK LAMPSON, Texas JOHN R. ‘RANDY’ KUHL, JR., New York ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio LYNN A WESTMORELAND, Georgia MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR., Louisiana BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota THELMA D. DRAKE, Virginia HEATH SHULER, North Carolina MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York VERN BUCHANAN, Florida HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania JOHN J. HALL, New York STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin STEVE COHEN, Tennessee JERRY MCNERNEY, California LAURA A. RICHARDSON, California VACANCY (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... iv TESTIMONY Busalacchi, Hon. Frank, Wisconsin Department of Transportation .................... 8 Geddes, Commissioner Raymond R., Director of Undergraduate Studies, Cor- nell University Department of Policy Analysis and Management ................... 8 Heminger, Commissioner Steve, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transpor- tation Commission ............................................................................................... 8 McArdle, Commissioner Frank, Senior Advisor, General Contractors Associa- tion of New York .................................................................................................. 8 Odland, Commissioner Steve, Chairman and CEO, Office Depot ....................... 8 Quinn, Commissioner Patrick, Co-Chairman, U.S. Xpress Enterprises ............. 8 Rose, Commissioner Matthew, CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe ................. 8 Schenendorf, Vice Chair Jack, Of Counsel, Covington and Burling .................... 8 Skancke, Commissioner Tom, CEO, The Skancke Company ............................... 8 Weyrich, Commissioner Paul, Chairman and CEO, Free Congress Foundation 8 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Altmire, Hon. Jason, of Pennsylvania .................................................................... 62 Carnahan, Hon. Russ, of Missouri ......................................................................... 63 Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois .......................................................................... 64 Mitchell, Hon. Harry E., of Arizona ....................................................................... 67 Tauscher, Hon. Ellen O., of California ................................................................... 68 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Geddes, Commissioner Raymond R. ....................................................................... 72 Rose, Commissioner Matthew ................................................................................. 82 Schenendorf, Vice Chair Jack ................................................................................. 99 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Geddes, Commissioner Raymond R., Director of Undergraduate Studies, Cor- nell University Department of Policy Analysis and Management: Responses to questions from Rep. Carney ......................................................... 76 Responses to questions from Rep. Duncan ........................................................ 78 Mica, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, chart of fuel consumption history ....................................................................... 4 Rose, Commissioner Matthew, CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe: Responses to questions from Rep. Carney ......................................................... 93 Responses to questions from Rep. Duncan ........................................................ 95 Schenendorf, Vice Chair Jack, Of Counsel, Covington and Burling: Responses to questions from Rep. Carney ......................................................... 109 Responses to questions from Rep. Duncan ........................................................ 111 ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD U.S. Department of Transportation, Mary E. Peters, Secretary, written state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 115 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS iv VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 1 here 40625.001 v VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 2 here 40625.002 vi VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 3 here 40625.003 vii VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 4 here 40625.004 viii VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 5 here 40625.005 ix VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 6 here 40625.006 x VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 7 here 40625.007 xi VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 8 here 40625.008 xii VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 9 here 40625.009 xiii VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 10 here 40625.010 xiv VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 11 here 40625.011 xv VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS Insert offset folio 12 here 40625.012 VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:38 Jul 08, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\40625.TXT LINDS HEARING ON THE NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND REVENUE STUDY COMMISSION REPORT: TRANSPOR- TATION FOR TOMORROW Thursday, January 17, 2008 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, Washington, DC. The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 11:00 a.m., in Room 2167, Rayburn House Office Building, the Honorable James L. Oberstar [Chairman of the Committee] presiding. Mr. OBERSTAR. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ture will come to order. Over the last 115 years, there have been 4 transformational mo- ments, episodes, in the history and evolution of surface transportation policy in America. The first was 1894 when a group of bicyclists gathered 150,000 signatures on a wheel and presented them to a Committee of Congress in the House, asking for a $10,000 study for a system of paved roads to take the newfangled horseless carriages off the bicycle trails, which were creating ruts and causing cyclists to have faceplants or headers as they called them in those days. Congress complied. The study

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