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BUILDING ON SUCCESS: REAUTHORIZATION OF TEA-21 (107–61) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 7, 2002 (Administration Perspectives) FEBRUARY 28, 2002 (Governors and Local Officials) Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 79–803 PS WASHINGTON : 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Vice-Chair JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon STEPHEN HORN, California BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee JOHN L. MICA, Florida JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois JACK QUINN, New York ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan Columbia SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama JERROLD NADLER, New York STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey SUE W. KELLY, New York CORRINE BROWN, Florida RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio BOB FILNER, California JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania JERRY MORAN, Kansas GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi RICHARD W. POMBO, California JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JIM DEMINT, South Carolina California DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia MAX SANDLIN, Texas ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey MIKE ROGERS, Michigan LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois NICK LAMPSON, Texas HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois MARION BERRY, Arkansas BRIAN D. KERNS, Indiana BRIAN BAIRD, Washington DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania BRAD CARSON, Oklahoma MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey JIM MATHESON, Utah SAM GRAVES, Missouri MICHAEL M. HONDA, California C.L. (BUTCH) OTTER, Idaho RICK LARSEN, Washington MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma (II) SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Chairman SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan JOHN L. MICA, Florida BOB FILNER, California JACK QUINN, New York FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, SUE W. KELLY, New York California RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisana ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota MAX SANDLIN, Texas JERRY MORAN, Kansas BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey RICHARD W. POMBO, California TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania JIM DEMINT, South Carolina SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia BRAD CARSON, Oklahoma ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut MICHAEL M. HONDA, California MIKE ROGERS, Michigan RICK LARSEN, Washington SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina JERROLD NADLER, New York TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas BRIAN D. KERNS, Indiana LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana BRIAN BAIRD, Washington TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey CORRINE BROWN, Florida SAM GRAVES, Missouri JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota C.L. (BUTCH) OTTER, Idaho MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota, VICE-CHAIR (ex officio) BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania DON YOUNG, Alaska (ex officio) (III) CONTENTS Proceedings of: February 7, 2002 .................................................................................................. 1 February 28, 2002 ................................................................................................ 94 FEBRUARY 7, 2002 TESTIMONY Page Clapp, Hon. Joseph M., Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- tration ................................................................................................................... 11 Dorn, Hon. Jennifer L., Administrator, Federal Transit Administration ........... 11 Peters, Hon. Mary E., Administrator, Federal Highway Administration ........... 11 Runge, Hon. Jeffrey W., Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Ad- ministration .......................................................................................................... 11 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Ferguson, Hon. Mike, of New Jersey ..................................................................... 37 Johnson, Hon. Eddie Bernice, of Texas .................................................................. 38 Otter, Hon. Butch, of Idaho .................................................................................... 39 Rahall, Hon. Nick J., II, of West Virginia ............................................................. 88 Tauscher, Hon. Ellen O., of California ................................................................... 91 Thune, Hon. John, of South Dakota ....................................................................... 92 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Clapp, Hon. Joseph M ............................................................................................. 40 Dorn, Hon. Jennifer L ............................................................................................. 40 Peters, Hon. Mary E ................................................................................................ 40 Runge, Hon. Jeffrey W ............................................................................................ 40 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Responses to questions from the Federal Highway Administration ................... 55 Responses to questions from the Federal Transit Administration ...................... 59 Responses to questions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra- tion ........................................................................................................................ 63 Responses to questions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra- tion ........................................................................................................................ 69 FEBRUARY 28, 2002 TESTIMONY Page Barr, Hon. Kenneth, Mayor, representing Fort Worth, Texas, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors ........................................................................................... 110 Greyson, Hon. Sandy, Councilmember, representing Dallas, Texas, and the National League of Cities .................................................................................... 110 Hart, Hon. Chris, County Commissioner, representing Hillsborough County, Florida, and the National Association of Counties, Transportation Steering Committee ............................................................................................................. 110 Lehman, Maria, Commissioner of Public Works, on behalf of Hon. Joel Giambra, County Executive, Erie County, New York ....................................... 110 Miller, Hon. Karen M., County Commissioner, representing Boone County, Missouri, and the National Association of Counties, Executive Committee ... 110 (V) VI Page Patton, Hon. Paul E., Governor, representing the Commonwealth of Ken- tucky, and the National Governors Association ................................................ 100 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois .......................................................................... 147 Millender-McDonald, Hon. Juanita, of California ................................................. 184 Rahall, Hon. Nick J., II, of West Virginia ............................................................. 203 Thune, Hon. John, of South Dakota ....................................................................... 206 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Barr, Hon. Kenneth ................................................................................................. 128 Greyson, Hon. Sandy ............................................................................................... 149 Hart, Hon. Chris ...................................................................................................... 159 Lehman, Maria ........................................................................................................ 166 Miller, Hon. Karen M .............................................................................................. 190 Patton, Hon. Paul E ................................................................................................ 197 SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD Barr, Hon. Kenneth, Mayor, representing Fort Worth, Texas, and the U.S. Conference of