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Title: REAUTHORIZATION MAJOR ISSUE AREAS


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ENVIRONMENT
  • Stewardship is a voluntary commitment to go
    beyond the minimums required by law.
  • Process improvement and simplification will
    ensure projects are completed timely while
    safeguarding the environment.

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CONGESTION
  • Congestion is growing in areas of every size
  • Freight movement is a significant contributor to
    congestion
  • Congestion affects quality of life and our
    nations ability to move goods and services

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TRANSIT
  • Transit provides access to jobs and mobility for
    the young, elderly, and physically disabled
  • It helps reduce congestion, conserve fuel, and
    reduce air pollution

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SAFETY
  • Investment in the system increases safety
  • The fatality rate on highways is up slightly from
    2001
  • Promoting work zones safety increases awareness
    and reduces accidents

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SECURITY
  • Security issues have increased importance since
    9/11/01
  • Enhanced security is needed at international
    ports of entry
  • Ensuring the security of the transportation
    infrastructure is vital

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RESEARCH
  • Research is crucial to advances in transportation
  • Federal support for research has grown very
    little in recent years
  • States are having to use their own funds for
    important research projects

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ROAD MANAGEMENT
  • The 8.2 million lane miles of highways in our
    nation must be preserved and modernized
  • Our nations bridges must be preserved and
    modernized
  • The right maintenance at the right time can
    sustain the system for longer periods of time

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LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
  • State and local government entities own and
    operate most of the nations surface
    transportation systems.
  • State and local government entities manage most
    transportation improvements
  • Successful partnerships build successful
    transportation systems

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FINANCE
  • Increased dollars are needed to maintain the
    current transportation system
  • Improvements require even greater funding levels
  • Each billion of highway investment generates
    47,500 jobs
  • More than 54 of all public transportation trips
    are reported to be work related, confirming the
    importance to the economy

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