Policy and Legislation 

ITE is one of the largest multimodal professional transportation organizations in the world. ITE’s Policy and Legislative Committee works to educate transportation professionals, policy makers, opinion leaders, the media and the public on issues critical to maintaining the safety, reliability and security of the surface transportation system. Although ITE is not a political organization, we do take positions on the reauthorization of the surface transportation program and other issues that affect our members and their efforts.

For more information on ITE’s policy and legislative activities, contact Aliyah N. Horton, Professional Development and Government Affairs Senior Director at ahorton@ite.org or 202-289-0222 ext. 137.

Future of the Transportation System
SAFETEA-LU, the U.S. surface transportation authorization bill, expires in September 2009. As such, ITE is working with its technical councils and Policy and Legislative Committee to develop position statements to address the future of the surface transportation system. As we move through the process, the site will be updated with statements and actions of relevance from ITE, the White House, U.S. DOT, Congress and other professional and trade associations.

National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Finance Commission

• The Path Forward Funding and Financing Our Surface Transportation System
  Comments on the interim report may be sent to the Commission’s staff director, Jack Wells, at jack.wells@dot.gov. The Commission will address the comments received in its final report. The final report is expected to be released in fall 2008.

Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission

• Transportation for Tomorrow: Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission -- ITE web briefing 3/25/2008 (extract files and select the play.html file to run)
• Transportation for Tomorrow: Report of the National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission
  
• House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing (Committee Memo and Witness Testimony)–January 17, 2008
  Testimony from members of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission regarding the Commission’s recommendations on preserving and enhancing the nation’s intermodal surface transportation system to meet future mobility, economic and quality of life needs.
  
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing (Committee Leadership Statements , Witness Testimony and Webcast)–January 31, 2008
  Testimony from members of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission regarding the Commission’s recommendations on preserving and enhancing the nation’s intermodal surface transportation system to meet future mobility, economic and quality of life needs.
  
• Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission Web site
• Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission-Meetings and Testimony

Policy Documents

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
  • A New Vision for the 21st Century
• American Public Transportation Association
  • A Vision for Public Transportation
• American Road and Transportation Builders Association
  • “A New Vision & Mission for America's Federal Surface Transportation Program”-SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization: Executive Summary
  • Transportation Makes America Work: SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Center
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 110th Congress Infrastructure Action Plan
• General Accounting Office
  • Transforming Transportation Policy for the 21st Century
• Intergovernmental Forum on Transportation Finance
  • Financing Transportation in the 21st Century
• National Association of Regional Councils
  • Transportation Finance

ITE Resources

• ITE Policies (Revised March 2006)
  www.ite.org/aboutite/policies.pdf
• Policy and Legislative Committee

Transportation Legislation and Regulations

Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)

On August 10, 2005, President George W. Bush signed SAFETEA-LU into law (Public Law 109-59). The five-year bill (FY05-FY09) funds and sets programmatic policy for federal surface transportation programs—highways, highway safety, and transit. Detailed information about the bill can be found on the FHWA SAFETEA-LU Website www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/ including:

• Congressional Research Service SAFETEA-LU Summary
• ITE SAFETEA-LU Overview (PowerPoint -- members only)
• ITE SAFETEA-LU Report Card
• President George W. Bush’s remarks at SAFETEA-LU bill signing
• SAFETEA-LU Conference Report (HR 109-203)
• FHWA SAFETEA-LU Summary
• FHWA SAFETEA-LU Program Fact Sheets
• FHWA SAFETEA-LU Highway Funding Tables

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Americans with Disabilities Act 

Thomas (Library of Congress Legislative Information) 

Select Federal Register Notices (under development)

U.S. Government Information Sources

• Full Bill or Report Text
• Library of Congress
• General Accounting Office
• U.S. DOT Dockets
• Federal Register

U.S. Congress

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
• House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee