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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S PROPOSED NEPA AND PLANNING RULES
(106107)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
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THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
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DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
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JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
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Subcommittee on Ground Transportation
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Chairman
BOB FRANKS., New Jersey Vice Chairman
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
STEPHEN HORN, California
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
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GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(ex officio)
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
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ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(ex officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Hague, Hon. Jane, Council Member, King County, Washington, and President, National Association of Counties
Millar, William W., President, American Public Transit Association
Peters, Mary E., Director, Arizona Department of Transportation
Plumeau, Peter, Executive Director, Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Burlington, Vermont, on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Reilly, Patrick R., Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Stowe, Timothy S., Vice President, Transportation and Planning, Anderson and Associates, Inc., on behalf of the American Consulting Engineers Council
Warne, Thomas R., Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation, and President, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Wykle, Hon. Kenneth R., Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Barcia, Hon. James A., of Michigan
Miller, Hon. Gary, of California
Ney, Hon. Robert W., of Ohio
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Hague, Hon. Jane
Millar, William W
Peters, Mary E
Plumeau, Peter
Stowe, Timothy S
Warne, Thomas R
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Wykle, Hon. Kenneth R
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Warne, Thomas R., Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation, and President, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
Policy Resolution PR-100-00, Regarding the Proposed Statewide and Metropolitan Planning and National Environmental Policy Act Regulations, approved by the board of directors August 16, 2000
Length of Time to Process EIS, chart
Wykle, Hon. Kenneth R., Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, responses to questions
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Defenders of Wildlife, Patricia A. White, Transportation Associate, statement
Ohio Department of Transportation, Gordon Proctor, Director, statement
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Regional Transportation Authority, Kirk Brown, Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation, and Thomas McCracken, Jr., Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority, statement
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State of Georgia, Department of Transportation, J. Tom Coleman, Jr., Commissioner, statement
Texas Transportation Commission, John W. Johnson, Commissioner, statement
Transportation Departments of Idaho, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, statement
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