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61–938CC
1999
GROUND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(106–35)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
AUGUST 31, 1999
GROUND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
61–938C
1999
GROUND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(106–35)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
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GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
AUGUST 31, 1999 (SEATTLE, WASHINGTON)
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
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SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
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
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FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
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
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
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PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
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
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
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
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MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
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
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ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(ex officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Carmichael, Gilbert E., Chairmen, AMTRAK Reform Council
Chilcote, Paul, Senior Director, Intermodal Transportation Port of Tacoma
Crunican, Grace, Director, Oregon Department of Transportation
Laird, Kurt, General Manager, Pacific Northwest Corridor, AMTRAK West
Lohman, David, Director, Policy and Planning, Port of Portland
Miller, James, Executive Director, Whatcom County Council of Governments
Morrison, Sid, Secretary, Washington Department of Transportation
O'Neal, A. Daniel, Chairman, Washington State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
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PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Carmichael, Gilbert E
Chilcote, Paul
Crunican, Grace
Laird, Kurt
Lohman, David
Miller, James
Morrison, Sid
O'Neal, A. Daniel
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Chilcote, Paul, Senior Director, Intermodal Transportation Port of Tacoma:
Top 25 World Container Port Centers 1999 Ranking, chart
Top 20 North American Container Ports, chart
Fast Corridor Waterborne Exports, Total Jobs Created, chart
Fast Corridor International Trade, Overland and Water, Imports and Exports, Total Jobs Created, chart
Crunican, Grace, Director, Oregon Department of Transportation:
I-5 Trade Corridor Areas, map and summary
Letter to Hon. Rodney Slater, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. from Senators Wyden, Smith, Gorton, and Murray, and Representatives Blumenauer, Baird, DeFazio, Hooley, Wu, and Walden, January 8, 1999
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ADDITION TO THE RECORD
Fisher, Hon. Ruth, and Hon. Karen Schmidt, Washington State Representatives, House Transportation Committee Co-Chairs, statement and attachments
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