Segment 1 Of 2 Next Hearing Segment(2)
SPEAKERS CONTENTS INSERTS
Page 1 TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
66–648CC
2000
THE IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS OF REDUCING THE FEDERAL FUEL TAX
(106–78)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Page 2 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
MARCH 21, 2000
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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
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
Page 3 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
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
Page 4 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
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
Page 5 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
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
(ii)
Page 6 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
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
Page 7 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
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
Page 8 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(ex officio)
(iii)
CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Basso, Hon. Peter J., Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
Bray, Hon. Joan, Missouri State House of Representatives, on behalf of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Fay, William D., President and CEO, American Highway Users Alliance
Horsley, John, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Johnston, James J., President, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc
McCormick, Walter B., Jr., President and CEO, American Trucking Associations
Page 9 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
Millar, William W., President, American Public Transportation Association
Pikrallidas, Susan G., Vice President, Public and Government Relations, American Automobile Association
Ruane, T. Peter, President, American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Sandherr, Stephen E., Executive Vice President and CEO, Associated General Contractors of America
Wytkind, Edward, Executive Director, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
LaTourette, Hon. Steven C., of Ohio
Shuster, Hon. Bud, of Pennsylvania
Terry, Hon. Lee, of Nebraska
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Basso, Hon. Peter J
Bray, Hon. Joan
Page 10 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
Fay, William D.
Horsley, John
Johnston, James J
McCormick, Walter B., Jr
Millar, William W
Pikrallidas, Susan G
Ruane, T. Peter
Sandherr, Stephen E
Wytkind, Edward
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Basso, Hon. Peter J., Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation, excerpts from remarks made by EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner
Fay, William D., President and CEO, American Highway Users Alliance, report, Unclogging America's Arteries: Prescriptions for Healthier Highways, November 1999
(iv)
Page 11 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
Horsley, John, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
Loss of Highway Funds to the States in 2002 and 2003 due to Repeal of 4.3 cents in Fuel Taxes, chart
States with State Laws that Increase the State Motor Fuel Tax if the Federal Tax is Reduced, chart
Johnston, James J., President, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc., Relationship Between Rising Fuel Costs and Net Income of Small Business Truckers, chart
LaTourette, Hon. Steven C., a Representative in Congress from Ohio, letter, Gordon Proctor, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation, March 21, 2000
McCormick, Walter B., Jr., President and CEO, American Trucking Associations, letter, January 26, 2000
Millar, William W., President, American Public Transportation Association, APTA Resolution Opposing any Revision to Existing Federal Motor Fuels Tax
Pikrallidas, Susan G., Vice President, Public and Government Relations, American Automobile Association, pamphlet, Gas Watcher's Guide
Rahall, Hon. Nick J., II, a Representative in Congress from West Virginia, letter, Building and Construction Trades Department, Robert A. Georgine, President, March 20, 2000
Ruane, T. Peter, President, American Road and Transportation Builders Association, charts
Page 12 PREV PAGE TOP OF DOC Segment 1 Of 2
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Distribution and LTL Carriers Association, Kevin M. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, statement
Transportation Intermediaries Association, statement
(v)
Next Hearing Segment(2)