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61–961CC
1999
(106–59)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
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FIRST SESSION
NOVEMBER 22, 1999
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
61–961CC
1999
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
(106–59)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
NOVEMBER 22, 1999 (BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS)
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
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
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
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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
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
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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
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
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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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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Bland, John, President, Paragould 2020
Brain, Sid, Chairman, River Valley Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority
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Garrison, F.S., Chairman, American Freightways Corporation
Glass, David, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Gordy, Luke, Chairman, Van Buren Public Facilities Board
Lipton, John M., Vice Chairman, Arkansas State Highway Commission
McCown, Andy, President and General Manager, Bella Vista Property Owners Association
McWhirt, Rick, Plant Manager, Bekaert Rogers Plant
Page, Sasha N., Vice President, Project Finance, Infrastructure Management Group, Inc., accompanied by Billy B. Dooly, President, Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, and Robert Swede Lee, President, Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
Tyson, John, Chairman, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Van Winkle, Major General Hans A., Deputy Commander for Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Hutchinson, Hon. Asa, of Arkansas
Johnson, Hon. Eddie Bernice, of Texas
Rahall, Hon. Nick J., II, of West Viginia
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Bland, John
Brain, Sid
Dooly, Billy B.
Garrison, F.S.
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Glass, David
Gordy, Luke
Lipton, John M.
McCown, Andy
McWhirt, Rick
Page, Sasha N
Tyson, John
Van Winkle, Major General Hans A
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Arkansas Waterways Commission, Paul N. Revis, Executive Director, statement
General Business Forms, Inc., Jim Walters, President, letter, November 22, 1999
Ozark Regional Transit, Len Bradrup, Transit Director, Springdale, AR, statement
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, Robbert E. Lee, President, statement
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