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Authorization of a new Surface Transportation Act. Agenda. TEA, anyone? Statistics The opportunity What others are saying T4 America. TEA, anyone?. 1991 – ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) 1997 – TEA 21 (Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century)
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Agenda • TEA, anyone? • Statistics • The opportunity • What others are saying • T4 America
TEA, anyone? • 1991 – ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) • 1997 – TEA 21 (Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) • 2005 – SAFETEA-LU (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act – a Legacy for Users
Forecast federal transportation revenue • Montana FHWA and FTA funding • $330 million/year (ave. 2005-2008) • $9.24 billion (est. 2007-2035) • Missoula annual FHWA and FTA funding • $208 million (est. 2007-2035) • 2.25% of Montana total
The opportunity • Interest in a new bill, not just more TEA • Climate change • The economy • Montana’s position
What others are saying • ASCE Infrastructure Report Card http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/index.cfm • ARTBA “Reauthorization Center” http://www.artba.org/tmaw/reauthorization_update.htm • CTAA “The Way Forward” http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/articlefiles/The_Way_Forward.pdf
What others are saying • US Chamber of Commerce “Let’s Rebuild America” http://www.uschamber.com/lra/default • Americans for Transportation Mobility http://www.fasterbettersafer.org/index.html • AASHTO “Reauthorization and Climate Change” http://www.transportation.org/sites/aashto/docs/Horsley-2008-01-14.pdf • ACT “Guiding Principles” ACT 2008 Authorization Document
Transportation for America • "Transportation for America is a growing and diverse coalition focused on creating a national transportation program that will take America into the 21st century by building a modernized infrastructure and healthy communities where people can live, work and play." http://t4america.org/