Bush Administration’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Proposal

On Thursday, May 15^th at 8:00 am, Jeffrey Shane, Under Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation will brief port and intermodal transportation professionals on the Bush Administration’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Proposal.

The "Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003" (SAFETEA), a six-year $247 billion proposal, serves as the largest surface and public transportation investment in U.S. history and contains numerous provisions designed to facilitate the efficient movement of freight and goods through America’s port and intermodal facilities.

The briefing will be presented at a conference jointly sponsored by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).

 

WHO: Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary for Policy,

U.S. Department of Transportation

WHAT: Speech and policy briefing to the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), followed by media availability.

WHEN: 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 15

WHERE: Inter-Continental Hotel

444 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, LA

NOTE TO EDITORS: The event is open to the media. Journalists must check in with Cerena Cantrell or Mary Beth Long at the American Association of Port Authorities’ registration desk.

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