jack schenendorf of counsel, covington & burling llp vice chair, nstprsc
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Jack Schenendorf Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP Vice Chair, NSTPRSC. Statutory Mandate. Study current condition and future needs Federal-aid Highways and Bridges Transit Intercity Freight Rail Intercity Passenger Rail Federal, state, local, private sector roles Policy Financing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jack Schenendorf
Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
Vice Chair, NSTPRSC
Statutory Mandate
• Study current condition and future needs
– Federal-aid Highways and Bridges
– Transit
– Intercity Freight Rail
– Intercity Passenger Rail
• Federal, state, local, private sector roles
• Policy
• Financing
• 15-, 30-, and 50-year time horizons
• Report to Congress by January 1,20082
Field Hearings
• September 20-21, 2006 Dallas, TX
• October 27, 2006 Portland, OR
• November 15–16, 2006 New York, NYMemphis, TN
• February 21–22, 2007 Los Angeles, CAAtlanta, GA
• March 19, 2007 Washington, DC
• April 18–19, 2007 Chicago, ILMinneapolis, MN
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CommissionersMary Peters Secretary of Transportation — Chairperson
Jack Schenendorf Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP—Vice Chair
Frank Busalacchi Wisconsin Secretary of Transportation
Maria Cino Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Rick Geddes Director of Undergraduate Studies, Cornell University
Steve Heminger Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation
Commission
Frank McArdle General Contractors Association of New York
Steve Odland Chairman and CEO, Office Depot
Patrick Quinn Chairman, American Trucking Association
Matt Rose CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Tom Skancke CEO, The Skancke Company
Paul Weyrich Chairman and CEO, Free Congress Foundation
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What’s Broken?
National Network Is At A Crossroads
• Aging System
• Inadequate Capacity
• Safety
• Global Competitiveness
• National Security/Defense
• Energy Security
• Climate Change
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Freight Transportation at the crossroads…
2020 Growth Projections
Population 338 million, 0.87% CAGR
Vehicle miles traveled 4.09 trillion, 8.13% CAGR
Rail gross ton miles 1.82 trillion, 1.94% CAGR
Truck ton miles 4.17 trillion, 1.96% CAGR
Port volume 58 million TEUs, 5.4% CAGR
Source: Global Insights, AASHTO, FHWA
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Transportation growth and capacity: The past 25 years (1980-2005)
Route Miles Growth
Rail -39% 65%GTM
Highway +7% 96% VMTs
Ports N/A 400% TEUs
9Source: Annual State of Logistics Report, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Total Logistics Costs
Transportation Costs
Inventory /Admin. Costs
U.S. Logistics Costs as a Percent of GDP
Rail = 6.7% of U.S. Transportation Spend
What is the cost to the supply chain?
Federal Program Is Broken
• Loss of Mission/Focus– Donor/Donee– Earmarks
• Lack of Accountability
• Criticism– Pork– Bridge to Nowhere– Administration
• Project Delivery
Federal Financing Broken
• Inadequate Investment
• Loss of Purchasing Power
• Highway Trust Fund In Trouble
• Political Difficulty of Raising Gas Tax
• Long-Term Viability of Gas Tax
But Is It A Crisis?
Our Vision
• State of Good Repair
• Major Upgrading of Our Transportation Network– Intercity Freight Rail– Intercity Passenger Rail– Mass Transit– Non-Motorized Systems– Highways – Congestion Pricing
• Many Fewer Fatalities
• Less Reliance on Foreign Oil/Fossil Fuels
What Will It Cost To Address This Crisis?
$220 to $340 Billion Annually
Current: $87 Billion Annually
Cost of Doing Nothing Is Far Higher
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Recommendations
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No Easy Answers
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Major Recommendations
• A Bold National Initiative
• Federal Government A Full Partner
• Reform
• Increased Investment
Reform
• Major Program Reform
– Restore vision/sense of purpose
– Replace existing programs with 10 performance-driven, outcome-based, modally-neutral programs
– NASTRAC
• Fix Project Delivery
Reform (cont’d)
• Bring our existing surface transportation systems into a state-of-good-repair.
• Reduce fatalities by 50 percent by 2025
• Reduce congestion in major metropolitan areas by 20 percent by 2025
• Provide for smooth flow of freight to improve international competitiveness
• Provide access and mobility for rural areas and smaller cities
• Provide world-class intercity passenger rail in dense corridors (300-500 miles)
Reform (cont’d)
• Set Standards/Metrics
• Develop Plans
• Develop Cost Estimates
• Fund on Cost-to-Complete Basis
Financing
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Financing
• General Principles
– User Fee Financing
– No Diversion
– Pay-As-You-Go
– Protect Funding Guarantees
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How Will We Pay For It?
• Federal– Motor Fuels Tax
• 5 to 8 cents per year for five years• Indexed to inflation
– Freight Fee • E.g., Container fee, bill of lading tax
– Customs Fees (portion)– Ticket Tax on Transit and Intercity Passenger Rail– Cap-and-Trade Revenue (transportation-related)– Investment Tax Credit
– VMT (privacy, evasion, cost of collection must be addressed)
• State/Local– Tolling New Capacity on Interstate– Congestion Pricing on Existing Interstate– Private Tolling/Congestion Pricing
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“Our unity as a nation is sustained by free
communication of thought and by easy
transportation of people and goods...
Together the unifying forces of our
communication and transportation systems
are dynamic elements in the very name we
bear — United States. Without them, we
would be a mere alliance of many separate
parts.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
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Past Generations Gave Us The Preeminent Surface Transportation System In The World
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