National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission

MTC Chief to Serve on National Panel

March 2006
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, has appointed MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger to the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.

The 12-member panel, which will be chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta, was created by Congress as part of SAFETEA (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users), which was passed in mid-2005. The prestigious panel will examine the future needs of the nation’s surface transportation system once SAFETEA expires in 2009. Per the act, one of the panel’s charges will be to look at “long-term alternatives to replace or supplement the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to support the Highway Trust Fund, including new or alternative sources of revenue.”

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