That representation Transportation Safety issues along with my Ranking Member senator cantwell let me welcome our Signature Panel of witnesses and thank them for this hearing. Well hear from the department of transportation including neil szabat ron brinks and straygur of the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and deputy minister of traffic and safety. Welcome to each of you. Fixing americas surface transportation act of 2019 better known as the fastback rasterized the administrations responsible for ensuring the safety of our surface transportation paid sns and fra. Identifying issues this committee should consider as we prepare for reauthorization. The fastback places a greater focus on our nations Multimodal Network that includes establishing the emperor Grant Program. This program and others such as formerly tiger grants are critical to improve our nations transportation infrastructure. I hope the winces will provide the committee with an update on efforts to improve our i
Including joel sabat, ron batory from the federal railroad administration. Ray martinez, administrator of the Safety Administration and heidi king from the national Highway Safety traffic system. The fix of the american act, better known as the fast act is responsible for ensuring the safety of our surface Transportation System including fmcsa, nhtsa and fra. Todays hearing provides our witnesses with the opportunity to discuss the implementation of the fast act. And to identify issues that this committee should consider as we prepare for a surface transportation reauthorization. The fast act established the infraGrant Program. This and others such as build grants formerly tiger grants are critical to improving our nations transportation infrastructure. I hope the witnesses will provide the committee with an update on improving the infrastructure and how intra, and bill grants are being utilized. As they reauthorize the fast act, i plan to work with cantwell and other members on both s
Today we will hear from department of transportation officials. The administrator of the federal railroad administration. The administrator of the federal Motor Carriers administration. And the deputy administrator of the national highway Traffic Safety administration. Welcome to each of you. Fixing americas surface transportation act of 2015 reauthorized many of the modal administrations responsible for ensuring the safety of our surface Transportation System. Fra. Ding fmcsa, nasa, and hearing provides our witnesses with the opportunity to discuss the implementation of and identify issues this committee should consider as we prepare for reauthorization. The act placed a greater focus on our nations multimodal freight i hope the witnesses will provide the committee with an update on efforts to improve infrastructure and how build grants are being utilized. Are the Commerce Committee considers reauthorizing the fast act, i plan on working with members on both sides of the aisle to auth
Kind of reserved and enigmatic quality to grant. Monday night on cspans q a. Next, trapgs infrastructure investment. Testifying about state gas tax increase, public and private partnerships and improvements to the Highway Trust Fund. This subcommittee hearing is two and a half hours. Well call the subcommittee to order. First thing id like to ask unanimous consent that members who are not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit at the subcommittee hearing today so they can ask questions. That is so ordered without objection. I would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure, and the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from the stakeholders is essential to the prot process that we use to gather policy. The fast track act was the first highway bill in mo
Partnerships and improvements to the Highway Trust Fund. This subcommittee hearing is two and a half hours. Well call the subcommittee to order. First thing id like to ask unanimous consent that members who are not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit at the subcommittee hearing today so they can ask questions. That is so ordered without objection. I would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure, and the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from the stakeholders is essential to the prot process that we use to gather policy. The fast track act was the first highway bill in more than a decade and well continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided in fast, the Transportation System still needs