Small Roads, Ports Outline Infrastructure Investment, Policy Priorities Small Roads, Ports Outline Infrastructure Investment, Policy Priorities Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) President Chuck Baker and American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Chris Connor offered supply chain investment and policy recommendations during a hearing this week of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports. Chuck Baker, ASLRRA In his testimony, ASLRRA’s Baker highlighted the industry’s contributions to the U.S. supply chain, and made four key legislative policy recommendations that could “create more leverage toward meeting economic and environmental goals as part of a surface transportation or infrastructure bill in the 117th Congress.”