by kenneth w. butler tlpa federal legislative counsel presentation to the 92 nd annual convention...
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The Issues – New Freedom Labor Protection Threat to New Freedom Program Consolidation: TLPA supports consolidation of the Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program (Section 5310), JARC (Section 5316) and the New Freedom Program (Section 5317) into the Coordinated Mobility Initiative while maintaining current law pertaining to each program in regards to funding eligibility, labor protection, private operator subrecipient eligibility, and that projects be selected from the locally developed coordinated human services transportation plan. The bill newly attaches “13c” labor requirements to currently defined New Freedom eligibilities. TLPA Position: A new citation should be inserted that would “hold constant” the New Freedom category of funding as it pertains to its exemption from labor protection under the current statute enacted in SAFETEA-LU.TRANSCRIPT
BY
KENNETH W. BUTLERTLPA FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
PRESENTATION TO THE 92ND ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 29, 2010
Congressional Report
Overview
The Issues New Freedom Texting Ban Taxicab Fuel Efficiency Requirement Ride Act
The Players House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Committee Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Committee
The Issues – New Freedom
Labor Protection Threat to New Freedom Program Consolidation: TLPA supports consolidation of the
Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program (Section 5310), JARC (Section 5316) and the New Freedom Program (Section 5317) into the Coordinated Mobility Initiative while maintaining current law pertaining to each program in regards to funding eligibility, labor protection, private operator subrecipient eligibility, and that projects be selected from the locally developed coordinated human services transportation plan. The bill newly attaches “13c” labor requirements to currently
defined New Freedom eligibilities. TLPA Position: A new citation should be inserted that would
“hold constant” the New Freedom category of funding as it pertains to its exemption from labor protection under the current statute enacted in SAFETEA-LU.
Texting Threat to Transportation Industry Legislation has been introduced in both the House and
Senate to ban texting while driving. Examples include: House legislation (H.R. 3535) was introduced by Rep. Carolyn
McCarthy (D-NY-4) Senate legislation (S. 1536) was introduced by Senator Charles
Schumer (D-NY) TLPA Position: TLPA urges Congress to explicitly recognize
that state or locally licensed commercial drivers providing for-hire passenger transportation services, as DOT has already done for federally licensed drivers of commercial motor vehicles, may continue to have access to their dispatch service that is necessary for the ordinary conduct of their business.
The Issues – Texting Ban
The Issues – Fuel Efficiency Requirement
Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate that would allow local public entities to impose fuel efficiency requirements on taxis House legislation (H.R. 3711) was introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY-8) Senate legislation (S. 1741) was introduced by Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand (D-NY) Known as the “Green Taxis Act of 2009,” the Senate version was
also included in the Kerry-Boxer Climate Change legislation TLPA Position: TLPA urges Congress to not adopt the proposed
legislation as it unfairly singles out one small industry that represents approximately one tenth of one percent of all automobiles in the United States to meet these locally developed, specialized vehicle standards.
The Issues – RIDE Act
On September 29, 2010, Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA-37) introduced H.R. 6301, the Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act The bill’s purpose is “To clarify the application of
section 14501(d) of title 49, United States Code, to prevent the imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees.”
This is the companion bill to Senator Frank Lautenberg’s (D-NJ) bill introduced long ago
TLPA Position: TLPA supports this legislation and is working with the National Limousine Association to have it enacted into law.
The Players – House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
James Oberstar (D-MN-8) Full Committee Chairman 18th Term in House First Elected in 1974
John Mica (R-FL-7) Full Committee
Ranking Member 9th Term in House
The Players – House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) Highways and Transit
Subcommittee Chairman 12th Term in House
John Duncan Jr. (R-TN-2) Highways and Transit
Subcommittee Ranking Member
12th Term in House
The Players – Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Committee
Tim Johnson (D-SD) Possible candidate to
replace Christopher Dodd as Full Committee Chairman
3rd Term in Senate
Richard Shelby (R-AL) Full Committee
Ranking Member 4th Term in Senate
The Players – Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Committee
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Housing, Transportation and
Community Development Subcommittee Chairman
2nd Term in Senate
David Vitter (R-LA) Housing, Transportation and
Community Development Subcommittee Ranking Member
1st Term in Senate
The Players – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Committee
John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) Full Committee
Chairman 5th Term in Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Full Committee Ranking
Member 4th Term in Senate
The Players – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Committee
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Surface Transportation
Subcommittee Chairman 5th Term in Senate
John Thune (R-SD) Surface Transportation
Subcommittee Ranking Member
1st Term in Senate
Thank You!
For more information:Kenneth W. ButlerSenior PrincipalCAPITAL PARTNERSHIPS (VA), Inc.11350 Random Hills RoadSuite 800 #8008(703) [email protected]
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