FEDERAL LEGISLATION (SAFETEA-LU and TEA-21)

• U.S. Department of Transportation - a SAFETEA-LU Web site being maintained by USDOT.

• Florida Department of Transportation - a SAFETEA-LU Web site being maintained by FDOT.

• FDOT's TEA-21 web site

• U.S. Department of Transportation's Reauthorization web site

• TEA-21 "Road Map": A Reauthorization Action Plan - an action plan prepared by FBT President Doug Callaway.

• TEA-21 reauthorization: what's next? - a brochure written by FBT President Doug Callaway.

• The Heritage Foundation, a public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. has issued some policy papers on TEA-21 Reauthorization issues. A May 2003 paper by Dr. Ronald Utt titled "New Highway Proposal Fights Congestion with Fee-Based Express Lanes" summarizes H.R. 1767, the Freeing Alternatives for Speedy Transportation (FAST) Act, a bill that would allow fees and tolls to be added to newly constructed h to newly constructed highways. An Apriighways. An April 2003 report by Dr. l 2003 report by Dr. Utt on "Reauthorization of TEA-21: A Primer on Reforming the Federal Highway and Transit Programs" advocates transferring surface transportation responsibilities and financial resources to the states.

• Federal Transportation Reform - The Brookings Institution is issuing a series of discussion papers and policy briefs on TEA-21 Reauthorization. The series includes an April 2003 policy brief by Martin Wachs titled "Improving Efficiency and Equity in Transportation Finance" that argues that continued or expanded reliance on user fees remains the most promising way to promote efficiency and equity in transportation finance. A March 2003 report by Robert Puentes and Ryan Prince on "Fueling Transportation Finance: A Primer on the Gas Tax" describes the history, yield, and use of motor fuels taxes.