AASHTO - Freight Transportation Network

Chair -- John D. Porcari, Maryland
Vice Chair -- John C. Eagerton, IV, Alabama
Secretary -- Vacant
Liaison -- Leo Penne, AASHTO

LEGISLATION / REGULATION

POLICIES and STUDIES

AASHTO Standing Committee on Aviation--Spring Meeting
FAA Reauthorization Bill Update
Stephen Van Beek
May 4, 2007--Phoenix, Arizona
PowerPoint: FAA Reauthorization Bill Update

AASHTO Aviation Side-by-Side
Comparison of Senate, House, Administration Bills and Conferecne Outlook
Download: AASHTO Aviation Side-by-Side

Essential Air Service Program (EAS)
What is Essential Air Service? (Backgrond Paper)
Prepared by the Office of Aviation Analysis, U.S. DOT
Air Service Background

SENATE

Senate Bill 1300—“Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007"

PURPOSE: To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for the fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
Read complete bill: Senate Bill 1300: “Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007"

HOUSE

HOUSE Bill 2689—“Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2007”

PURPOSE: To authorize appropriations for the civil aviation research and development projects and activities of the Federal Aviation, and for other purposes.
Read complete bill: H.R. 2689-“Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2007”

H.R. 2698
Section by Section Analysis
H.R. 2698: Bill Analysis

ADMINISTRATION

NextGen Financing Reform Act of 2007 (Reauthorization)
PURPOSE: Aviation is critical to the nation's economic well-being

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Fact Sheets, Testimony, Press Releases, and other Recent News Developments
NextGen Financing Reform Act