§70201 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must urge each State to set up a freight advisory committee. The committee should include a mix of public and private freight stakeholders such as ports and railroads (if present), shippers and carriers, freight associations, logistics companies, industry workers, state and local transportation and planning officials, environmental or air agencies (if present), economic development agencies, and nonprofit or community groups. Members must have relevant experience (for example in business, freight logistics, planning, representing workers, government, or community groups). The committee will advise the State on freight priorities, projects, and funding; serve as a forum for freight mobility decisions; share information between public and private groups; coordinate regional priorities; and help develop the State’s freight plan and investment plan.

Title 49, §70201

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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall encourage each State to establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of—

(1)ports, if applicable;

(2)freight railroads, if applicable;

(3)shippers;

(4)carriers;

(5)freight-related associations;

(6)third-party logistics providers;

(7)the freight industry workforce;

(8)the transportation department of the State;

(9)metropolitan planning organizations;

(10)local governments;

(11)the environmental protection department of the State, if applicable;

(12)the air resources board of the State, if applicable;

(13)economic development agencies of the State; and

(14)not-for-profit organizations or community organizations.

(b)Each member of a freight advisory committee established under subsection (a) shall have qualifications sufficient to serve on a freight advisory committee, including, as applicable—

(1)general business and financial experience;

(2)experience or qualifications in the areas of freight transportation and logistics;

(3)experience in transportation planning;

(4)experience representing employees of the freight industry;

(5)experience representing a State, local government, or metropolitan planning organization; or

(6)experience representing the views of a community group or not-for-profit organization.

(c)A freight advisory committee of a State described in subsection (a) shall—

(1)advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs;

(2)serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;

(3)communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations;

(4)promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues; and

(5)participate in the development of the freight plan of the State described in section 70202, including by providing advice regarding the development of the freight investment plan.

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Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–58, § 21107(1), substituted “representatives of—” and pars. (1) to (14) for “representatives of ports, freight railroads, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, third-party logistics providers, the freight industry workforce, the transportation department of the State, and local governments.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–58, § 21107(4), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 117–58, § 21107(2), substituted “70202, including by providing advice regarding the development of the freight investment plan.” for “70202.” Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–58, § 21107(3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c).

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§70201 State freight advisory committees

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Title 49, §70201

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