2009 Annual Meeting American Highway Users Alliance October 20, 2009 The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC www.highways.org

Meeting folder items: Agendas Meeting Minutes Slate of Nominees Action Fund Form Membership Brochure Authorization Booklet Jump drive file directory 2009 Annual Meeting

Meeting folder items:

Agendas

Meeting Minutes

Slate of Nominees

Action Fund Form

Membership Brochure

Authorization Booklet

Jump drive file directory

Chairman’s Welcome & Call to Order Self Introductions Adoption of Minutes Election of Nominees for Board of Directors, Executive Committee , and Officers

Self Introductions

Adoption of Minutes

Election of Nominees for Board of Directors, Executive Committee , and Officers

Current Legislative Activities Major Funding Cuts After SAFETEA-LU Bill Lapses No Highway Funding Extension Bill Passed In October alone, states will have to cut $1B from pending contracts – nearly 1/3 of total budget authority Under current Continuing Resolution, highway funding is cut from approximately $3.5B per month to $2.5B per month If Congress passes extension to SAFETEA-LU, funding level will be restored

Major Funding Cuts After SAFETEA-LU Bill Lapses

No Highway Funding Extension Bill Passed

In October alone, states will have to cut $1B from pending contracts – nearly 1/3 of total budget authority

Under current Continuing Resolution, highway funding is cut from approximately $3.5B per month to $2.5B per month

If Congress passes extension to SAFETEA-LU, funding level will be restored

Current Legislative Activities Cap-and-Trade Bill Moves to Senate Senate cap-and-trade bill (S. 1733) introduced by Sens. Boxer, Kerry; faces tough resistance from Republicans and conservative Democrats Campaigned in opposition of Waxman-Markey as part of Energy Citizens campaign Highway Users, allies met with Senate EPW Committee staff from both sides of the aisle to discuss concerns about the House bill’s transportation planning provisions. Section adds new, ambiguous statewide & metropolitan trans. planning requirements to already long, difficult process

Cap-and-Trade Bill Moves to Senate

Senate cap-and-trade bill (S. 1733) introduced by Sens. Boxer, Kerry; faces tough resistance from Republicans and conservative Democrats

Campaigned in opposition of Waxman-Markey as part of Energy Citizens campaign

Highway Users, allies met with Senate EPW Committee staff from both sides of the aisle to discuss concerns about the House bill’s transportation planning provisions.

Section adds new, ambiguous statewide & metropolitan trans. planning requirements to already long, difficult process

Current Legislative Activities FY 2010 Budget & Appropriations Senate trans. approps bill passed by a vote of 73 to 25. House already passed its bill. Next, bill will be sorted in a conference committee Issued congratulatory statement to Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcmte. Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) for her efforts on appropriations Supported two amendments by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) Option rather than mandate to spend 10% of surface trans. funds on off-highway enhancements Prevent the diversion of highway funds for museums Neither amendment passed

FY 2010 Budget & Appropriations

Senate trans. approps bill passed by a vote of 73 to 25. House already passed its bill. Next, bill will be sorted in a conference committee

Issued congratulatory statement to Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcmte. Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) for her efforts on appropriations

Supported two amendments by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

Option rather than mandate to spend 10% of surface trans. funds on off-highway enhancements

Prevent the diversion of highway funds for museums

Neither amendment passed

Current Legislative Activities Other Policy Efforts Highway Users Policy Taskforces examining House bill 3 Taskforces met to develop recommendations for T&I staff on congestion, safety, and freight corridors. Participating in multi-org effort to dissect planning, environmental, and programmatic threats in authorization bills. Taking action to discredit flawed Urban Land Institute “Moving Cooler” report Launching major campaign to combat the anti-mobility strategies discussed in the report and advanced by some Members of Congress Promoting safety for high risk rural roads as part of Roadway Infrastructure Safety Coalition (RISC)

Other Policy Efforts

Highway Users Policy Taskforces examining House bill

3 Taskforces met to develop recommendations for T&I staff on congestion, safety, and freight corridors.

Participating in multi-org effort to dissect planning, environmental, and programmatic threats in authorization bills.

Taking action to discredit flawed Urban Land Institute “Moving Cooler” report

Launching major campaign to combat the anti-mobility strategies discussed in the report and advanced by some Members of Congress

Promoting safety for high risk rural roads as part of Roadway Infrastructure Safety Coalition (RISC)

2009 Accomplishments Report Federal Highway Bill Authorization Activities Met with ranking member of the House Highways & Transit Subcommittee Rep. Duncan (R-TN) with HU Patron member NuStar to gain a highway “champion”. Met with House T&I Committee staff & rank-and-file Members offices to discuss our core authorization issues Key EPW Cmte. staff from Boxer, Baucus, Voinovich & Inhofe reviewed Highway Users authorization proposal

Federal Highway Bill Authorization Activities

Met with ranking member of the House Highways & Transit Subcommittee Rep. Duncan (R-TN) with HU Patron member NuStar to gain a highway “champion”.

Met with House T&I Committee staff & rank-and-file Members offices to discuss our core authorization issues

Key EPW Cmte. staff from Boxer, Baucus, Voinovich & Inhofe reviewed Highway Users authorization proposal

2009 Accomplishments Report Climate Change Highway Users drafted united transportation planning position papers for Boxer and Oberstar Papers highlighted needed provision changes in last year’s failed Senate climate change bill & early Waxman-Markey drafts. New planning regulations Restrictions on use of cap-and-trade funds Working with new Fuel Users group – coordinated by Chevron -- on climate legislation & fuel price impacts

Climate Change

Highway Users drafted united transportation planning position papers for Boxer and Oberstar

Papers highlighted needed provision changes in last year’s failed Senate climate change bill & early Waxman-Markey drafts.

New planning regulations

Restrictions on use of cap-and-trade funds

Working with new Fuel Users group – coordinated by Chevron -- on climate legislation & fuel price impacts

2009 Accomplishments Report Federal Highway Bill Authorization Activities Attended first Senate Commerce Cmte.’s Surface Transportation Subcmte. hearing on authorization DOT Secy. LaHood testified focusing on alternatives to driving Commerce Cmte. does not have highway program jurisdiction Final Road to Highway Authorization booklets included in meeting folders

Federal Highway Bill Authorization Activities

Attended first Senate Commerce Cmte.’s Surface Transportation Subcmte. hearing on authorization

DOT Secy. LaHood testified focusing on alternatives to driving

Commerce Cmte. does not have highway program jurisdiction

Final Road to Highway Authorization booklets included in meeting folders

2009 Accomplishments Report FY 2010 Budget & Appropriations Met with T&I Cmte. Chairman Oberstar (D-MN) and Highways & Transit Subcmte. Chairman DeFazio (D-OR) Sent Legislative Alert to fight for House budget numbers Opposed initial budget framework from Obama Administration, released in February Congratulated Obama Administration for improvements in FINAL budget proposal Supported passage of House & Senate FY10 approps. Support higher Senate funding levels going forward.

FY 2010 Budget & Appropriations

Met with T&I Cmte. Chairman Oberstar (D-MN) and Highways & Transit Subcmte. Chairman DeFazio (D-OR)

Sent Legislative Alert to fight for House budget numbers

Opposed initial budget framework from Obama Administration, released in February

Congratulated Obama Administration for improvements in FINAL budget proposal

Supported passage of House & Senate FY10 approps.

Support higher Senate funding levels going forward.

2009 Accomplishments Report Cap-and-Trade bill Organized transportation groups to develop a united transportation front on the legislation Led multi-association effort to ask House T&I Committee to assert jurisdiction in planning provisions Also, we remain opposed to downstream fuels under the cap – this approach has been rejected in Europe and is an effective gas tax increase without any highway investments

Cap-and-Trade bill

Organized transportation groups to develop a united transportation front on the legislation

Led multi-association effort to ask House T&I Committee to assert jurisdiction in planning provisions

Also, we remain opposed to downstream fuels under the cap – this approach has been rejected in Europe and is an effective gas tax increase without any highway investments

2009 Accomplishments Report Rockefeller-Lautenberg bill S. 1036 proposed VMT reductions and mandates freight shift from trucks to rail After hundreds of grassroots letters came in, Democratic Commerce staff requested a meeting to discuss our objections; we met with Rockefeller’s staff to offer our help to improve the bill Legislative Alert garnered tremendous grassroots response

Rockefeller-Lautenberg bill

S. 1036 proposed VMT reductions and mandates freight shift from trucks to rail

After hundreds of grassroots letters came in, Democratic Commerce staff requested a meeting to discuss our objections; we met with Rockefeller’s staff to offer our help to improve the bill

Legislative Alert garnered tremendous grassroots response

2009 Accomplishments Report Economic Stimulus Bill Discussed highway funding in the economic stimulus bill at multiple speeches & media programs Politico ad next to Secy. LaHood profile in inaugural issue with help of NuStar Coordinated industry leader meeting on stimulus and highway bill efforts

Economic Stimulus Bill

Discussed highway funding in the economic stimulus bill at multiple speeches & media programs

Politico ad next to Secy. LaHood profile in inaugural issue with help of NuStar

Coordinated industry leader meeting on stimulus and highway bill efforts

2009 Accomplishments Report Economic Stimulus – Successful Amendments Endorsed: Passed 71-26. A Mikulski amendment to offer tax credits on car loan interest, helping people buy cars in this challenging economic climate. (Key Vote) Endorsed: Shuster amendment – Prevent states from cutting their own budgets and using stimulus as substitute, (passed by voice vote)

Economic Stimulus – Successful Amendments

Endorsed: Passed 71-26. A Mikulski amendment to offer tax credits on car loan interest, helping people buy cars in this challenging economic climate. (Key Vote)

Endorsed: Shuster amendment – Prevent states from cutting their own budgets and using stimulus as substitute, (passed by voice vote)

2009 Accomplishments Report Economic Stimulus Endorsed: Failed Point-of-Order Vote: 58-39. Murray amendment to increase highway spending Endorsed: A Boxer/Inhofe amendment to transfer $50B in unobligated balances from stimulus programs and move them to highways at the end of 2009 & 2010 (Not considered) Endorsed: A Boxer/Inhofe/Baucus/Voinovich amendment to increase highway funding by $5.5B (Not considered) Endorsed: Baucus amendment - deletes $8.5B recission from SAFETEA-LU scheduled to take effect on 9/30/09 (Not considered)

Economic Stimulus

Endorsed: Failed Point-of-Order Vote: 58-39. Murray amendment to increase highway spending

Endorsed: A Boxer/Inhofe amendment to transfer $50B in unobligated balances from stimulus programs and move them to highways at the end of 2009 & 2010 (Not considered)

Endorsed: A Boxer/Inhofe/Baucus/Voinovich amendment to increase highway funding by $5.5B (Not considered)

Endorsed: Baucus amendment - deletes $8.5B recission from SAFETEA-LU scheduled to take effect on 9/30/09 (Not considered)

2009 Accomplishments Report Weighed in on Commission Reports Appeared on Fox News Live to discuss VMT & Commission report Finance Commission report press release BPC commission staff sought advice from us on final report

Weighed in on Commission Reports

Appeared on Fox News Live to discuss VMT & Commission report

Finance Commission report press release

BPC commission staff sought advice from us on final report

2009 Accomplishments Report Other Legislative & Policy Actions Energy Issues – Highway Users participated in CEA Energy Forum on the Hill in mid-May. Cohen serves on its Board of Advisors. Stabilizing & Lowering Fuel Prices – Issued a Legislative Alert soliciting comments to MMS proposal for Outer Continental Shelf fuel exploration; would reduce highway construction material costs Clear majority of comments favored opening OCS

Other Legislative & Policy Actions

Energy Issues – Highway Users participated in CEA Energy Forum on the Hill in mid-May. Cohen serves on its Board of Advisors.

Stabilizing & Lowering Fuel Prices – Issued a Legislative Alert soliciting comments to MMS proposal for Outer Continental Shelf fuel exploration; would reduce highway construction material costs

Clear majority of comments favored opening OCS

2009 Accomplishments Report Other Legislative & Policy Actions Safety – Highway Users is a founding member of Roadway Infrastructure Safety Coalition to increase funds for rural road safety programs Member of Highway Safety Performance Venture to develop a national state-of-safety report card Roadway Safety Foundation invited to participate in AASHTO’s SCOHTS Committee Drafted AASHTO resolution to eliminate run-off-the-road crashes within 20 year Endorsed Baucus/Rahall bill: Surface Transportation Safety Act, which promotes road safety funding, work zone protections, rail grade crossings, & better signs and markings

Other Legislative & Policy Actions

Safety – Highway Users is a founding member of Roadway Infrastructure Safety Coalition to increase funds for rural road safety programs

Member of Highway Safety Performance Venture to develop a national state-of-safety report card

Roadway Safety Foundation invited to participate in AASHTO’s SCOHTS Committee

Drafted AASHTO resolution to eliminate run-off-the-road crashes within 20 year

Endorsed Baucus/Rahall bill: Surface Transportation Safety Act, which promotes road safety funding, work zone protections, rail grade crossings, & better signs and markings

2009 Accomplishments Report Other Legislative & Policy Actions Tolling & PPPs – Highway Users continues participation in Americans for a Stronger National Highway Network coalition ITS America’s Congestion Initiative – We supported the launch of ITS America’s Global Congestion Relief Challenge created to develop solutions to growing traffic congestion

Other Legislative & Policy Actions

Tolling & PPPs – Highway Users continues participation in Americans for a Stronger National Highway Network coalition

ITS America’s Congestion Initiative – We supported the launch of ITS America’s Global Congestion Relief Challenge created to develop solutions to growing traffic congestion

2009 Accomplishments Report Other Legislative & Policy Actions Chairman Boxer’s Water Regulation Bill – S.787 Joined with other transportation and industry groups to oppose S. 787, which extends US Corps of Engineer permitting jurisdiction over isolated, non-navigable waters Sent letter of opposition to Boxer & Inhofe outlining concerns S. 787 would lead to highway project delays and cancellations Non-navigable water is regulated by states

Other Legislative & Policy Actions

Chairman Boxer’s Water Regulation Bill – S.787

Joined with other transportation and industry groups to oppose S. 787, which extends US Corps of Engineer permitting jurisdiction over isolated, non-navigable waters

Sent letter of opposition to Boxer & Inhofe outlining concerns

S. 787 would lead to highway project delays and cancellations

Non-navigable water is regulated by states

2009 Annual Meeting Open Discussion

Action Fund Threats to mobility about in current legislation and Administration policy Moving Cooler report: coerce people to drive less and own less cars Rockefeller/Lautenberg: mandates VMT reductions and freight modal shifts Blumenauer/Carper/Specter: CLEAN-TEA requires planning changes that de-emphasize highways Dodd: Livable Communities bill defines livability without automobility LaHood: Livability Initiative described in anti-auto terms. Partnership with EPA/HUD to reduce automobility

Threats to mobility about in current legislation and Administration policy

Moving Cooler report: coerce people to drive less and own less cars

Rockefeller/Lautenberg: mandates VMT reductions and freight modal shifts

Blumenauer/Carper/Specter: CLEAN-TEA requires planning changes that de-emphasize highways

Dodd: Livable Communities bill defines livability without automobility

LaHood: Livability Initiative described in anti-auto terms. Partnership with EPA/HUD to reduce automobility

Grassroots Initiatives Advocacy Grant Program – Applications due 11/15 1 st Place - $1000 grant 2 nd Place - $750 3 rd Place - $500 Grassroots Web Site – We are seeking a new website & social media platform to launch an aggressive grassroots development effort. Advocates in Action Award presented by Chairman Bill Graves

Advocacy Grant Program – Applications due 11/15

1 st Place - $1000 grant

2 nd Place - $750

3 rd Place - $500

Grassroots Web Site – We are seeking a new website & social media platform to launch an aggressive grassroots development effort.

Advocates in Action Award presented by Chairman Bill Graves

Proposed 2010 Meeting Dates Board of Directors Meetings February June 2010 Annual Meeting (all Highway Users members) October

Board of Directors Meetings

February

June

2010 Annual Meeting (all Highway Users members)

October

2009 Annual Meeting American Highway Users Alliance October 20, 2009 The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC www.highways.org

Keynote Speaker Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez 2009 Annual Meeting

Keynote Speaker

Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez

Policy Panel I: Highway Funding & Authorization Progress Jack Basso, AASHTO David Napoliello, House Approps. Kathy Dedrick, Senate EPW Rachel Milberg, Senate Approps.

Jack Basso, AASHTO

David Napoliello, House Approps.

Kathy Dedrick, Senate EPW

Rachel Milberg, Senate Approps.

Policy Panel II: Environment & Energy Hot Issues Cindy Burbank , Parsons Brinckerhoff Alan Pisarski , Independent Transportation Expert Debra Marshall , Chevron

Cindy Burbank , Parsons Brinckerhoff

Alan Pisarski , Independent Transportation Expert

Debra Marshall , Chevron

Closing Remarks Greg Cohen , President & CEO American Highway Users Alliance

Greg Cohen , President & CEO

American Highway Users Alliance