Congressional Agenda For TEA 21 Re-Authorization

In September 2003, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, or TEA 21, will expire. The re-authorization of the surface transportation program is the single greatest allocation of funding that goes through Congress—more than $200 billion over a six-year span—and Washington D.C. is beginning to turn its attention to the bill. Leading the debate as to how that money is prioritized and distributed is Rep. James Oberstar of Minnesota, the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. MIR is pleased to present this exlusive interview with Rep. Oberstar in which he highlights what’s at stake in the re-authorization of TEA 21, the politics of reforming transportation policy, and the national significance of California’s transportation planning efforts to date.

Thanks to Larry Segal