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8/6/2019 ALEC Inter Modal Policy Resolution
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INTERMODALPOLKYRESOLLJTIONPari XV: Transporfation n
SummaryALECs Intermodel Policy Resolution supports the goal of
aa integrated transportation system that providesand enhances the
Nations system of moving freight and people.Model
ResolutionWHEREAS, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efticxncy
Act (ISTEA) of 1991 recognues the uniquecontributions of each
transportation mode to the productivity of the States and the
Nation, and to the abilityof this nation to compete globally in the
merging and existing international economies; andWHEREAS, the
National Intermodal Transportation System policy declaration in
ISTEA contemplates anintegrated transportation system for the
movement of both freight and people, with increased emphasis
onadopting technologies that improve productivity; andWHERZ2AS,
STEA recognizes the limitations of each mode in the seamless
delivery of freight and people,and has promoted mechanisms
strengthening transoortation planning of projects and funding
flexibility ofthese projects; andWHEREAS, those mechanisms, most
importantly the state transportation plans, local
transportationimprovement programs, and intermodal management
systems, incorporate the needs of urban and ruralpopulations and
the private sector directly in the decision-making process that
allocates scarce transportationdollars;NOW THEmFORE, BE IT RESOL
VED, that the American Legislative Exchange Council hereby
supportsthe promotion of intermodal goals of ISTEA, seeking to
ensure the implementation of systems and facilitiesthat strengthen
the connectivity between the modes and provide linkages to overcome
the limitations of eachmode to an integrated transportation system;
andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the American Legislative Exchange
Council supports an integratedtransportation system that fosters
competitiveness for domestically produced goods in overseas
markets; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the American Legislative
Exchange Council supports an integratedtransportation system that
preserves and enhances an efficient infrastructure to ensure market
place choicefor the seamless movement of freight and people.
Volume II: Sourcebook of American State Legislation I995 370
