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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations 2-1 2.0 Identifying Key Characteristics of Existing Multi-State Organizations 2.1 IDENTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS Sixty-five existing organizations were identified and reviewed to assess their potential as models for future multi-state freight organizations. The organizations included all those identified in NCFRP Report 2 and others identified through literature reviews, Internet searches, and conversations with knowledgeable public and private sector officials.
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations 2-2 • Planning – Responsibility for planning, especially for long-range (i.e., more than five years) planning of capital improvements and operations; • Capital Improvements – Responsibility for developing, programming, funding and implementing capital improvements; • Operations – Responsibility for developing, deploying, and managing operations, including maintenance of capital facilities; • Regulation/Safety – Responsibility for promulgating and enforcing regulations (but not legislating or adjudicating regulations)
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations 2-3 Table 2.1 Classification of Organizations (see list of Acronyms below) Type of Institution Function Policy Planning Capital Improvements Operations Regulation/ Safety Research/ Education Pu bl ic Ag en cy National Federal Agency Federal Project Office USDOT FHWA/HOFM STB USDOT FHWA/HOFM USDOT (discretionary grants)
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations 2-4 Type of Institution Function Policy Planning Capital Improvements Operations Regulation/ Safety Research/ Education Regional/ Local Metropolitan Planning Organization (may be multi-state)
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations 2-5 Acronyms for Table 2.1: ACTA: Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority HELP (PrePass)
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