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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 1 1.0 Introduction .........................................................................................................
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations ii Tables Table 1.1 Institutional Types ................................................................................... 1-2 Table 2.1 Classification of Organizations (see list of Acronyms below)
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations ES-1 Executive Summary Freight transportation trips often involve multiple modes and routes that cross several states. To move efficiently, freight movement -- regional, national, and global -- must cross jurisdictional boundaries with as few impediments as possible.
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Multi-State Freight Transportation Organizations ES-2 capital investment, operations, research and education across jurisdictional lines; • Federal, state, and private sector participation in the governance of corporations; a federal role and participation in the national corporation will be critical to address national capacity and connectivity, but strong state and private sector representation in the regional multi-state entities is mandatory to ensure commitment to and utilization of these organizations; • Professional staff within each of the regional corporations, and a small national staff to support policy coordination, research, and education; and • Ability to accept and pool funding and fees for service from an array of federal, state and private sources. The key problem identified in this report was the difficulty of funding and operating multi-state freight institutions across state lines in multiple jurisdictions.
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