VIERRA ASSOCIATES, INC. for MEMPHIS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Transportation TRA

MAP-21 reauthorization (S. 2322 plus pending titles from Senate Banking, Commerce and Finance Committees plus House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and Ways & Means Committee); efforts to mark-up and advance tax extenders bill to include APTA transit priorities; S. 2260 (the "Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act" - which includes APTA's four transit priorities); monitoring Congressional hearings and Obama Administration statements regarding solvency of Highway Trust Fund;ongoing support for bills to create "infrastructure banks"; H.R. 5021 - extending Highway Trust Fund statutory provisions; H.R. 4745 and S. 2438 - FY 15 THUD appropriations bills with client advocacy for funding at FY 14 levels or higher; H.R. 5016 - FY 15 Homeland Security appropriations provisions for FEMA State and Local programs providing funding for mass transit security. H.R. 5021/PATH Act to extend MAP-21; H.R.83 to provide FY 15 continuing resolution.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Railroad Administration; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), S. 2322 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S. 2438 (113th)