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CONSENSUS AND ADVISORY STUDIES
Consensus Studies
Review of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Brakes
Domestic Transportation of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Ethanol
Performance-Based Safety Regulation
Review of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Air Traffic Control: Symposium on Organizational Reform Options
Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration R&D Program
Future Interstate
Inland Waterways
Innovative Urban Mobility Services: Issues and Opportunities
In-Service Performance of Energy-absorbing W-beam Guardrail End Treatments: Phase 1
Intercity Passenger Travel: Opportunities and Issues in Short-haul Markets
Long Term Bridge Performance Committee LTBP
Long Term Pavement Performance LTPP
Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Safety Culture
Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment
Propane Gas Pipeline Facilities
Railroad Transportation Regulation
Real Time Monitoring of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
Research and Technology Coordinating Committee (Federal Highway Administration)
Review of USDOT Report on Connected Vehicle Initiative Communications Systems Deployment
Review of USDOT Truck Size and Weight Study
Strengthening the FMCSA R&T Program
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Funding and Managing the U.S. Inland Waterways System: What Policymakers Need to Know
TRB Special Report 315: Funding and Managing the U.S. Inland Waterways System: What Policymakers Need to Know explores the role and importance of the federally funded inland waterways system, priorities for future investment, its beneficiaries, and sources of funding.
In recent years, the inland waterways system has transported six to seven percent of all domestic ton-miles of cargo. The system is a small but important component of the national freight system, particularly for bulk commodities. The study committee finds that, in order to ensure efficient use of limited navigation resources, the most critical need for the inland waterways system is a sustainable and well-executed plan for maintaining system reliability and performance. Reliability and performance will depend on placing higher priority on investments in operations and maintenance (O&M). Without a funding strategy that prioritizes system preservation, maintenance may continue to be deferred, which would result in further deterioration and in a less cost effective and less reliable system.
The committee finds that more reliance on a “user-pays” funding strategy for the commercial navigation system is feasible, would generate new revenues for maintenance, and would promote economic efficiency.
The committee suggests that an asset management program focused on economic efficiency, fully implemented and linked to the budgeting process, would help prioritize maintenance spending and ascertain the funding levels required for reliable freight service.
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