ARA Signs a Letter to House of Representatives Committee Regarding STB Reauthorization Act
Mar 24 2015
ARA signs a Letter to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation urging for support of the S.808, “The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015. The bill introduced by Chairman John Thune and Ranking Member Bill Nelson would reauthorize the STB for the first time since it was created and would make the Board a more effective agency for handling freight rail issues. The legislation would streamline rate case procedures, create a meaningful alternative dispute resolution process, and require an analysis of the rules under which the Board operates. Other common-sense improvements include allowing the Board members to discuss agency matters with each other, permitting the Board to launch its own investigations, and creating much-needed timelines for completing cases.