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ID SCR113
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/11/2013
Primary Sponsor
Transportation Committee
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AI Summary
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Directs the Idaho Transportation Department, Department of Commerce, and Department of Agriculture to continue strategic assessment and planning for Idaho's freight transportation system covering all modes including rail, trucks, air, and barge as equal partners.
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Requires the three agencies to identify, catalog, and produce a map of Idaho's present freight transportation system, integral shipping partners, types of freight shipped, and specific shipping needs of manufacturers and producers.
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Directs the agencies to assess and recommend opportunities for freight shipping partnership collaboration and modality linkages to improve efficiency and timeliness of freight transportation.
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Requires the agencies to recommend specific policies for infrastructure capacity, locations, and construction funding options for roads, highways, bridges, warehousing, loading and transfer facilities.
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Mandates the agencies design and implement a rigorous data collection system to track freight movement efficiency, effectiveness, multimodal partner cooperation, and identified needs to promote a competitive freight system.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and directing the Idaho Transportation Department, the Idaho Department of Agriculture and the Idaho Department of Commerce to continue and facilitate a statewide Freight Transportation Task Force with emphasis on the formation of a stakeholder Freight Transportation Advisory Committee, to initiate and finalize a methodical study of Idaho's present freight transportation system, to establish a consistent and rigorous data collection and analysis protocol, and recommending policies, activities and timelines to implement these changes.
STATEWIDE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to Transportation
2/12/2013