Tool Kits & Advocacy Packets

Public Policy Areas of Interest

• Public Policy Home
• ACT Next Authorization Taskforce
• ACT Policy Papers
• Public Policy E-lerts
• Archives / Public Policy Council Minutes (Members Only)
• Policy / Government Resources

General Administrative Information

• ACT's Public Policy Agenda - by Jason Pavluchuk (PowerPoint)
• Federal Funding: What's Available, Where it's Going - By Jason Pavluchuk (PowerPoint)
• Appropriations Primer
• Example Meeting Request Letter

General Information

• Congressman Holt & Senator Rockefeller Introduce National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 (PDF) (72 KB)
• Senator Dodd Introduces ‘Livable Communities Act (PDF) (69 KB)
• Senators Murkowski (R-AK) & Begich (D-AK) Introduce Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act of 2009 (PDF) (72 KB)
• Blumenauer, Kirk & McGovern introduce Green Routes to Work (HR 3271) (PDF) (72 KB)
• Legislation to Increase Federal Telework Introduced (PDF) (68 KB)
• Legislation to protect Teleworkers from Double Taxation Introduced (PDF) (68 KB)
• Complete Streets Legislation Introduced in House & Senate (PDF) (64 KB)
• Congressman Sires Introduces Commute LESS (HR 3517) (PDF) (69 KB)
• Senator Carper & Congressman Blumenauer introduce CLEAN-TEA in an Effort to Reduce Carbon Emissions from the Transportation Sector (S. 575/HR 1329) (PDF) (71 KB)
• Congressman Blumenauer Introduced Technical Corrections Legislation for Bike Benefit (PDF) (42 KB)

Open Dockets

• FTA Releases Proposed Policy Statement on the Eligibility of Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Under Federal Transit Law (PDF) (77 KB)
• IRS Releases Proposed Regulations Related to Information Reporting for Payments Made in Settlement of Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions (PDF) (71 KB)

Draft Letters

• Carpool Equity ACT Boiler Plate Letter (.doc)
• Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act Support Letter (.doc)
• Clean TEA Act Support Letter (.doc)
• Carpool Investment Tax Credit Support Letter (.doc)
• Green Routes to Work Act (.doc)
• Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act (.doc)
• Complete Streets Act (.doc)
• Bike Benefit Technical Corrections & Improvement Act (.doc)
• Commute Less Act (.doc)
• Telework Improvements Act (.doc)
• Investment in Commuter Vanpooling ACT (.doc)
• Livable Communities Act (.doc)

Legislative/Regulatory Information

• ACT Summary of Draft CMAQGuidance
• FHWA Draft CMAQ Guidance
• JARC information piece
• Mobility Management information piece
• New Freedom information piece

Grant Opportunities