Summer of 2003 will be the season of lobbying for the shape of the Federal Highway  Administration Act for the next several years.  The working name for this act is TEA-3.  The current funding act is TEA-21.  We must learn about and comment to congress in order to preserve the citizen's rights and shape the funding of the I-69 project. 

UPDATE 2-12-03 - One of our freinds in Washington reports:
I am not sure if there will be a highway reauthorization bill this 
year.  I just do not know.  They may just extend TEA-21 for some period of time. If the Senate Evironmnent & Public Works holds a hearing, I guess that would  be an opportunity. The House may hold hearings also. 
>Here is the address: Seator James Inhofe, Chairman, Senate Evironmnent & Public Works Committee, Washington, DC  20510
The Trasportation Subcommittee Chairman is Senator Christopher S. Bond.  The address wll work.

Time Line

U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Reauthorization Home

See our FHA information on our Links page.

MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization)  Survey of changes recomended August 2002

University of Southern IN meeting May 1, 2002  A PDF file
-Q: What percentage of the funding for the construction of this segment of I-69 will come from the Federal government? 
A: (Commissioner Nicol) The existing transportation authorization legislation (TEA-21) expires next September and is due for reauthorization in October, 2003. Until that time, INDOT does not know what Federal funds will be available for the construction of I-69. Indiana currently receives 90.5% of its Federal gas tax dollars and is seeking
to raise that level to 95%. The INDOT long-range plan  identifies significant needs throughout the state, including I-69.

Fellow Lobbists:
tea 3.org A must visit site.
STPP Transportation Action Network  A TEA -3 lobby organization with a pedestrian emphasis.  They lobby congress for FHA  bike/ped funding.  A good place to learn about highway funding.
The Alliance for the New Transportation Charter  national network of organizations and individuals dedicated to using transportation as a tool to build livable, healthy, prosperous and just communities.