Partners Project on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s/PPPs)
Mission | Members | Meetings
Mission Statement and Summary
- extract from the Project's Concept Paper
To link legislators, legislative staff, and interested private sector entities to analyze legislators’ needs and to develop nonpartisan, balanced, and useful materials to aid legislators’ decision-making, both in their respective states and as they consider state-federal relationships. The P3s Partners Project will largely focus on publicly held surface transportation systems – namely roadways – but may incorporate linked water-based systems or intermodal installations as Project time and resources permit.
In particular, the 18-month Project will:
- Develop and offer educational sessions;
- Develop and provide a Legislative P3 Toolkit, including, but not limited to, items legislators and staff can use to:
- Evaluate the merits of P3s when considering implementing legislation,
- Assist state transportation officials as they evaluate tenders and bids,
- Understand P3 contracts,
- Oversee the operation and performance of P3s, and
- Respond to public and press inquiries about P3s;
- Develop greater NCSL expertise on P3s, offer episodic technical assistance upon request from legislators and staff, and increase capacity to respond to information requests; and
- Inform the NCSL Transportation Committee’s deliberation of P3s in the context of state-federal relations.
Members of the Steering Committee
(as of November 4, 2008)
Officers
Co-Chair: Representative Terri Austin - Indiana State Legislature
Co-Chair: Representative Linda Harper-Brown - Texas State Legislature
Legislators
Senator Scott Dibble - Minnesota State Legislature
Senator Pamela Gordon - Arizona State Legislature
Senator Mary Margaret Haugen - Washington State Legislature
Legislative Staff
Karl Spock - Texas Sunset Commission
Kate Wade - Wisconsin Audit Bureau
Foundation
NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures - Caroline Carlson, Director of Development
Private Sector
AAA - Justin McNaull, Director of State Relations
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Dennis Houlihan, Policy Analyst
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) - Allan Freedman, Vice President, and Bill Toohey, Senior Vice President
American Trucking Association (ATA) - Ted Scott, Director of Special Projects
Macquarie Capital - Geoffrey Segal, Vice President, Government Relations
Reason Foundation - Leonard Gilroy, Director of Government Reform
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Janet F. Kavinoky, Director, Transportation Infrastructure
Upcoming Meetings (subject to change)
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December 2008 – NCSL Fall Forum, Atlanta, Georgia – P3s Partners Project Business Meeting & Kickoff, educational session, and update/report to Transportation Committee
April 2009 – NCSL Spring Forum, Washington, D.C. – P3s Partners Project Business Meeting, educational session, and update/report to Transportation Committee
July 2009 – NCSL Legislative Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- P3s Partners Project Business Meeting, educational session, and update/report to Transportation Committee and NCSL Foundation Board
September 2009 – ARTBA Public-Private Ventures Conference, preceded by P3s Partners Project pre-conference
December 2009 – NCSL Fall Forum, location TBA -- P3s Partners Project Business Meeting, educational session, and final update/report to Transportation Committee
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