On May 14, 2003, the Administration sent to Congress its surface transportation reauthorization proposal-SAFETEA. SAFETEA included a number of provisions to increase State and local flexibility and the efficiency of project delivery. At the time of writing, Congress was considering the surface transportation reauthorization legislation. The U.S. DOT believes that its SAFETEA proposals would help to overcome some of the impediments to the formation of public-private partnerships identified in Chapters IV and V of this report.