The authors wish to thank the many people who assisted in the development and production of this report. Members of the NCSL Partners Project on Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation (also known as the PPP Working Group) supervised project activities, suggested agenda topics and expert faculty, helped define the scope and content of the report, and actively oversaw and suggested improvements to the various project drafts. Special gratitude is extended to the co-chairs of the working group, Representative Terri Austin, Indiana, and Representative Linda Harper-Brown, Texas, for their leadership, depth of knowledge and skillful garnering of consensus on this sometimes controversial subject. Staff chair Fred Lewis, West Virginia, made helpful contributions throughout the process. Particular thanks are also due to Senator Scott Dibble, Minnesota, who lent his full support to this effort as the chair of the NCSL Transportation Committee. A full list of working group members may be found in Appendix A.
We are grateful to several organizations that contributed funds to underwrite this effort and their representatives who provided valuable input throughout the project. These included the NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures-Caroline Carlson; AAA-Justin McNaull and Pete Nonis; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)-Dennis Houlihan; the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)-Hank Webster and Bill Toohey; the American Trucking Associations (ATA)-Ted Scott and John Lynch; Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)-Janet Kavinoky; Macquarie Capital-Geoff Segal; the Reason Foundation-Leonard Gilroy; and Transurban-Jennifer Aument. We also thank Jerry Zhao and Bob Johns of the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, each of whom acted as a technical resource for the project. Many thanks, too, to the sponsors of Phase II of this project (see Appendix A). Phase II will help legislators put this report's principles into practice, as states continue to seek innovative financing solutions for the nation's transportation needs.
We deeply appreciate the expert faculty who shared their knowledge with us at project meetings (see Appendix A) and other stakeholders who gave us the benefit of their advice, comments and suggestions. Special thanks go to Jeffrey N. Buxbaum, Principal, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Brian F Chase, Senior Advisor, Castalia; Tyler Duvall, Former Acting Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation and Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company; Edward Farquharson, Project Director, Partnerships UK; John Foote, Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Jane Garvey Former Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration and Chairman, Meridiam Infrastructure NA; James Kinsley, Vice Consul, UK Trade & Investment; Michele Mariani Vaughn, Senior Associate, The Pew Center on the States; Regina McElroy Director, Office of Innovative Program Delivery, Federal Highway Administration; John B. Miller, Of Counsel, Patton Boggs LLP and President, Barchan Foundation, Inc.; Richard Norment, Executive Director, National Council for PPPs; Mary Peters, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation and Senior Advisor, Zachry Hastings Alliance; Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation; Frank M. Rapoport, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP and Senior Advisor, Council of Project Finance Advisors (CPFA) Working Group; Jim Ray, Former Deputy Administrator and Former Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration and Senior Advisor, Venn Strategies; Patrick Rhode, Vice President, Cintra US; and David Wright, Special Consultant on PPP, International Financial Services.
Thanks are extended to Leann Stelzer of NCSL who edited and formatted the report and to NCSL interns Cortney Green and Alice Wheet for their research assistance.