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 105 STAT. 2160 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 49 USC 102 note. SEC. 5004. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) STUDY,—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to continue a study of options for organizing the Department of Transportation to increase the effectiveness of program delivery, reduce costs, and improve intermodal coordination among surface transportation-related agencies. (b) REPORT.— The Secretary shall report to Congress on the findings of the study continued under subsection (a) and recommend appropriate organizational changes no later than January 1, 1993. No organizational changes shall be implemented until such changes are approved by law. 49 USC 301 note. SEC. 5005. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—T here is established a National Commission on Intermodal Transportation. (b) FUNCTION.— The Commission shall make a complete investigation and study of intermodal transportation in the United States and internationaly. The Commission shall determine the status of intermodal transportation, the problems that exist with respect to intermodal transportation, and the resources needed to enhance intermodal transportation. Based on such investigation and study, the Commission shall recommend those policies which need to be adopted to achieve the national goal of an efficient intermodal transportation system. (c) SPECIFIC MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED. — The Commission shall specifically investigate and study the following: (1) INTERMODAL STANDARDIZATION. —The Commission, in coordination with the National Academy of Sciences, shall examine current and potential impediments to international standardization in specific elements of intermodal transportation. The Commission shall evaluate the potential benefits and relative priority of standardization in each such element and the time period and investment necessary to adopt such standards. (2) INTERMODAL IMPACTS ON PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE.— The Commission shall examine current and projected intermodal traffic flows, including the current and projected market for intermodal transportation, and how such traffic flows affect infrastructure needs. The Commission shall make recommendations as to capital needs for infrastructure development that will be required to accommodate intermodal transportation, particularly with respect to surface transportation access to airports and ports. (3) LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS TO EFFICIENT INTERMODAL TRANSPOR- TATION.—The Commission shall identify legal impediments to efficient intermodal transportation. Specifically, the Commission shall study the relationship between current regulatory schemes for individual modes of transportation and intermodal transportation efficiency. (4) FINANCIAL ISSUES. — The Commission shall examine existing impediments to the efficient financing of intermodal transportation improvements. In carrying out such examination, the Commission shall examine (A) the most efficient use of existing sources of funds for connecting individual modes of transportation and for accommodating transfers between such

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