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Index to IAC Policy Recommendations (members-only)

Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation: A Toolkit for Legislators
This toolkit, published by the National Conference of State Legislatures, includes a 120+ page report constituting a broad synthesis of PPP information, policy context, lessons learned, etc. The focus is to provide a litany what should be considered in draft legislation in support of PPPs.


STATE LEGISLATION

State legislation on Public-Private Partnerships (2008)
Updates can be found in the members-only section


PAPERS/SPEECHES
The below papers are helpful resources covering an array of topics regarding public-private partnerships. Acrobat Reader is needed to download the files.

A research project of a team of students at the American University Graduate School for Public Administration delves into the value and use of Public Cost Comparators. Read the paper or view the presentation.

The Hamilton Project: Public-Private Partnerships to Revamp U.S. Infrastructure
Eduardo Engel, Yale University
Ronald Fischer, University of Chile in Santiago
Alexander Galetovic, Universidad de los Andes in Santiago

America's First PPP Toll Bridge or, "Ye Olde PPP", by Art Smith

How Do You Like Your Infrastructure: Public or Private?
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships helps the SMPS Foundation better understand P3s in this 2010 research paper authored by Stephanie S. Satterfield and Leslie Sluger

A Fresh Look at Carbon Dioxide Management, The Honorable William C. Anderson, most recently the (former) Assistant Secretary for Installations and the Environment for U.S. Air Force

"The Capital Beltway & Public-Private Partnerships", prepared for National Council for Public-Private Partnerships by Capstone Team of The George Washington University Graduate School for Public Policy and Public Administration: Matt Brown, Tim Cronin, Saurabh Lall, Joe Lataille, Margaret Sacks, 12/07

The Capital Beltway: One Road...Two States, Capstone Team of The George Washington University Graduate School for Public Policy and Public Administration: Matt Brown, Tim Cronin, Saurabh Lall, Joe Lataille, Margaret Sacks, 12/07

Statement of The Honorable Mary E. Peters, Secretary of Transportation Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, 10/07

Presentations from the National League of Cities meeting on November 13, 2007:

International Urban Road Pricing, Prepared for Office of Transportation Policy Studies (FHWA) by AECOM Consult Team, 6/06

Issues and Options for Increasing the Use of Tolling and Pricing to Finance Transportation Improvements, Prepared for Office of Transportation Policy Studies (FHWA) by AECOM Consult Team, 6/06

Fundamentals of Public-Private Partnerships
, Presentation by Richard Norment (IAC) in Luguillo, Puerto Rico, 8/07

Trends in Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, 1956 to 2004, Congressional Budget Office, 8/07

User Guidebook on Implementing Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Infrastructure Projects in the United States
, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Prepared by AECOM Consult Team, 7/07

Case Studies of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships in the United States, AECOM Consult Team, 7/07

Case Studies of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships around the World, AECOM Consult Team, 7/07

Statement Submitted by the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships to the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
, May 10, 2007

Anticipating A Greenhouse Gas Compliance Strategy, Roger D. Stark and John F. Spinello, Jr. (Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP), 4/07 (printed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Inc., April 2007, Volume 15, No.4)

NASA: Enhanced Use Leasing Program Needs Additional Controls, US Government Accountability Office, 3/07

International Overview of Innovative Contracting Practices for Roads, Pekka A. Pakkala (Finnish Road Administration), 2/07

The Changing Transportation Paradigm
, Richard Norment (IAC), THE CONFERENCE (2/07)

State Laws Authorizing Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Projects
, Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott (5/06)

Hearing on "Understanding Contemporary Public Private Highway Transactions: The Future of Infrastructure Finance?", Testimony of Karen J. Hedlund of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott LLP Before the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, 5/06

Competitive Sourcing: Report on Competitive Sourcing Results, Fiscal Year 2005, Office of Management and Budget, 4/06

Making the Case for PPPs in Illinois, Business Leaders for Transportation, 2/06

Report on PPPs - Mississippi River Bridge Task Force, Regional Business Council, 1/06

Design-Build Effectiveness Study, As Required by TEA-21 Section 1307(f), Final Report, Prepared for: USDOT - Federal Highway Administration, 1/06

Manual for Using Public-Private Partnerships on Highway Projects, Federal Highway Administration

Creating Additional Tools in the Financial Toolbox: A New Look at Water Private Activity Bonds, Michael Deane, Karen F, Hedlund, Esq., and Andrew L. Shea, 10/05 (The article is presented with permission of Underground Infrastructure Management.)

Synthesis of Public-Private Partnership Projects for Roads, Bridges & Tunnels from Around the World - 1985-2004, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (Prepared by AECOM Consult Team) 8/05

The Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 9/02

PPPs: A Contractor/Developer's "How To" Guide, Bob Prieto (Fluor) 10/05

"SAFETEA-LU" Promotes Private Investment in Transportation, Karen Hedlund and Nancy Smith (Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott) 8/05

Testimony to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, on Financing Water Infrastructure Projects, Stephen Howard (Lehman Brothers), 7/05

Issues in Regulatory Policy Design for U.S. PPPs, Robert Prieto (Fluor) 6/05

Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 6/05

Mayors' Guide to Water and Wastewater Service Agreements: Terms and Conditions - this publication by the Urban Water Council of the U.S. Conference of Mayors is recommended by IAC as a fundamental document for both the public and private sectors as they negotiate operations and maintenance contracts for water/wastewater operations. 4/05

Testimony on SB 1335 at the Texas Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Douglas Herbst (CH2M HILL) 4/05

Public-Private Partnerships, presentation given at the North Carolina Transportation Forum, Richard Norment (National Council for Public-Private Partnerships) 3/05

All in a Day's Work, an interview with Eugene Schiller (Southwest Florida Water Management District), Tim Gregorski (Water & Wastes Digest) 2/05

Large-Scale Seawater Desalination and Alternative Project Delivery, Andrew Shea and Nikolay Voutchkov (Poseidon Resources) 2/05 [Printed in Design-Build DATELINE]

The Future of Desalination in Texas: Volume I and II (Texas Water Development Board)
12/04

The Future of Desalination in Texas, Dr. James Smith (Texas Water Development Board) 12/04

Design-Build-Finance-Own-Operate-Transfer Approaches, Dr. James Smith (Texas A&M University) 12/04

Private Activity Bonds and Financing Water Infrastructure in Texas, Jim Forte (Brazos River Authority) and Andrew Shea (Poseidon Resources Corporation) 12/04

Hold the Salt: The Promise of Desalination for Texas, Research Report, Dr. James Smith, (Texas Public Policy Foundation) 10/04

Successful Procurement and Finance Methods: The Southwest Florida Experience, Eugene A. Schiller (Southwest Florida Water Management District) 10/04

Private Sector Participation in Transportation, Testimony before House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, Shirley Ybarra (The Ybarra Group, Ltd.) 9/04

Federal Public-Private Partnerships: Synthesis of Lessons Learned from BRAC and Other Programs, Roger D. Feldman (Bingham McCutchen LLP) 6/04

The New Industrial Revolution: The Aftermath of Globalization, Edmond L. Prins (Corporate Asset Advisors, LLC) 5/04

The Budget Process: Tools to Win the Game, Eugene Schiller (Southwest Florida Water Management District) 1/04

A Comparison of Values Applied to Goal Setting Within the Public and Private Sector Water Service Industries, Robert E. Hebert (Dissertation) 2003

Competition for Municipal Services in Charlotte, E.S. Savas (Baruch College, City University of New York) 11/03

State Finances and Implications on Public-Private Partnerships, Jennifer W. Davis (Delaware Budget Director) 11/03

Alternative Water Resources: Development and the Challenges for Public-Private Partnerships, Andrew Shea (Poseidon Resources) 10/03

Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships in Phoenix, E.S. Savas (Baruch College, City University of New York) 10/03

Senator Elizabeth Dole's Speech (9/03)

Mary Peters (Federal Highway Administration) Speech Excerpts (9/03)

Good Project Management Is the Key to the Privatization Decision, David F. Schulz (Northwestern University) 9/03

DoD Privatization - A Private Sector Perspective, Zia Qureshi (Veolia Water North America) 7/03

2003 - The Year of Transportation Infrastructure, Kenneth W. Butler and Jamie J. Miller (CAPITAL PARTNERSHIPS (Va.), Inc.) 2/03

Performance-Based Contracting for the Highway Construction Industry, prepared by Battelle Institute 2/03

The Road Less Traveled, Until Now, Scott Edwards (Veolia Water North America)

Why Don't They Understand?, Eugene Schiller (Southwest Florida Water Management District) 9/02

PPPs - American Style, Richard Norment (National Council for Public-Private Partnerships) [The PFI Journal 39, October 2002]

The United States Experience with Outsourcing, Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships, David Seader (David Seader Associates) 12/02

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination: The Business Model, Eugene Schiller (Southwest Florida Water Management District) 11/02

IAC's Testimony to Senate Subcommittee 3/02

Mayor George Spadoro's Speech 2/02

The Changing Environment for Public-Private Partnerships in the United States, Richard Norment (National Council for Public-Private Partnerships) 1/02

Brief Discussion of Water Security Issues, Robert Hebert (ECO Resources) 12/01

9/11-P3-Power, Roger Feldman (Bingham McCutchen) 11/01

Senator George Allen's Speech 11/01

Mayor Robert Elliott's Speech 11/01

DC Superintendent Dr. Paul Vance's Speech 11/01

Privatization Initiatives, E.S. Savas (Baruch College, CUNY) 9/01

Of Power (Electric) and Privatization (Light), Roger Feldman (Bingham McCutchen) 8/01

Creating Public-Private Partnerships in Wastewater Treatment, Susan Mays and Paul Roy (OMI, Inc.) 6/99

Privatization vs. Municipal Ownership: Which Way Do I Go?, James Binder (Alternative Resources, Inc.), James Doherty (New Jersey Administrator) and Michael Kelly (Earth Tech) 2/99

Privatization Roundtable - The Human Side of Privatization, Susan Mays (OMI, Inc.) 9/98

Privatization Financing Alternatives: Blending Private Capital and Public Resources for a Successful Project, Brian T. Oakley (Scully Capital Services, Inc.); Mark Weimar (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory); et al. 11/98