[Senate Document 112-12]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress
2nd Session Senate Document 112-12
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NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2012-2013
Resolved: The United States Federal
Government Should Substantially Increase
Its Transportation Infrastructure
Investment in the United States
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NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2012-2013
Pursuant to 44 United States Code, Section 1333
Compiled by the Congressional Research Service
and the Knowledge Services Group
Library of Congress
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112th Congress 2nd Session/Senate Document 112-12
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NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2012-2013
Resolved: The United States Federal
Government Should Substantially Increase
Its Transportation Infrastructure
Investment in the United States
=======================================================================
NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2012-2013
Pursuant to 44 United States Code, Section 1333
Compiled by the Congressional Research Service
and the Knowledge Services Group
Library of Congress
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 2014
44 U.S.C. SECTION 1333
CHAPTER 13--PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS
Sec. 1333. National high school and college debate topics
(a) The Librarian of Congress shall prepare compilations of
pertinent excerpts, bibliographical references, and other
appropriate materials relating to:
(1) the subject selected annually by the National
University Extension Association as the national high
school debate topic and
(2) the subject selected annually by the American
Speech Association as the national college debate
topic.
In preparing the compilations the Librarian shall include
materials which in his judgment are representative of, and give equal
emphasis to, the opposing points of view on the respective topics.
(b) The compilations on the high sehool debate topics shall be
printed as Senate documents and the compilations on the college
debate topics shall be printed as House of Representative
documents, the cost of which shall he charged to the
congressional allotment for printing and binding. Additional
copies may be printed in the quantities and distributed in the
manner the Joint Committee on Printing directs.
(P.L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Supp. III, Sec. 170 [Sec. 276a] (Dec.
30, 1963, Pub. L. 88-246, Secs. 1, 2, 77 Stat. 802)
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Foreword......................................................... V
Introduction..................................................... IX
General Information.............................................. 1
Congressional Hearings....................................... 2
Government Accountability Office Reports..................... 4
Think Tanks and Transportation Research Board................ 5
Books, Articles, and Government Reports...................... 13
Airports and Airways............................................. 19
Government Accountability Office Reports..................... 20
Think Tanks and Transportation Research Board................ 23
Books, Articles, and Government Reports...................... 25
Bridges and Tunnels, Highways and Roads, Transit................. 27
Congressional Hearings....................................... 28
Government Accountability Office Reports..................... 32
Think Tanks and Transportation Research Board................ 38
Books, Articles, and Government Reports...................... 49
Maritime: Ports and Waterways.................................... 53
Congressional Hearings....................................... 54
Government Accountability Office Reports..................... 54
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of
Transportation............................................. 55
Think Tanks and Transportation Research Board................ 56
Books, Articles, and Government Reports...................... 57
Railroads........................................................ 59
Congressional Hearings....................................... 60
Government Accountability Office Reports..................... 61
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of
Transportation............................................. 63
Think Tanks and Transportation Research Board................ 64
Government Report............................................ 66
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5, 123
Stat 115).................................................... 68
Congressional Hearings....................................... 69
Government Accountability Office Reports..................... 73
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of
Transportation............................................. 74
Think Tanks and Transportation Research Board................ 76
Books, Articles, and Government Reports...................... 77
Agencies and Organizations....................................... 79
Subject Bibliography............................................. 90
Foreword
The 2012-2013 high school debate topic is: ``Resolved: The
United States federal government should substantially increase its
transportation infrastructure investment in the United States.''
In compliance with 44 U.S.C. Section 1333, the Congressional
Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress (LC) prepared this
bibliography to assist high school debaters in researching the topic.
This bibliography is intended to assist debaters in the identification
of resources on the topic. In selecting terms and websites for this
manual, CRS sampled a wide spectrum of opinions reflected in the
current literature on this issue. No preference for any policy is
indicated by the selection or positioning of articles or websites
cited, nor is CRS disapproval of any policy or article to be inferred
from its omission.
The manual is organized by subjects and source areas. For
example, General Information comprises Congressional Hearings; Think
Tanks and the Transportation Research Board (TRB);\1\ and Books and
Articles. The other sections in addition to General Information are
Airports and Airways; Bridges and Tunnels, Highways and Roads, and
Transit; Maritime: Ports and Waterways; Railroads; the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5, 123 Stat 115) which
is included because the Act contained appropriations for immediate
expenditures on transportation infrastructure and the section contains
congressional hearings both before and after the appropriation and
expenditure of funds; and Agencies and Organizations.
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\1\The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a part of the
National Academies and is partially funded by the federal government
through the National Science Foundation as well as through grants from
executive branch agencies. TRB not only receives grants, but also gives
and oversees research grants on transportation-related subjects.
Many of the U.S. government documents listed in the
bibliography are available either online or in federal depository
libraries. These libraries may be identified in the Federal Depository
Library Directory at: http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp. Your
local public library may be able to obtain the documents that are not
available in an online format from these federal depository libraries
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through an interlibrary loan.
The Library of Congress cannot distribute copies of this
publication or other materials identified throughout this publication
to debaters. This publication and other U.S. government documents may
also be found online in the Federal Digital System at: http://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys.
The bibliography was prepared by John Williamson, Mark
Gurevitz, Carol Glover and Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialists
in the Resources, Science and Industry Section of the Knowledge
Services Group, and by Audrey Celeste Crane-Hirsch, Information
Research Specialist in the Humanities Section of the Knowledge Services
Group, CRS, under the direction of Anne Marie Gwynn, Head of the
Resources, Science and Industry Section, Knowledge Services Group, CRS.
Good luck to each debater in researching, preparing, and
presenting arguments on this year's topic.
Mary B. Mazanec, Director
Congressional Research Service
NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2012-2013
Resolved: The United States Federal Government Should
Substantially Increase Its Transportation Infrastructure
Investment in the United States
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE
2012-2013 HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TOPIC
Compiled by
John Williamson, Mark Gurevitz, Carol Glover, Rita Tehan
Information Research Specialists
Resources, Science and Industry Consulting Section
Knowledge Services Group
Congressional Research Service
and
Audrey Celeste Crane-Hirsh
Information Research Specialist
Humanities Consulting Section
Knowledge Services Group
Congressional Research Service
Under the direction of Anne Gwynn, Section Head
Resources, Science and Industry Consulting Section
Knowledge Services Group
Congressional Research Service
December 2013
Introduction
The 2012-2013 high school debate topic is: ``Resolved: The
United States federal government should substantially increase its
transportation infrastructure investment in the United States.''
This selective bibliography is intended to assist debaters as
they identify resources and references on the debate topic and includes
citations to books, congressional publications, magazine and journal
articles, and websites. The annotations are drawn from either the
Transportation Research Board's Transport Research International
Documentation database (TRID, http://trid.trb.org/) or the website of
the publishers or from specialized databases (e.g., ProQuest
Congressional). CRS is not responsible for the contents of the
annotations. This compilation is not intended to supply complete
coverage of the topic. Further research on the topic resources can be
done at high school, research, depository, and public libraries. Also,
debaters are encouraged to consult international organizations, U.S.
Government agencies, private think tanks, and non-governmental
organizations (NG0s) and their websites, which can provide further
information on the topic of transportation infrastructure investment.
The manual is divided into six subtopics:
General Information
Airports and Airways
Bridges and Tunnels, Highways and Roads, Transit
Maritime: Ports and Waterways
Railroads
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5, 123 Stat
115)
Agencies and Organizations