Recognizing the importance of surface transportation infrastructure to interstate and international commerce and the traveling public and the contributions of the trucking, rail, intercity bus, and passenger transit industries to the economic well being of the United States.

Recognizes the transportation construction, trucking, railroad, intercity bus, and passenger transit industries, and those professionals who design, operate, build, and maintain the rights of way along which trucks, freight trains, buses, and commuter trains travel for their: (1) contribution to the economy by facilitating international and interstate commerce; (2) contribution to the freedom of the traveling public which uses roads, highways, and railways for business and leisure; and (3) conscientious effort to improve safety, increase efficiency, and better the environment in communities throughout the United States.