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A roundtable discussion on the transportation policy priorities of state and local governments will be held March 13 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

A House panel will hold a hearing March 12 to examine the Department of Transportation’s implementation of MAP-21 and President Obama’s budget request for surface transportation agencies.

Transportation projects organized as public-private partnerships have offered useful infrastructure contributions, a group of industry officials told a special House panel March 5.

A special House panel exploring opportunities for public-private partnerships across all modes of transportation will conduct an overview hearing March 5 on Capitol Hill.

The House highways and transit subcommittee will hold a public hearing and a roundtable discussion to examine freight needs and the transportation authorization bill Congress is scheduled to write this year.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published a proposal that would establish a national clearinghouse of drug and alcohol test results for truck drivers.

The House subcommittee on highways and transit will hold a hearing Jan. 28 to take testimony on “Improving the Effectiveness of the Federal Surface Transportation Safety Grant Programs.”

Public-private partnerships have gained ground in the debate over how to pay for roads and other infrastructure projects with the announcement of a special House panel to explore P3 issues and opportunities.

Navistar Inc. and Paccar Inc. said they are still in the process of earning final certifications for their 2014 truck and engine lineups in order to comply with the federal greenhouse-gas standards that take effect Jan. 1.