Sec. 42002. State freight advisory committees
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Chapter 54 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code (as amended by section 42001), is amended by adding at the end the following: Each State shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, third party logistics providers, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the transportation department of the State, and local governments. A freight advisory committee of a State described in subsection
(a)shall— advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs; serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility; communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations; promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues; and participate in the development of the freight plan of the State described in section 5406. .