9:00 Opening Statements
Welcoming Remarks
Joe Crowley, President, University of Nevada, Reno
Overview of Workshop Objectives
Michael Huerta, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Transportation (USDOT)
Introduction of Head Table:
Rodney E. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (USDOT)
Nevada Senator Harry Reid
Nevada Senator Richard Bryan
Del Pierce, Undersecretary, California Business, Transportation and Housing Agencies
Torn Stephens, Director, Nevada Department of Transportation
Brian Wallace, Chair, Washoe Tribe
Washoe Overview and Prayer
Brian Wallace
Opening Statements
Senator Harry Reid
Senator Richard Bryan
Keynote Address
Rodney Slater, Secretary of Transportation
9:45 Tahoe Basin Transportation Overview
Introduction of Resource Panel
Meeting the Challenge
Steve Teshara, Director, Tahoe Gaming Alliance
Co-chair, Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality Coalition
Explanation of Break-out Session Objectives
Michael Huerta
10:00 Break
10:15 Breakout Sessions - Challenges and Opportunities
11:15 Break
11:30 Implementation Strategies
Summary of Break-out Sessions: 12 Desirable Outcomes
Breakout Session Facilitators
Panel Discussion: Making It Happen
Senator Harry Reid
Senator Richard Bryan
Secretary Rodney Slater
James Van Loben Sels, Director, California Department of Transportation
Tom Stephens, Director, Nevada Department of Transportation
Brian Wallace, Chair, Washo Tribe
Stan Hansen, Vice President, Heavenly Ski Resort
Phil McKenney, Executive Director, North Tahoe Resort Association
Jim Baetge, Executive Director, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Celia Kupersmith, Director, Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission
12:30 Workshop Concludes
Resource Panelists:
Steve Teshara, Director, Tahoe Gaming Alliance
Rochelle Nason, Executive Director, League to Save Lake Tahoe
Dennis Crabb, Attorney at Law
Richard Hill, Director, Tahoe Transportation District
Alan Gortler, Desert Research Institute, Director of Atmospheric Sciences Program, University of Nevada, Reno
Lew Dodgion, Administrator, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Thomas Tait, Executive Director, Nevada Commission of Tourism
Tim Crowley, Executive Assistant to Nevada Governor Miller
Pam Wilcox, Administrator, Nevada Division of State Laws
Peter Rooney, Acting Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency
Crawford Tuttle, Deputy Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency
James Branham, Deputy Secretary, California Resources Agency
John Dunlap III, Chair, California Air Resources Board
James Lyons, Undersecretary, US Department of Agriculture
Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Gordon Linton, Federal Transit Administrator, USDOT
Kelley Coyner, Acting Research and Special Programs Administrator, USDOT
Gloria Jeff, Associate Administrator, Federal Highway Admninstration, USDOT
John Horsley, Assistant Secretary, USDOT
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