Reauthorization of TEA-21 really has nothing to do with the metric provisions of the original. When they talk of "reauthorization", they refer to the money and project side of it. TEA-21 was a "reauthorization" of ISTEA and so on. While it would be nice to think that metrication could be reinserted into the law, we all know that it is not going to happen.
The best way for metrication to become law in this country is to amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 such as was done in 1988. With a specific bill, mandatory conversion dates could be spelled out. Remember, the constitution gives Congress the specific right to do this so there can be no constitutional or states' rights issues brought up. Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Darfus Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:31 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:30883] Re: To CALTRANS TEA-21 is currently up for reauthorization. It has been postponed over and over again since last year. Once it's approved, we're stuck for another 6 years. Is the USMA leadership involved in this at all? Jason D. On Aug 27, 2004, at 18:09, Euric wrote: > You are all wasting your time! Yes, do write to the top, but to the > top in > DC, the Federal Highway Administration. The only thing that fill end > the > reversions is a top down decree. > > Better yet, the USMA should find a friend in government and work to > have the > following achieved: > > 1.) Remove the provision from TEA-21 that makes metric usage voluntary. > Re-instate the original law punishing those who don't comply with > withdrawal > of operating funds. > > 2.) Require that the use of metric be at all levels, from the Federal > Level, > all the way down to the local level, including those that have > "contact" > with construction projects. > > 3.) Eliminate any provisions that allows complaints and threats from > those > "outside" the loop. Anyone who makes an attempt to sabotage metric > usage > would be blacklisted and never permitted to receive contacts for > service in > a specified allotment of time. > > 4.) Etc. > > This is the way it should have been. And if it was metric usage would > have > crept far and wide into the national economy. If it isn't done this > way the > entire use of metric in the areas it has crept into will be totally > undone > within the next few years if not sooner. > > Euric > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 2004-08-27 14:26 > Subject: [USMA:30860] To CALTRANS > > >> Hit them at the top, come on lets us write to them via their contact >> site, >> http://www.dot.ca.gov/writeus.htm >> >
