U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Proposed Rule on Tribal Transportation Self-Governance

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program at the Department. The NPRM is the result of a successful three-year negotiated consensus rulemaking process, between...

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Saint Lawrence Seaway 60th Anniversary

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao

Saint Lawrence Seaway 60th Anniversary

Massena, NY

Tuesday, August 24, 2019

Thank you, Craig....

Montreal Council on Foreign Relations

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoMontreal Council on Foreign RelationsMontreal, CanadaSeptember 25, 2019 

Thank you, Consul General Thomas for the kind introduction.  Let me also thank Mr. Pierre Lemonde and the Montreal Council on...

40th Triennial Assembly International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao40th Triennial AssemblyInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationMontreal, CanadaWednesday, September 25, 2019

Thank you, President Williams- Singh.Madame Secretary General, Mr. President, and distinguished...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Commemorates St. Lawrence Seaway’s 60th Anniversary

Announces $6 Million in Funding for New Visitors’ Center at Eisenhower Lock

MASSENA, N.Y. – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao marked the 60th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the U.S.-Canadian waterway, at a ceremony at the Eisenhower Lock in Massena...

Remarks at LaGuardia Airport on Investing in America's Airports

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoInvesting in America's AirportsLaGuardia AirportNew York, NYMonday, September 23, 2019

Thank you, Jennifer. The new Administrator of the FAA, Steve Dickson visited LaGuardia recently to see all the work...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly One Billion Dollars in Infrastructure Grants to 354 Airports in 44 States

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants to 354 airports in 44 states and Puerto Rico and Micronesia. This is the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao to Address the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao will deliver remarks on behalf of the United States to the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada.  Secretary Chao will be joined by David P. Pekoske, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Formation and Membership of the Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the formation of the Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee (ACAA Advisory Committee) and the appointment of 19 members.  The ACAA Advisory Committee is being established pursuant to the FAA...