Policy Analysis
Autonomous Vehicle Legislation and Trends
Nick Bowman The material presented herein reflects information identified, extracted and edited by the SLC in...
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Regional Resource
Commuter Rail in the Southern Legislative Conference States: Recent Trends
Sujit CanagaRetna Commuter trains, a fixture in many American cities since the late 19th century, started losing...
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SLC States and REAL ID Requirements
The REAL ID Act of 2005 established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification...
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Other
Adult Correctional Systems, Education, Medicaid and Transportation 2016
Comparative Data Reports (CDRs) are prepared annually by select SLC states’ fiscal research departments. These reports track...
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Regional Resource
Inland Ports and Waterways in the SLC Member States
Sujit CanagaRetna According to June 2015 statistics released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 40...
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Economic Development, Transportation, & Cultural Affairs Committee
Gary Howell
2025-2026 ChairDelegateWest Virginia
Larry Grooms
2025-2026 Vice ChairSenatorSouth CarolinaCSG South’s Economic Development, Transportation, & Cultural Affairs Committee examines issues related to infrastructure, transportation, economic progress, and cultural strengths in the Southern region as well as bringing manufacturing operations of national and foreign companies to the region and the importance of ports, roads, and railways for the movement of manufactured goods.
The committee has a long history of studying the impact of the Panama Canal expansion and international trade with Mexico, Canada, and China on Southern state economies.