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Sections & Divisions TRANSPORTATION & TRANSPORTATION SECURITY LAW SECTION
The section selected Sarah Nural as chair, Leah Vasarhelyi as chair-elect and Catherine Bell as deputy chair for the FY23 term. On Dec. 13, 2022, the section virtually hosted its 31st Annual Lawyers of the Year Award Ceremony. The section awarded Peter J. Plocki of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Brian W. Itami with the Transportation Safety Administration, and Thomas R. Devine, formerly with Airports Council International - North America. For years, the section has annually sponsored a reception on Capitol Hill to honor the general counsels of the Depts. of Transportation and Homeland Security, as well as the chief counsels and general counsels of the various transportation-related agencies.
On Oct. 27, 2022, the FBA Indian Law and Transportation and Transportation Security Law sections jointly hosted a Tribal Transportation Equity Panel. It was designed to share information with transportation and tribal law practitioners regarding opportunities to use transportation programs to enhance tribal sovereignty and address equity challenges in Indian Country. Panelists included Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal chief of the Cherokee Nation; Eldridge Onco, senior tribal affairs advisor, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Wizipan Garriott, principal deputy assistant secretary – Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior. Daron Carreiro, senior policy advisor for Native Affairs, Domestic Policy Council, The White House served as the moderator.
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The section held its annual Transportation Security Law Forum on Oct. 4, 2022, where they continued the theme from 2021 of “Responding to Evolving Threats to Transportation Security.” This year’s focus was on “Responding to the Rise in Unruly Passengers and Assaults on Aircraft.”
The section also held a virtual Transportation Legislative Update with 60 attendees on Aug. 23, 2022, where attendees heard from key Congressional committee staffers on upcoming legislative efforts relating to transportation, including Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
