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s for each paper are included below. Topic #1: Funding for Freight Infrastructure and Clean Equipment Lead Authors: Will Kempton and Garth Hopkins, California Transportation Commission The white paper provides an overview of the need for additional funding for both continued development of California’s freight infrastructure and expansion of clean equipment for freight. The paper advocates for the continuation of the successful Trade Corridors Improvement Fund and the Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program. As additional funding for freight improvements is identified, both Trade Corridors Improvement Fund and Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program should be continued under a new program titled “Trade Corridors Improvement Fund / Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program -Phase II”. The white paper also lists suggested selection criteria and possible improvements for a new program. Topic #2: Strategies to Maximize Asset Utilization in the California Freight System: Part I – Background and General Recommendations Lead Author: Miguel Jaller, University of California, Davis This paper (Part I of a two-part series) provides a brief overview of the freight system, with an emphasis on key stakeholders, their roles and interactions, and implications associated with the types of freight movements and layers of the