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NTOC Member Briefing
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act –
A Legacy for UsersDr. Anthony Kane
September 14, 2005
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•Funding & Finance and Oversight
•Transit
•Highways
•Research
•Highway Safety
• Environmental Streamlining
•Freight
•ITS & Operations
Advancing transportation priorities
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SAFETEA-LURepresents Historic Legislation
• Three dimensions:
Record level funding
Major policy changes
Future courses of action
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Guarantees and Firewalls
Provisions Comments
Maintain Funding GuaranteesPreserved, including general
fund spending for public transportation
Fix RABAFloor on Trust Fund balances limits exposure to reductions
from negative RABA
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Funding Levels
Provisions SAFETEA-LU
Overall$295B Contract Authority
$286.5B Guaranteed
Highways (FHWA) $241B Authorized
Transit (FTA) $52.6B Authorized
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Highway Funding Levels
Program Amount (B)Percent of Title I Authorizations
Core Programs $196.9 84%
Earmarks $19.4 9.7%
New Programs $0.7 0.37%
• Earmarks: HPPs, Projects of National and Regional Significance, TIPs, other named projects
• New Programs: Safe Routes to Schools, Highways for LIFE, Truck Parking Facilities, Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot
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Funding Levels (CA): Core Programs HWYS.
Program Amount (B)Percent of Title I Authorizations
Increase over TEA-21
IM $29.8 13% 25%
NHS $36.2 15% 27%
STP $39.2 17% 17%
CMAQ $10.2 4% 26%
Bridge $25.6 11% 25%
HSIP $5.1 2% -
Equity Bonus $50.9 22% 45%
Total $196.9 84% 32%
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Innovative Finance
Policy/ Program Comments
Continue TIFIA with changes
Threshold lowered to $50M
Expands project eligibility to freight projects
Expand SIBs to all states
Expands and allows for creation of multi-state SIBs
Tolling
New express lanes demo program; value pricing;
Interstate construction and reconstruction pilots
Private Activity Bonds $15B authorized
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Financial Flexibility
Provisions Comments
High Priority Project Flexibility
States will be able to use funds flexibly among HPP projects in a given year
Funds for Inactive Projects
Balances remaining on old demo projects available for obligation on other projects
for three fiscal years
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Highway Stewardship and Oversight
Provisions Comments
Oversight Program
Requires annual review of State DOT financial management and project delivery systems
Requires development of minimum standards for project cost estimation
States must determine adequacy of sub-recipient accounting controls and project delivery systems
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Stewardship and Oversight cont’d
Provisions Comments
Value EngineeringRequired for Federal-aid projects over $25M, bridge projects over
$20M or more.
Major Project Requirements
States must submit for approval project management and annual
financial plans for all projects with total cost of $500 M or more.
States must prepare and make available annual financial plans for all projects with total cost of
$100M or more
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Policy and Revenue Commissions
Section Name
1909National Surface
Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
2020 Presidential Commission on Alcohol Impaired Driving
1141 Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement Advising Commission
1142National Surface
Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission
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Projected Balance: Highway Account
10.8 11.4 10.3 10.0 9.36.0
-10.0
-18.5
-26.8
-34.5
-41.7
-1.3
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$ b
illio
ns
Data from US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2005 Study
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Transit
Provisions Comments
Funding$10.3B for transit
by FY 2009
Preserve guaranteesGeneral fund and trust fund monies
Retain 20% matching rate on projects
Includes New Starts
Increased funding for transit in rural areas
85% increase in 5311 program
Transit Cooperative Research Program
$9 million/year
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Highway Engineering and Administration – SAFETEA-LU
TOPICS Summary / Comments/ Issues
Design-BuildSection 1503
Restrictions removed
Bridge PreservationSection 1114
Now eligible
Commercialization of Rest Areas
Section 1310, 1412
Partial success with Interstate Oasis Program and Idling
Reduction Facilities
Interstate Oasis Program Supports Commercialization off
the Interstate
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TOPICS Summary / Comments/ Issues
Temporary Traffic ControlSection 1110
Additional regulations forthcoming
Buy AmericaSections 1903, 1928
Existing provisions restated and expanded
Highways for LIFESection 1502
$75 million available
Motorcyclist Advisory CouncilSection 1914
To advise FHWA on motorcyclist issues
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Research
Provisions Comments
SP&R FundingNo program changes,
Funding increase
Surface Transportation
Research
Average annual funding up 40%. Designations and earmarks exceed funding
F-SHRP$205M 4 yr, $450M requested
Not a take-down
Environment and Planning
Cooperative Research
$17M/yr 4 yrsCompetitive
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Research cont’d
Provisions Comments
Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)
Received same as TEA-21, half of request
Training and EducationAverage annual funding
up 57%
LTAPIncreased to $11 million
per year
University Transportation
Research
Average annual funding up 163%, 52 Universities
ITS, Congestion, Freight Significant New Programs
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Highway Safety
Policy Recommendation Comments
Highway Safety Improvement
Program
Infrastructure safety to increase to $1.3 billion/year by FY ’09
Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan
Operational CHSP by Oct. 2007; minimal sanctions
Funding Flexibility 10% flexibility
Separate safety and security planning
factorsEnacted
Transparency5% worst roads to be released to
media
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Highway Safety (cont’d)
Provisions Comments
Rural Road Safety $90 million/year
Safe Routes to School$183 million/year by
FY ‘09
SanctionsOld Ones Codified,
No “Real” New Ones
Consolidate Section 402 Safety Grants
Grows to $235 million/year by 2009.
Streamlined application process
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Highway Safety (cont’d)
Provisions Comments
Safety Belts Incentive programs
Data $500k per year per State
TSIMS (Safety Information Management System)
$2 million
Work Zone Safety Training and Clearinghouse
Funding for non-profit organizations
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Environmental Streamlining
Provisions Comments
Streamlined ProcessMandatory for EIS; Optional
for EA and CE
Funding to Resource Agencies
Additional flexibility
Delegation of CEs Available to all States
Full NEPA Delegation Pilot for AK, CA, OH, OK, TX
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Environmental Streamlining (cont’d)
Provisions Comments
Section 4(f) Changesde minimis exemption;
regs on “prudence”
Interstate Exemption from Sections 4(f)
Enacted
Statute of Limitations 180-day deadline
ITS CE’s for Projects
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Transportation/Air Quality Conformity
Provisions Comments
Update Cycle for Plans Extended from 3 to 4 years
Update Cycle for TIPs and STIPs
Extended from 2 to 4 years
Aligns Time Horizon for Conformity with the SIP
No less than 10 yearsAir Agency Consultation
Grace Period Before Conformity Lapse
12-month grace period
TCM Substitution Allowed w/o SIP amendment
CMAQ EligibilityCost Effectiveness
Diesel Retrofit
ITS and Operations
And Freight
Presented by
Jeff Lindley, FHWA
September17, 2005Gaylord Opryland HotelNashville, Tennessee
Register at www.transportation.org
Detailed briefings scheduled at AASHTO’s
Annual Meeting
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