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Transit Funding 101

Exciting

Management issue?Service levelsWages/benefitsSafetyLayoffs

Why Care About Transit Funding?Since 2008, 85% of transit systems have had fare increases, service cuts, or layoffs.Local sales tax revenues plummetedReal estate tanked

Why Care?Authorization bill (six years)Sets funding levels, policies

Federal FundingHouse-- Transportation CommitteeSenateBanking Committee

Authorizing CommitteesFunding levels:

MAP-21 - FY 2013 - $10.6 billionMAP-21 - FY 2014 - $10.7 billion

Authorizing CommitteesTransit Funding Through the Years

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/46mu9k/shabby-roadFlat FundingFunding policies

Operating assistance

Before 1998: eligibleTEA-21: Preventive maintenance (liberal)200,000 rule (favors Rs in rural areas)Amendment (fuel, economic conditions) failed in 2012

Authorizing CommitteesMAP-21 new rule flexibility for areas above 200,000, given the following:

Systems that operate 75 or fewer buses in peak service hours, regardless of their population, may flex up to 75% of their formula funds to operating.

Systems that operate a minimum of 76 buses and a maximum of 100 buses in peak service hours may flex an amount not to exceed 50% of their formula funds to operating.

Operating AssistanceTransit intensive citiesHigher ridership than typical populationCollege towns

Funding Policies5307 Formula: ridership, vehicle milesHigh density statesGrowing states

Funding PoliciesBus program no more earmarks % was 20%, now less than 10%

Funding PoliciesState of good repair (modernize fixed guideway, other capital)

Rail Program - GrowingAuthoring levels not guaranteed

House and Senate Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing, and Urban developmentAnnual appropriations bills (13)Omnibus more commonContinuing resolutions (flat funding)

Appropriations CommitteesDistributes funds to grant recipients following Congressional action

Executive Branch - FTAState Funding

Transit Funding 101

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