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Overview. FTA Leadership / Personnel Updates Status of Highway Trust Fund FY15 Appropriations MAP-21Reauthorization MAP-21 Implementation Update Planning, Safety, Asset Management NDOR Program Responsibilities Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative. FTA Leadership & Staff Updates.

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  1. Overview • FTA Leadership / Personnel Updates • Status of Highway Trust Fund • FY15 Appropriations • MAP-21Reauthorization • MAP-21 Implementation Update • Planning, Safety, Asset Management • NDOR Program Responsibilities • Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative

  2. FTA Leadership & Staff Updates • Changes to Agency Leadership • Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan is leading FTA • Chief Counsel Dorval Carter moved to FTA’s front office • Changes to Region VII Personnel • Mark Bechtel – Team Leader of Planning • John Lynch – Attorney • Paula Schwach – FTA TIFIA Counsel

  3. Nebraska’s Accomplishments New Transit Facilities - ARRA • Dawson County (*now part of Kearney) • Kearney • North Platte • Phelps • Ponca Tribe • Scott’s Bluff • Sidney • Webster County

  4. Pending Capital Facility Projects • Columbus bus storage facility (5311) • Saline County bus storage facility (5311) • Ogallala bus storage facility (5311)   • Omaha Crossroads bus transfer center (5309) • Creighton University intermodal bus center (5309) • Omaha Bus Rapid Transit – Westroads Mall to Downtown – requested FYTIGER 2014 construction funding. • Lincoln - downtown intermodal bus center • Requested FYTIGER 2014 planning funding

  5. FTA Rural Funding for NebraskaAvailable Funds to be Obligated

  6. GAO Study: Public Transportation: Federal Role Key to Rural and Tribal Transit (June 2014) • What GAO Found • Rural transit program funds essential to sustaining transit • Without funds transit service would be reduced or eliminated • FTA training on safety is useful. • Operational and Funding Challenges • Difficult to hire and retain qualified drivers • Hard to secure local or state funds to meet local match requirements.

  7. GAO Study: Public Transportation: Federal Role Key to Rural and Tribal Transit

  8. Section 5311 Ridership Data (FY2012)

  9. Urban Operating Statistics

  10. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) • Signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012 • Effective as of October 1, 2012 • Authorizes programs for two years, through September 30, 2014 • FTA busy implementing changes • In the meantime, reauthorization under discussion

  11. Highway Trust Fund Solvency • Based on curr Source: US DOT, http://www.dot.gov/highway-trust-fund-ticker

  12. Mass Transit Account Solvency

  13. Highway Trust Fund Solvency

  14. MAP-21 Program Implementation

  15. MAP-21: Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) • Comments due September 2, 2014 • Make regulations consistent with MAP-21 • Highlights: • Public Transit Representation on MPOs in TMAs • New emphasis on the nonmetropolitan transportation planning process and creation of regional transportation planning organizations (RTPO) • Performance Based Planning

  16. MAP-21: Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Transit Representation • Transit representation required on MPO Board for areas over 200,000 in population • FTA issued policy guidance spring 2014 • Must be designated by October 1, 2014 • Must have equal decision-making rights and authorities

  17. MAP-21 Performance Management Framework Transit Performance Management • Identifies seven national goals (23 USC 150(b)) • Authorizes Secretary, with input, to establish performance measures and standards for • 8 highway performance areas • 2 transit performance areas • State of Good Repair/Transit Asset Management • Safety • Requires states, MPOs, and public transportation agencies to set targets for each established performance measure

  18. MAP-21: Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Performance-based Approach – State Requirements – To Be Undertaken by NDOR • NDOR establishes performance targets for USDOT transportation system performance measures established under 23 U.S.C. 150(c) and 49 U.S.C. 5326 and 49 U.S.C. 5329 . • NDOR develops targets used to track critical outcomes in State • NDOR coordinates with MPOs and providers of public transportation in rural areas to ensure consistency in selection of performance targets • NDOR integrates rural transit provider performance plans into the statewide transportation planning process • Includes goals, objectives, performance measures, and targets • NDOR considers measures and targets when developing policies, programs, and investment priorities in LRP and STIP • Use to assess performance of transportation system

  19. MAP-21: Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) (23 U.S.C. 135(m); 49 U.S.C. 5304(l)) • Optional – State Designation of RTPOs • States may establish and designate RTPOs to enhance statewide planning • States without RTPOs shall cooperate with the affected nonmetropolitan local officials • 25

  20. MAP-21: Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • RTPO Requirements: • Must be multi jurisdictional organization of nonmetropolitan local officials and reps of local transportation systems • Establish a policy committee, majority of which are non-metro local officials, and as appropriate, reps from the State, private business, transportation service providers, economic development practitioners and the public in the region. 135(m)(3) • Establish a fiscal and administrative agent, such as an existing regional planning and development organization to provide professional planning, management, and administrative support

  21. MAP-21: Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • RTPO Duties • Develop regional long-range multimodal transportation plans and regional TIPs • Coordinate local planning, land use and economic development • Provide technical assistance to local officials • Participate in National, multi-state, State policy and planning development processes • Provide a forum for public participation in regional and statewide planning • Share plans and programs with neighboring RTPOs and MPOs and tribal organizations

  22. Asset Management and State of Good Repair FTA Performance Measures Transit Agency State of Good Repair NTD Asset Inventory and Assessment Module (proposed) • Asset Management Plan • Policies, measures, and targets • Decision support tools • Investment prioritization SGR Target Evaluate Programs, Projects, and Strategies Measure, Evaluate, and Report Results Actual Performance Achieved Allocate Resources Budget and Staff

  23. State of Good Repair & Safety FTA Performance Measures Transit Agency State of Good Repair Safety Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan NTD Safety and Security Module Safety Target Evaluate Programs, Projects and Strategies Measure, Evaluate, and Report Results Actual Performance Achieved Allocate Resources Budget and Staff

  24. MAP-21: 2015 Planning Emphasis Areas • MAP-21 Implementation • Transition to Performance Based Planning • Models of Regional Planning Cooperation • Promote cooperation and coordination across MPO boundaries where appropriate to ensure a regional approach to transportation planning • Ladders of Opportunity • As part of the transportation planning process, identify transportation connectivity gaps in access to essential services

  25. Implementation of MAP-21 Safety Program

  26. Office of Transit Safety & Oversight (TSO) MAP-21 Implementation • Strengthen FTA’s safety regulatory authority • Adopt Safety Management Systems (SMS) • Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TrACS) • State Safety Oversight (SSO) Certification and Grant Program (*Rail)

  27. Safety Regulatory Authority • FTA published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on October 3, 2013 with comments due back on January 2, 2014. • FTA will issue four separate NPRMs to implement the requirements of MAP-21:

  28. Safety Management Systems (SMS) SMS is built on four pillars: For more information on SMS: http://www.fta.dot.gov/tso_15176.html

  29. Proposed Interim Safety Certification Training Provisions • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Comments were due June 30, 2014 • MAP–21 requires FTA to establish a safety certification training program for Federal, State, and other designated personnel directly responsible for safety oversight of public transportation systems. 49 U.S.C. 5329(c). • FTA will establish a permanent training program through the rulemaking process.

  30. Bus Safety Resource Website The FTA Bus Safety website includes helpful resources including SMS tools and templates, an SMS Gap Analysis Checklist, and e-learning opportunities. http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/

  31. Bus and Bus Facilities Program Ladders of Opportunity Initiative • $100 Million - Competitive grant funds • Proposals due August 4th • Urban & Rural • Connect disadvantaged and low-income individuals, veterans, seniors, youths, and others with local workforce training, employment centers, healthcare, and other vital services. • Connect more Americans with jobs

  32. Bus and Bus Facilities ProgramLadders of Opportunity Initiative • Purchase, replace, or rehabilitate transit buses and vans • Modernize or construct bus facilities (such as maintenance depots and intermodal facilities) in urban, suburban, and rural communities. • 80 percent Federal/20 percent local match

  33. Bus and Bus Facilities Program Ladders of Opportunity Initiative • Proposals address “ladders of opportunity” criteria for riders, including: • Enhancing access to work • Supporting economic opportunities • Supporting partnerships and coordinated planning

  34. FY2015 Appropriations

  35. GROW AMERICA Act • On April 29, 2014, US DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled the department’s $302 Billion, four year reauthorization proposal: The GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America

  36. GROW AMERICA Act New Transit Programs:

  37. GROW AMERICA Act • Other Changes to Transit Programs: • Bus and Bus Facilities Program: Removes statutory requirement that funds be channeled through a designated recipient, and instead allow State and local operators to receive funds directly from FTA. • Strengthens Buy America requirements through annual increases in domestic content requirements. • Makes improvements to FTA’s new Safety Program, including opt-out provision for State Safety Oversight program.

  38. GROW AMERICA Act • Additional information on the GROW AMERICA Act can be obtained via the following resources: • Main Page: http://www.dot.gov/grow-america • Bill Highlights: http://www.dot.gov/grow-america/focus-areas • FTA specific Provisions: http://www.dot.gov/grow-america/by-mode/transit

  39. GROW AMERICA Act • The GROW AMERICA Act will increase transportation investment to support the needs of our Nation’s communities. • $199 billion to invest in our nation’s highway system and road safety. • $72 billion to invest in transit systems and expand transportation options. • Tools and resources to encourage regional coordination and local decision making.

  40. What the President’s FY15 Budget Means for Transit • Increases transit funding to $17.6B – 63% > FY14 enacted level • Requests $303B over 4 years for surface transportation reauthorization – $72B for transit • Moves all transit funding within Transportation Trust Fund • Targets $31B over 4 years to modernize/repair infrastructure • Provides $2.5B for New Starts, Small Starts, and Core Capacity • Grows Bus Program to $1.9B, 353% increase over FY14 • Adds a new $500M discretionary grant program to build BRT in areas with rapid population/ridership growth

  41. Federal Transit AdministrationResponsibilities 1. Program Management 2. Grant Administration 3. Project Management 4. Financial Management and Financial Capacity 5. Procurement 6. Civil Rights • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise • Title VI • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 7. Asset Management 8. Safety

  42. NDOR Grant Recipient Responsibilities 1. Program Management 2. Grant Administration 3. Project Management 4. Financial Management and Financial Capacity 5. Procurement 6. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 7. Asset Management

  43. NDOR Grant Responsibilities 8. Charter Bus 9. School Bus 10. ADA 11. Title VI 12. Equal Employment Opportunity 13. DFWA/Drug and Alcohol Program

  44. NDOR Grant Responsibilities • State Management Plan • Annual milestone and financial reporting • Oversight reviews (program, drug & alcohol) • Subrecipient monitoring • National Transit Database reporting (5311) • Vehicle procurements • Ensure general public transportation services (5311)

  45. Subrecipient Responsibilities • Administer transit services • Maintain FTA funded vehicles and facilities and facility related equipment in good operating order. • Report ridership and operating data requested by NDOR • Drug & Alcohol program compliance

  46. NDORFY2012 State Management Review • Every three years • FTA reviews NDOR’s and subrecipients compliance with program requirements • Subrecipients reviewed • Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging (Section 5311) • Beatrice Good Samaritan Society (Section 5310) • 13 areas reviewed - Deficiencies in 8 areas (3 repeat from 2009)

  47. NDORFY2012 State Management Review Program Management • SMP not up to date with current grant development and management practices • NDOR oversight checklist missing monitoring questions regarding FTA requirements • Insufficient oversight of subrecipients

  48. NDORFY2012 State Management Review Program Management • Intercity Bus • Consultative project not completed • A NDOR subrecipient utilizing Section 5311(f) intercity bus funds but services did not meet definition • Insufficient NDOR staffing for administering Federal funds

  49. NDORFY2012 State Management Review DBE Goal Setting Process • Inadequate DBE goal setting process - NDOR did not conduct a consultative process that provided women’s minority, general contractor groups, community organizations etc. regarding availability of disadvantaged and non –disadvantaged businesses

  50. NDORFY2012 State Management Review Asset Management • Subrecipients preventive maintenance records did not contain mileage information • NDOR not monitoring subrecipients vehicle maintenance activities.

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