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Tribal Transportation Program Update

Tribal Transportation Program Update. JULY 23, 2014. Topics. Legislative Update Highway Trust Fund status Reauthorization proposals FY15 Appropriations TTP Safety Funding TTP Bridge Funding. Legislative Update. 2 issues at present Highway Trust fund is going broke

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Tribal Transportation Program Update

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  1. Tribal Transportation ProgramUpdate JULY 23, 2014

  2. Topics • Legislative Update • Highway Trust Fund status • Reauthorization proposals • FY15 Appropriations • TTP Safety Funding • TTP Bridge Funding

  3. Legislative Update • 2 issues at present • Highway Trust fund is going broke • We have authority and limitation, just nothing in the account to cash the check with. • DOT is implementing reduced state reimbursements beginning August 1 • No effect on TTP except possible Safety funds (app process) • MAP-21 expires in 71 days • Best case scenario is legislative fix to both issues; • Both houses have a proposal • Extension will be until either December or May (House) • Congress in session only for a few more days • Midterm elections are in 105 days

  4. 2 Issues impacting TTP • Expiration of current highway act (MAP-21) • Requires Congressional action • Extension of Act or reauthorization still requires action on the highway fund insolvency • Insolvency of Highway Trust Fund • Requires Congressional action • Not enough cash on hand to support full annual program • Limits amount of cash available to reimburse commitments • Unique features of TTP • Contracts allow different drawdowns depending on agreement type • 92% of TTP funds are subject to Tribal Shares

  5. Legislative Update • So what does this mean? • An expiration of the authorizing highway act, • Finding funding to support the highway trust fund account, • Resulting in partial funding in FY15 and delays in program delivery

  6. Reauthorization Proposals • FY 14 is final year of MAP-21 • Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee has passed the “MAP-21 Reauthorization Act” • 6 year Bill • TTP • No changes • $450 million/year through FY 2020

  7. GROW AMERICA ACT Proposal • The Administration has sent a Bill to Congress • GROW AMERICA ACT • “Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America” • 4 year Bill • TTP is included with increase in program $$ • No change in formula • Some change in takedowns • Brings HPP back into the primary program

  8. GROW AMERICA - TTP • Authorized Amounts • FY15 - $507 million • FY16 - $517 million • FY17 - $527 million • FY18 - $538 million • Takedowns • 6% PM&O • 4% Bridge • 3% Planning • 2% Safety; and • 7% HPP

  9. GROW AMERICA - TTP • 3rd year of transition formula • 40% FY 11 tribal shares with remainder under new MAP-21 statutory formula • Bridge • Set aside increase is to provide funding for inspection and additional projects • Planning • Set aside increase is for data collection and other transportation planning activities • HPP • Brought back into the program • $1.5 million maximum project size

  10. Other GROW AMERICA opportunities • SEC. 2008. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS PROGRAM • Would provide $150 million/year in funding to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal transportation projects. (NO DESIGN) • Projects must have NEPA completed and an estimated cost equal to or exceeding $25 million. • Priority consideration will be given to projects over $50 million • Intent is to fund high cost projects that are not able to be funded through regular programs • 2-3 projects/yr.

  11. Other GROW AMERICA opportunities • FIXING AND ACCELERATING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (FAST) GRANTS • A competitive program designed to achieve National transportation outcomes • Projects must promote the implementation of policies and procedures that generate long-term, institutionalized changes, and support performance based management. (Basically supports best practices) • Criteria included in proposal • Awards of no less than $50,000,000 ($$ amount not applicable to tribes) • $1 Billion over 4 years • TIGER • Continues with tribes as eligible applicants • Proposed at $1.25 Billion/year

  12. Reauthorization Summary • Act still needs full vote by the Senate • Nothing passed yet in the House • Remember: SAFETEA-LU expired in ‘09 but was extended 9 times until MAP-21 was passed in July 2012 • DOT will still need an Appropriations Bill for next year before full funding is made available

  13. FY14 TTP Safety Funding - Tentative • 126 Applications received asking for $27.1 million • Reviewed and selected for award: • Education 7 $418,589 • Enforcement/EMS 8 $1,701,290 • Engineering 12 $5,415,625 • Safety Plan 49 $615,000 • Other Safety Planning 6 $390,495 • Total Funded 82 $8,540,999 • Not Funded (Not Q) 44 $18,538,285

  14. TTP Bridge Program (deficient TTP bridges) • FY 14 • Construction –  8 BIA/Tribal - $5.5 M6 non BIA/Tribal - $2.6 M • Engineering-   4 BIA/Tribal - $152 K 1 non BIA/Tribal - $64K

  15. Contacts • LeRoyGishi, BIA leroy.gishi@bia.gov • Robert Sparrow, FHWA robert.sparrow@dot.gov

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