Transcript Legislative Issues Concerning Transit Procurement

Ed Mortimer
Director, Government Relations
URS Corporation
July 22, 2013
Changes Made in MAP-21
 On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21).
 Law authorizes funding and policy for federal transit
and highway programs until September 30, 2014.
 Law streamlines federal transit process as well as
provides new and strengthened programs to encourage
innovative project development and financing for
transit projects.
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Changes To New Starts Program
 Process will be streamlined, reducing duplicate steps
in the project development and approval process.
 Establishing a two-year time limit for completing
project development.
 Reducing the number of factors USDOT must consider
when approving or advancing a project.
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Source: Federal Transit Administration
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New Pilot Program for Expedited Project Delivery
 Under MAP-21, up to three new fixed guideway or core
capacity projects that have completed the NEPA
process and have significant local or private support
shall be selected by USDOT to demonstrate whether
innovative project development and delivery methods
or innovative finance arrangements can expedite
project delivery.
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TIFIA
 Congress authorized $1.75 billion in budget authority for the
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA)
program ($750 million in FY13 and $1 billion in FY14).
 USDOT estimate that each dollar of budget authority can leverage
approximately $10 in lending capacity, therefore, it is expected that the
Department will be able to offer an estimated $17 billion in TIFIA credit
assistance based on the MAP-21 authorized funding level.
 Several transit projects, including Dulles Rail Phase II, LA MTA’s
Westside Subway, Seattle’s East Link and Kansas City Streetcar have
expressed intent to apply.
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States with Approved PPP Legislation
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Source: National Conference of State
Legislatures
Conclusion
 Federal transit procurement process has been
simplified.
 Federal government promoting more innovative
project development and finance options.
 State governments are also taking action to provide
agencies additional procurement and financing tools.
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