Transcript Secretary Layne's Presentation

House Bill 2 and P3 Update
Aubrey Layne
Secretary of Transportation
December 17, 2014
Key Goals for House Bill 2
• Good fiduciaries of taxpayer funds
• Pick the best projects
• Transparency for stakeholders
• Accountability of CTB, VDOT and DRPT
• Stability in Six-Year Improvement Program
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Overview of House Bill 2
• Requires CTB to establish by July 1, 2016 a statewide
prioritization process to evaluate projects that
enhance transportation network
• Does not apply to maintenance, repair, revenue
sharing, and specialized federal programs
• Projects are to be screened to determine whether they
meet a need in the long-range transportation plan
• Evaluation should consider: congestion mitigation,
economic development, accessibility, safety, and
environmental quality
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House Bill 2 Outreach
• Significant outreach to stakeholders across the
Commonwealth
– Presented to 14 metropolitan planning organizations and
scheduled to visit the Harrisonburg MPO tomorrow
– Spoke at association conferences including Virginia
Association of Counties, Virginia Municipal League, Virginia
Transportation Construction Alliance, Virginia Association of
Metropolitan Planning Organizations and the VDOT Local
Programs Workshop
– House Bill 2 was the main focus of the Six-Year Improvement
Program hearings – 18 meetings
• Additional outreach will take place this process moves
forward
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Key Issues Raised in Outreach
• Concern that one area of the state would be advantaged
over another
• Funding to be considered when determining a
project’s benefits
• Weighting of factors and the geographic areas for weighting
• Concern that prioritization is on a statewide basis
• Desire additional opportunities for public comment prior to
Board adoption of program
• Concern over initial project development and work required
to prepare projects to be scored
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Status on Development of HB2
Process
• Updated Six-Year Improvement Program in November
– $416M de-allocated from projects that were subject to HB2
and not fully funded and through NEPA
• Initial staff recommendations on framework items
provided to Board
– Geographic areas for weighting of the frameworks
– Solicitation of candidate projects
– Funding considered when determine the relative benefits
of a project – additional information was requested
• Measures and weighting frameworks will be discussed
with the Board in coming months
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Schedule Moving Forward
• January 8 stakeholder meetings
• CTB updates at January and February meetings on
measures and weighting frameworks
• Regional meetings for stakeholders in late
February/early March
• Draft HB2 process released for public comment at the
March CTB meeting
• Comment period for 4 weeks and SYIP spring
hearings
• Revised HB2 process provided to CTB at May meeting
• Board considers final HB2 process at June meeting
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Implementation of House Bill 2
• Fall 2015: Solicit candidate projects
• Fall/Winter 2015: Screen candidate projects to
determine whether they meet a need identified in
VTrans2040
• Fall/Winter 2015: Evaluate candidate projects
• January/February 2016: Release scores from
evaluation
• March 2016: Release draft FY16-21 Six-Year
Improvement Program
• Spring 2016: Hearings on draft SYIP
• June 2016: Board considers revised FY16-21 SYIP
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Allocation of Funds
• $500M off the top (until 2020)
– 25% for bridge rehabilitation
– 25% for interstate and primary pavement rehabilitation and
reconstruction
– 25% for high priority projects
– 15% for PPTA projects
– 5% for smart roadway improvements
– 5% for unpaved roads
• Funds in excess go through ‘traditional’ formula
– Interstate funds off the top
– Funds off the top for unpaved roads
– 40-30-30 distribution for primary, secondary and urban
construction
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PPTA Reforms
• Establishes a steering committee to review whether
projects should proceed under PPTA procurement
– Will include staff from House and Senate
• Requires the issuance of a finding of public interest
– Outlines risks to be transferred and assigned to private
partner such as revenue risk, and operations and maintenance
• Secretary of Transportation is required to certify the finding
of public interest was followed prior to VDOT/DRPT signing
comprehensive agreement
• VDOT is required to develop a process to identify high-risk
projects and ensure taxpayer is protected until risk is
mitigated
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