Transcript SAFETEA-LU Highlights Roger Petzold Office of Interstate and Border Planning Federal Highway Administration Transportation Border Working Group Nov.

SAFETEA-LU Highlights
Roger Petzold
Office of Interstate and Border Planning
Federal Highway Administration
Transportation Border Working Group
Nov. 9, 2005
Outline
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Federal transportation spending
authorization
 Border and corridor program
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA-LU)
 Highways, Highway
 5-year legislation
 Signed
 P.
Safety, Transit, Other
– 2005 - 2009
into law August 10, 2005
L. 109-59
SAFETEA-LU Total Funding
FY 2005-2009
FY 2004-2009
Federal-aid
Highways
$193.0 B
$227.4 B
Public
Transportation
$ 45.2 B
$ 52.6 B
Highway & Motor
Vehicle Safety
$ 5.8 B
$ 6.5 B
Totals
$244.1 B
$286.4 B
Federal-aid Highway Authorizations 2005-2009
(Before $8.5B Rescission)
RD&T
IM - $25.2
Other
Equity
Bonus
Bridge - $21.6
STP - $32.5
IM
HPP
FLHP
ADHS
HSIP
CMAQ - $8.6
HSIP - $5.1 (4 years)
Appalachia Highways - $2.4
NHS
Federal Lands - $4.5
High Priority Projects - $14.8
CMAQ
Total
= $201.621
NHS - $30.5
STP
Bridge
Equity Bonus - $40.9
Research - $2.3
Other Programs - $13.2
(In billions)
New Highway Programs
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Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program
Delta Region Development Program
Denali Access System Program
Express Lanes Demonstration Program
Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot Program
Highways for LIFE Pilot Program
Highway Safety Improvement Program
Interstate Construction Toll Pilot Program
National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program
Projects of National and Regional Significance
Truck Parking Program
Safe Routes to Schools
Work Zone Safety Grants
Coordinated Border
Infrastructure Program
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Created in new transportation authorization
 Purpose: improve the safe movement of
vehicles at U.S. land borders with Canada
and Mexico
 Total: $833 million to be distributed by
formula to states
Section (a)
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General Authority.--The Secretary shall
implement a coordinated border infrastructure
program under which the Secretary shall
distribute funds to border States to improve the
safe movement of motor vehicles at or across
the border between the United States and
Canada and the border between the United
States and Mexico.
Section (b)
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Eligible Uses.--Subject to subsection (d),
a State may use funds apportioned under
this section only for– (1-5)
Section (b) (1) eligible uses
improvements in a border region to
existing transportation and supporting
infrastructure that facilitate cross-border
motor vehicle and cargo movements;
Section (b) (2) eligible uses
construction of highways and related
safety and safety enforcement facilities in
a border region that facilitate motor
vehicle and cargo movements related to
international trade;
Section (b) (3) eligible uses
operational improvements in a border
region, including improvements relating
to electronic data interchange and use of
telecommunications, to expedite cross
border motor vehicle and cargo
movement;
Section (b) (4) eligible uses
modifications to regulatory procedures to
expedite safe and efficient cross border
motor vehicle and cargo movements; and
Section (b) (5) eligible uses
international coordination of
transportation planning, programming,
and border operation with Canada and
Mexico relating to expediting cross
border motor vehicle and cargo
movements.
Section (c) Apportioned
Funds
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20% based on number of incoming
commercial trucks ratio
 30% number of incoming personal motor
vehicles and buses ratio
 25% based on weight of incoming cargo
by commercial trucks ratio
 25% based on number of land border
ports of entry ratio
Section (d) Projects in Canada and
Mexico
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directly and predominantly facilitate
cross-border motor vehicle and cargo
movements at an international port of
entry
 constructed to equivalent US standards
 properly maintained and used over the
useful life of the facility
Section (e) Transfer of Funds to the
General Services Administration
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Transfer of Funds to the General Services
Administration
 Non-federal match required
 Limitation on amount that can be
transferred (lesser of)
– 15 percent of the aggregate amount of funds
apportioned
– $5,000,000 per year
Section (f) Applicability of Title 23
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obligation in the same manner as if such
funds were apportioned under chapter 1
of title 23
 shall remain available until expended
g) Definitions.-1)
Border region.--The term ``border
region'' means any portion of a border
State within 100 miles of an international
land border with Canada or Mexico.
Earmarked Border Projects
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Total for northern border is nearly $340
million
 Examples: Blue Water Bridge, Peace
Bridge, Calais/St. Stephen
National Corridor Infrastructure
Improvement Program
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created in transportation reauthorization
 Purpose: funding for highway projects in
corridors of national significance to
promote economic growth and trade
 Total: $1.9 billion to be distributed on a
discretionary basis
Previous Corridors and Borders
Program
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Coordinated Border Infrastructure and
National Corridor Planning and
Development programs in TEA-21 were
discretionary and from a single source
 Totals: $1.4 billion for Corridors and
Borders program.
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