county funding option for transportation projects
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Pennsylvania’s Transportation Funding Needs
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Transportation Bill (Act 89 of 2013)
• Signed by Governor Corbett in 2013• By 2020, $2.3-$2.4
billion in new revenue for transportation funding1
• Gives Counties option to increase registration fees by $5 starting in 2015
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Current Cost to Register a Vehicle
•Passenger vehicle: $36•Motorcycle: $18•Trucks: $60•Retired person vehicle registration: $10•Annual income may not exceed $19,200
What’s exempt from the $5 increase?
Non-Exempt•Passenger• Truck•Motorcycle•Bus/Limo•Motor Home• Trailer and Semi-Trailer
Exempt•Commonwealth•Municipal Government•Penn State•Mass Transit• Emergency Vehicle•Disabled Veteran, POW,
Medal of Honor
Non-Exempt Vehicles Registered
•According to PennDOT, as of October 19, 2014, there were approximately 116,515 non-exempt vehicles registered in Centre County
116,515x $5
$582,575in additional annual
transportation investments
2015 Liquid Fuels Requests
• Support municipalities’ construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of transportation infrastructure• In 2015, Centre County received $1,118,893.75 in Liquid Fuels
(LF) requests• On Tuesday, December 31st 2014, Centre County allocated
$182,387 to six municipalities for 2015 LF projects• If Centre County adopted ordinance for $5 increase in vehicle
registration fee, then beginning in 2016 there would be4x the amount of grant funding for local transportation projects.
Liquid Fuels Allocation for 2015Benner Twp $18,070 Boggs Twp $83,796 Ferguson Twp $30,000 Gregg Twp $16,000 Halfmoon Twp $20,000 Penn Twp $200,000 Rush Twp $48,800 Taylor Twp $140,000 Walker Twp $20,000 Worth Twp $58,000 Bellefonte Boro $15,000 Centre Hall Boro $20,000 Snow Shoe Boro $19,450 State College Boro $75,000 TOTAL $764,116
Benner Twp $18,070 Ferguson Twp $30,000 Halfmoon Twp $20,000 Rush Twp $48,800 Taylor Twp $140,000 Walker Twp $20,000 TOTAL $182,387
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
Liquid Fuel Grant Allocations (Past 12 Years)
20042005
20062007
20082009
20102011
20122013
20142015
20162017
20182019
20202021
20222023
20242025$0
$50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000
Projected Liquid Fuels Funding (2016-2025)
Pennsylvania’s Transportation Funding Needs
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025$0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000 $900,000
Filling the Funding Gap
Projected LF Projected LF+$5 increase
Timeline
• Advertise Ordinance• Pass Ordinance•No less than 90 days from passage of ordinance, PennDOT
includes $5 adjustment in registration expiration notices• June 1st, 2015*• Disbursement to municipalities
• December 1st, 2015*• Disbursement to municipalities
• 6/1 and 12/1 going forward**tentative
Going forward
• Feedback from municipalities• Letter/Email to Municipal Managers and
Secretary/Treasurers• Feedback from Municipal Planning Organization• Presentation and discussion at 1/27/15 meeting with
possible follow-up discussion at 2/24/15 meeting• Feedback from Planning and Community Development
staff• Recently identified candidates for Act 13 Bridge Funding