federal transportation funding
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Federal Transportation Funding
April 6, 2011
Tim Hoeffner
Office of High Speed Rail and
Innovative Financing
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FY 2011 State Transportation Budget
State Restricted Funds $1,950,974,400
Federal Funds $1,227,470,600
Local Funds $56,496,000
Total Available for Investment $3,234,941,000
Local
2%
Federal
38%
State
Restricted
60%
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Sources Used to Match Federal Aid (FY 2011 - in Millions)
$84 million needed to match $475 million in federal aid
Solution included: $40M – Short Term Loan
$12.9M – Delay Building & Facility Capital Outlay Projects
$12M – EDF Drivers License Fee Redirection to STF
$11M – Toll Credits
$5M – Administration Cuts
$2.1M – 3% NEREs Salary Reduction
$1M – Welcome Center Reductions
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Federal Aid at Stake
FY 2012-15 Annual Shortfall
State Revenue Shortfall $120-$160 million per year
Federal Aid Lost to MDOT Highway Capital
Program
$700-$800 million per year
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Federal Reauthorization 2011
SAFETEA-LU extended through 9/30/11
Originally expired 9/30/09
Currently on 7th extension
Federal aviation authorization now on 18th extension expiring 5/31/11
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Administration’s Proposal
Obama Administration released broad outline of reauthorization in February
$551 billion over six years (2012-17)
This includes $50 billion in up front funding
Assumes $231 billion in new revenue
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Administration’s Proposal
Significant program consolidation to result in:
6 highway programs
6 transit programs
2 rail programs
Moves all transportation spending to the Highway Trust Fund
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Administration’s Proposal
SAFETEA-LU Admin Proposal
Percent Increase
Highways $228 B $336 B 48%
Transit $53 B $119 B 126%
Safety $7 B $12 B 87%
Rail - $53 B -
Infrastructure Bank
- $30 B -
Total $286 B $551 B 93%
Administration also proposed one-time funding of $2 billion
for TIGER grants and $3 billion for airports
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Congressional Activity
Priorities of Rep. Mica (R, FL) New House T&I Chairman include:
Stabilizing the HTF (spending w/in its means)
Re-examine every $ and every program
Innovative financing to maximize funds leveraged
Accelerate project delivery
House already acted to make reducing transportation spending easier
Senate likely to weigh in with a proposal soon
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Big Challenge Ahead
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Highway Account Revenue
Highway Obligations
Actual Projection
Structural Deficit
Revenue insufficient to maintain current investment level
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Federal HTF Year End Balance
$8.9
$20.7
$14.8
$4.2
-$8.3
-$10
-$5
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
Billio
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Highway Account
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Creative and Innovative Financing Options
Increasingly being considered as a part of solution to funding shortfall
Private Activity Bond cap increase
Flexibility on tolling
TIFIA program expansion
Infrastructure banks (state or federal)
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Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of
2008 (PRIIA)
Established new federal funding programs for passenger rail services
Requires development of State Rail Plan Addresses both passenger & freight rail
Inventory & analysis of existing rail system
Requires long-range service & investment program, including list of rail capital projects
Review of intermodal connections
Performance evaluation of rail services
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Scope of Work
Establish goals & objectives
Assess existing conditions
Parameters for prioritizing improvements
Establish investment needs
Analysis of benefits
Role of public vs. private sector
Funding and programming
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Michigan Rail Vision & Goals
Promote the Efficient Movement of Passengers & Freight
Encourage Intermodal Connectivity
Enhance State & Local Economic Development
Promote Environmental Sustainability
Promote Safe & Secure Railroad Operations
A rail system that provides enhanced mobility for travelers and the efficient movement of goods while supporting economic development and environmental sustainability.
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Schedule
Contract executed:
May 2010
Public meetings:
September 2010
May 2011
Study completed:
June 2011
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Thank You