MAP-21 Overview and Programmatic Impacts

February 4, 2013

Serge Phillips MnDOT Federal Relations651-366-3075sergius.phillips@state.mn.us

Koryn ZewersMnDOT Capital Programs & Performance Measures651-366-3763koryn.zewers@state.mn.us

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) – Surface

Transportation Reauthorization Bill

Federal Funding Terminology

• Authorization Acts – upper limit on program funding• Apportionment – statutory formula funding terms• Appropriations Acts – annual funding with specific

funding amounts • Obligation Authority – annual funding amount

released by federal aid highway program

SAFETEA-LU & MAP-21– Highway Themes

• SAFETEA-LU (2005-2009+): Earmarks, Equity Bonus, separate highway safety program, State received program by program apportionment

-MN highway obligation authority - $525 M/yr• MAP-21 (2012-2014):Performance-based Investment,

National Highway System focus, formula program consolidation and changes

-(Est.) MN highway obligation authority - $575 M/yr

Highway Formula Apportionment - SAFETEA-LU to MAP-21 ($ in millions)

MAP-21 Programs SAFETEA-LU Programs FY 2012 FY 2013

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)

Interstate Maintenance, Bridge, National Highway System $308 $365

Surface Transportation Program (STP)STP (less Enhancements), Off-System Bridges, Coordinated Border $180 $168

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) HSIP, Rail $35 $40

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) CMAQ $32 $31

Metropolitan Planning Metropolitan Planning $4 $4

Transportation Alternatives (TA)Safe Routes to Schools, Recreational Trails, Enhancements, Other TA $24 $17

N/A Equity Bonus $42 $0

Total Apportionment $625 $625

• National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)• 63.7% of Minnesota’s total Federal Aid Apportionment• Approximately $57 million in additional annual

apportionment compared to previous programs• Performance Driven Investment: US DOT will establish

national measures and Interstate performance targets, NHS performance targets established by each state

• Matching requirements remain• Ability to transfer up to 50% of NHPP

MAP-21 Highway Formula Program Consolidation

• Surface Transportation Program (STP) - primary federal funding source for projects not on NHS

• Transit Capital included• 29.3% of Minnesota’s total Federal Aid Apportionment• Minnesota’s STP apportionment is $12 million/yr less

compared to FY2012• Funding formula has changed:

– MAP-21: 50% to any area of the state; 50% based on population– SAFETEA-LU: 37.5% to any area of the state; 62.5% based on

population

MAP-21 Highway Formula Program Consolidation

• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP): Increased funding levels ($ 5M/yr) and continued focus on ALL public roads

• CMAQ and Metropolitan Planning: similar apportionment• Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)

– Funding for Enhancements, Safe Routes to Schools, Recreational Trails, and other similar transportation projects

– $16.5 million in apportionment for FY 2013. $7 million less than SAFETEA-LU– One set-aside: $2.2 million for Recreational Trails– Competitive grant process

MAP-21 Highway Formula Program Consolidation

Performance Management Provisions

• MAP-21 connects transportation investments to performance-based outcomes

◦New national goals establish outcomes◦National performance measures establish criteria for measuring progress ◦State targets will measure progress toward goals

• The Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program changed to Tribal Transportation Program (TTP)

• MAP-21 replaces previous formula funding, resulting in funding reductions to Minnesota tribes– 27% based on a tribe’s relative share of road miles– 39% based on a tribe’s relative share of HUD Indian housing

population (self-identified)– 34% based on a tribe’s share of RNDF and population adjustment

factor funding from FY2005 to FY2012

MAP-21 Tribal Transportation

MAP-21 Freight Provisions

• Increased freight policy and planning focus – Freight Performance Requirements: truck travel time

and reliability on Interstate highways– Designation of National Freight Network will drive future

freight funding and priorities– US DOT required to develop a National Freight Strategic

Plan

MAP-21 Alternative Finance Provisions

• TIFIA: $1.7 billion in funding for credit assistance to projects of national or regional significance

• Tolling: MAP-21 expands state ability to use tolling:– to expand Interstate capacity– Federal Value Pricing Pilot Program (MN one of 15 states

involved) – all electronic toll facilities must be interoperable by Oct. 1, 2016

Accelerated Project Delivery Emphasis • Accelerated Project Delivery:

– Authority for activities prior to completion of NEPA, including acquisition of real property

– Authority to enter into CM/GC contract• Environmental Streamlining: permits programmatic

approaches for environmental reviews and mitigation plans– Additional Categorical Exclusions

• Agency Coordination: accelerated decision-making (combined FEIS and ROD), emphasis on early interagency coordination and a new issue resolution process

MAP-21– Transit Themes

• Highway/ Transit - 80/20 funding split retained• Consolidation of major formula programs• New Freedom program replaced by Enhanced Mobility of

Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities• New asset management requirements• Performance-based planning requirements aligning federal

funding with national goals and progress towards these goals

MAP-21 Urban Transit Highlights• Urbanized area transit formula funding – gets $54.5 M/yr for

new uses such as transit capital and preventive maintenance

• Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants replaces New Starts/Small Starts Programs with new eligibility for core capacity projects

• New State of Good Repair Program. Two categories of funding ($11.3 M/yr) – High Intensity Fixed Guideway formula for rail and BRT on

exclusive guideways– High Intensity Motorbus formula for buses that run in HOV lanes or

shoulders

MAP-21 Rural Transit Highlights

∙ Non-urbanized formula funding. Job Access/Reverse Commute now eligible

∙ Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities apportions funding to both states and large urbanized areas (>200,000)

∙ Although federal formula funding to Greater Minnesota transit increased, other program changes reduced key greater MN transit bus funding streams

∙ Same amount of highway funding, but apportioned differently

∙ MAP-21 emphasis on Performance-based Investment and NHS focus:∙ Interstate pavements at 2% poor (national standard)∙ NHS pavements at 3% poor (proposed state target)∙ Bridges with less than 10% structural deficiency (MAP-21)

∙ MAP-21 flexibility to transfer funds between six core formula highway programs

∙ Alignment of four year highway plan (STIP) with MAP-21 provisions

MAP-21 Highway Investment Programming Challenges

• Four-year plan published in the late fall/early winter each year

• Includes all projects using federal funds provided through FHWA as well as other regionally significant highway projects

• Organized by region of the state and by year

• Must be fiscally constrained

• Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs) involved throughout the STIP development process

Overview: State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

• Sub-state, multi-county partnerships

• Include traditional and non-traditional transportation partners

• Role is to integrate regional transportation priorities into the programming process

• Solicit and review projects that are eligible for federal funding within their region

Area Transportation Partnership (ATP)

FY 2013-2016 STIP: Apportionment Available After Current Program ($ in millions)

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FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

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Goal: Move toward all MAP-21 performance goals, additional funding for Transportation Alternatives, and maintain the current program:• Most projects in years FY 2014-2016 will be funded• $186 million for new interstate and national highway system pavements• $60 million for new metro reliability projects• $27 million for new highway safety projects• $20 million for new transportation alternative projects

• Funding Sources for Additional Projects:• $188 million in federal funds above forecast• $105 million in project shifts

FY 2014-2016 Program

FHWA formula to Highways: MnDOT/Local ($ in millions)

Federal fiscal year-forecast

∙ Statewide Performance Program ($400M)∙ Interstate pavements and NHS bridges ∙ NHS system performance

∙ District Flexible Program for managing the Districts’ highest priorities ($320M)

∙ Funding directed by Area Transportation Partnerships ($134M)

FY 2017 Resource Distribution (State SRC and All Federal Funds)

∙ Transition to MAP-21 programs and funding in FY 2014-2016

∙ New target formula beginning in FY 2017∙ Minnesota GO∙ Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan (MnSHIP)

∙ Increased emphasis on aligning spending with specific performance measures

∙ Increased emphasis on statewide programs

∙ Continued involvement of Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs)

Impacts of MAP-21 on Programming