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

Overview

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Date: As of August 20, 2012

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Summary

• Signed into law July 6, 2012 – P.L. 112-141• Extends SAFETEA-LU for the final three months of FFY

2012• Authorizes surface transportation programs with

program restructuring for FFY 2013 and FFY 2014• Most new provisions go into effect Oct. 1, 2012

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Finance and Revenue• Extends highway-related user fees through

September 30, 2016 - Heavy vehicle use tax through 9/30/2017

• Provides $21.2 billion in additional revenue to make up for shortfall in highway-related fees– A one-time transfer from the Leaking Underground Storage

Tank (LUST) trust fund to the Highway Account of the HTF - $2.4 billion

– Pension fund stabilization - $18.8 billion over two years

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Finance and Revenue• Total funding authorization is $52.78 billion in FFY

2013 and $52.98 in FFY 2014

FFY 2013 FFY 2014Highway $40.4 billion $41 billion

Transit $10.5 billion $10.7 billion

Highway Traffic Safety $670 million $680 million

Commercial Safety $561 million $572 million

Source: MAP-21 Act

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Finance and Revenue• Federal-aid highway programs – maintains current

funding level for FFY 2012 and FFY 2013 with small inflation factor for FFY 2014– FFY 2013/2014 state apportionments based on

share of FFY 2012 apportionments• Guarantees that each state will receive at least 95

percent of its contributions into the Highway Account of HTF in FFY 2014

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Finance and Revenue• Annual authorized obligation limitation for the

highway program is– $39.699 billion for FFY 2013 and – $40.256 billion for FFY 2014

• Obligation limitation for FFY 2012 is $39.144 billion

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Finance and Revenue• Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation

Act (TIFIA) program– Federal credit assistance in the form of direct loans, loan

guarantees and standby lines of credit– $750 million in FFY 2013 and $1 billion in FFY 2014– From the Highway Trust Fund– Allows up to 10 percent for rural investments; increased

eligibility and lower interest rates– A financing mechanism not a source of revenue

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Highway Program Restructuring• Beginning with FFY 2013, the major apportioned

programs are:– National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)– Surface Transportation Program (STP)– Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)– Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ)– Transportation Alternatives Program (TA)– Metropolitan Planning Program

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Highway Program RestructuringCurrent MAP-21

National Highway System & Interstate Maintenance

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)

Surface Transportation Program - with Transportation Enhancement set-aside

Surface Transportation Program (STP) - without Transportation Enhancement set-aside

Bridge “NHS system” bridges to NHPPAll bridges eligible under STP

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program

Metropolitan Planning Metropolitan Planning(Programs continue on next slide)

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Highway Program Restructuring – cont’dCurrent MAP-21

Highway Safety Improvement Program with High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) set-aside

Highway Safety Improvement Program without HRRR set-aside

Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Railroad crossing projects receive funding from a HSIP set-aside

Transportation EnhancementsRecreational TrailsSafe Routes to SchoolsScenic Byways

Transportation Alternatives Program

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Highway Program RestructuringFederal-aid Highways Estimated Iowa

FFY 2013Share of National

National Highway Performance Program

$280,409,241 1.29%

Surface Transportation Program $128,979,447 1.29%

Highway Safety Improvement Program

$30,814,202 1.29%

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program

$10,551,629 0.48%

Transportation Alternatives Program

$10,241,972 0.59%

Metropolitan Planning $1,834,310 1.27%TOTAL $462,830,801 1.23%

Source: Federal Highway Administration (N4510.755)

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Transferability of Federal-aid Highway Funds

• Transferability Between Programs– A state may transfer up to 50 percent of the annual

apportionments from NHPP, STP, HSIP, CMAQ and TA program funds to any other program

– STP and TA funds suballocated to areas based on population shall not be transferred

– The Metropolitan Planning funds shall not be transferred

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Highway Program Restructuring• National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)– Consolidates Interstate Maintenance, National Highway

System (NHS) programs and bridges on the NHS routes– NHS mileage cap is expanded from 159,000 miles to an

estimated 220,000 miles– Secretary will set minimum standards for Interstate and

NHS bridge condition

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Highway Program Restructuring• Surface Transportation Program (STP)– No set-aside for Transportation Enhancements– Includes minimum set-aside for “off-system” bridges –

estimated to be $9.5 million for Iowa– 50 percent of apportionments are suballocated to areas

within the state based on population– Eligibility includes transportation enhancement activities,

recreational trails, truck parking facilities, safe routes to schools projects and highway bridges on any pubic road

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Highway Program Restructuring• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)– Eliminates set-aside for High Risk Rural Roads – unless rural

road safety worsens– Adds set-aside for Rail-Highway Grade Crossings – estimated

to be $4.7 million for Iowa– Adds requirement for regular update of Strategic Highway

Safety Plan

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Highway Program Restructuring• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)– Generally unchanged

• Metropolitan Planning– Generally unchanged

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Highway Program Restructuring

• Transportation Alternatives (TA)– Eliminated the categorical funding for:• Transportation Enhancements (TE)• Safe Routes to School• Recreational Trails• National Scenic Byways

– Former TE activities are eligible for funding under the TA Program (with a few exceptions such as museums)

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Highway Program Restructuring

• Transportation Alternatives (continued)– An estimated 35 percent reduction compared to previous

eligible program funding– 50 percent of funding suballocated to areas within the

state based on population and awarded competitively– Remaining 50 percent can be used for eligible activities

anywhere in the state or transferred to other programs– Recreational Trails program is continued with funding from

this program; unless a State chooses to opt out

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Highway Program Restructuring• Emergency Relief Program– Authorized at current level of $100 million per year– State must apply and provide complete list of projects and

costs within 2 years of event– Option for the Secretary to extend the 180-day limit on

emergency repairs at 100 percent when access to site is limited

– Debris removal from Stafford Act disasters (Presidential declaration) funded by FEMA

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Highway Program Restructuring

• Projects of National and Regional Significance (PNRS)– National discretionary program – awaiting guidance but

could be similar to the TIGER program– $500 million for FFY 2013 from General Fund; subject to

being funded through appropriations for grants in a wide variety of transportation modes

– No funding authorized for FFY 2014

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National Bridge and Tunnel Inventory and Inspection Standards

• The Secretary in consultation with the states shall inventory all highway bridges on public roads

• The Secretary shall establish and maintain inspection standards and annually review state compliance

• The future implementation guidance will determine any changes to our current practice

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Accelerated Project Delivery• Federal guidance and interpretation of the legislative

language will help determine the impact of these provisions• Secretary is directed to designate certain types of projects as

categorical exclusions, including any project within the existing operational right of way

• Allows a State to proceed with numerous project activities including ROW acquisition prior to completion of NEPA

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Research, Technology Deployment, Training and Education

• Secretary is to provide leadership for the national coordination of research and technology transfer activities

• Secretary is directed to develop a 5-year research and development strategic plan

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Performance Measurement

• National Goals– The Federal aid Highway program is to focus on the following

National Goals• Safety• Infrastructure Condition• Congestion Reduction• System Reliability• Freight Movement and Economic Vitality• Environmental Sustainability• Reduced Project Delivery Delays

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Performance Measurement

• Establish Performance Measures and Targets– Secretary shall establish through formal rulemaking

performance measures and standards within 18 months.– MAP-21 is very specific in the measures that are to assess

system performance– States will have one year after rulemaking to establish

targets– MPOs will have 180 days after State to establish targets

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Performance Measurement

• Reporting on Performance Targets– Within four years of enactment and every two years after,

state must submit report:• Condition/Performance of NHS• Effectiveness of investment strategy• Progress in achieving targets• How State is addressing congestion at freight

bottlenecks

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Asset Management• Under the National Highway Performance Program– Develop asset management plans and performance targets

for NHS– Establish a process to develop a state asset management

plan within 18 months of enactment– Asset Management Plan implemented within two fiscal

years

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Planning• Existing planning structure for urban areas is retained • MPO population threshold remains at 50,000• Acknowledges the importance of regional planning

organizations

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Freight Planning• Act includes an increased emphasis of freight planning,

including a national freight policy, network and strategic plan• The Secretary shall designate a primary freight network• States may designate critical rural freight corridors within

their state• The National Freight Network consists of the primary freight

network, the remaining Interstate system and the critical rural freight corridors

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Freight Planning• The Secretary shall prepare a condition and performance

report of the national freight network • The Secretary shall establish freight performance measures

and the states and regions will set targets.• States are encouraged to develop freight plans and state

freight advisory committees

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Miscellaneous• Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking - Within 18

months, US DOT will survey every state to assess adequacy of truck parking facilities

• Rest Area Commercial Activity– Allows limited commercial activity (including private

operators) under certain conditions– Revenue must go towards rest area costs– States may permit installation of sponsorship signs with US

DOT established criteria

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Miscellaneous• Tolling

– Allows the use of federal funds in the reconstruction of a toll-free Federal-aid highway (other than the Interstate) and conversion of the highway to a tolled facility.

– Allows the use of federal funds in the reconstruction, rehabilitation or rehabilitation of a highway on the Interstate system and conversion of any new capacity to a tolled lane(s), provided the number of toll-free lanes is maintained.

– Allows the use of federal funds in the reconstruction or replacement of a toll-free bridge and conversion to a toll facility.

– Authorizes State to convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes without restrictions.

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Miscellaneous• Truck Size and Weight– No later than November 15, 2012, the Secretary shall

consult with States and commence a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study. The final report with findings and recommendations is due within two years.

– No later than December 30, 2012, the Secretary shall consult with the States and begin to compile a state list that describes the various state laws that allow vehicles to operate in excess of the federal truck size and weight limits.

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Miscellaneous• FHWA can transfer the decision responsibility for IJR to the

State DOT• The Secretary shall review the Department’s oversight

program and monitoring activities – specifically the identification of project cost and scheduling overruns

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Public Transit• Funding– Total funding levels remain fairly constant at $10.6 billion

in FY 2013 and $10.7 billion in FY 2014– 20 percent of the program funded with general funds and

80 percent from Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.

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Public TransitEstimated Iowa

FFY 2013Share of National

New Starts $0 0%

State of Good Repair (Fixed Guideway)

$0 0%

Bus and Bus Facilities $3,195,889 0.76%

Urbanized Area Formula $19,444,926 0.41%

Rural Area Formula $11,975,594 1.48%

Enhance Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities

$2,271,043 0.90%

Metro and Statewide Planning $572,986 0.45%

TOTAL $37,460,439 0.44%Source: Federal Transit Administration

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Public Transit

• Program Restructuring– Job Access/Reverse Commute and New Freedom programs

are eliminated and combined with existing formula programs– Urbanized area formula program is suballocated to urban

areas based on population – Over 1 million (70 percent), 200,000 to 1 Million (19 percent), other MPOs (11 percent)

– Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities is suballocated – Over 200,000 (60 percent), other MPOs (20 percent) and rural areas (20 percent)

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Public Transit

• Program Restructuring– Bus and Bus Facility Program is reduced by half and turned

into a formula program including a suballocation distribution heavily weighted to large urban centers

– Off the top each state receives $1.25 million– Of remaining funds - Areas over 200,000 (87 percent) and other

MPOs (13 percent) – Significant negative impact with reduced funding to Iowa for

new and replacement buses.

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Public Transit

• Performance Measures and Asset Management– A National Transit Asset Management System will be

established – All transit agencies will be required to develop an asset

management plan– Funding will be targeted in accordance with asset

management plan and performance measures.

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Rail

• Rail title was not included in MAP-21• Continues set-aside for highway-railway grade

crossing improvements (Section 130) based on SAFETEA-LU formula

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Motor Carrier Safety

• Retains current programs with stable funding• Requires a number of rulemakings and studies including

Hours-of-Service, driver fatigue and truck size-and-weight• Many provisions providing various exemptions for the

movement of agricultural products

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Highway Safety• Continues existing highway traffic safety grants except safety

belt performance and child safety and booster seat grants• Added programs for distracted driver incentive grants,

Graduated Drivers License laws and research in DUI technology

• Added program to provide grants to states that pass and enforce mandatory all-offender interlock laws

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Commission Decisions• Expansion of NHS• Distribution of STP funding between State and local

governments• Use of CMAQ funding• Use of Transportation Alternatives funding for:– Transportation Enhancements– Safe Routes to School– Recreational Trails– Scenic Byways