New Mexico Department of Transportation

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New Mexico Department of Transportation

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
  Program Overview

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NMDOT ARRA Presentation Summary

• NMDOT ARRA Program Goals
• Overview of ARRA Funding Categories, the Big
  Picture
• FHWA program breakout of funds
• Listing of NMDOT Discretionary ARRA Projects
• Local Agency funding and project selection
  process
• Listing of Local Agency Projects
• Listing of Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  Projects
• Listing of Federal Aviation Administration
  Projects
• Overview of Tiger Discretionary Grants Program
• Contact Info
• District Engineers
• ARRA NMDOT Contact Person
• NMDOT web address

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NMDOT ARRA Goals

• 1. Expend all resources available to New Mexico
  for
• Transportation in coordination with our local
  entities
• and communities throughout the state.
• 2. Comply with Federal and State Requirements
• 3. Seek Redistribution - Seek additional funds
  that are un-used from other parts of the the
  country and are subject to redistribution.
• 4. Apply for Competative Grants - Seek funding
  for additional projects in a coordinated manner.

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ARRA Transportation Funding Categories
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Where is your money going?
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FHWA Highway Infrastructure Investment Program

• NMDOT Discretionary Projects 169.2 million
• 9 projects selected and approved by Commission
• Selection Criteria
• Economically Distressed Areas
• Shovel Ready Projects
• Maximize job creation and economic stimulus
• Fair and even distribution of projects around the
  State
• Requirements for obligation of funds
• 50 obligated within 120 days (June 30th, 2009)
• Remaining 50 obligated within 1 year (Feb 17,
  2010)
• Must comply with existing Federal highway program
  planning and selection process
• Projects must be included in STIP and MPO TIP
• Project Certifications due before use funds

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Where is your money going? NMDOT Discretionary
Projects 1511 Certifications on 3-11-09 and
4-24-09
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Federal Highway Infrastructure InvestmentARRA
Funding Local Projects

• Local Lead Projects, Total Available 83.4m
• (All Projects have been selected and
  certified)
• Four areas of funding distribution by formula
• 1. Large Urban Areas 26.0m
• Population areas over 200k
• 2. Small Urban Areas 39.2m
• Population areas 5k to 200k
• 3. Rural Areas 10.6m
• Population areas under 5k
• 4. Transportation Enhancements 7.6m

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Local Projects and Priorities, 83.4 m

• All local projects identified and funding
  allocated
• Local Project Selection Used existing
  federally approved planning process for selection
  of projects at the local level
• Worked with RPOs and MPOs in project
  prioritization at the local level
• Shovel ready or could be made shovel ready within
  3 6 months
• Economically distressed areas
• Fully funded projects identified
• Local Projects must be obligated within 1 yr,
  Feb 2010
• DOT requirement ? by Dec 1, 2009
• Projects selected add to the State
  Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP).
• All Federal procurement and reporting
  requirements apply to local ARRA projects.

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MPO/RPO AREAS
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MPO/RPO Contact Information

• Mid-Region Regional Planning Organization (MRCOG
  RPO)
• Serving Sandoval, Valencia and Torrance Counties
• 809 Copper Avenue, NW
• Albuquerque, NM 87102
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Lawrence Rael, Executive Director
• Loretta Tollefson, RPO Senior Planner
• E-mail ltollefson_at_mrcog-nm.gov
• Eastern Plains Council of Governments/Northeast
  Regional Planning Organization (NERPO)
• Serving Guadalupe, Harding, Quay and Union
  Counties
• 418 North Main Street
• Clovis, NM 88101
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Lee Tillman, Executive Director

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MPO/RPO Contact Information

• North Central New Mexico Economic Development
  District/Northeast Regional Planning Organization
  (NERPO)
• Serving Colfax, Mora and San Miguel Counties
• PO Box 5115
• Santa Fe, NM 87502
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Barbara Deaux, Executive Director
• Lesah Sedillo, RPO Planner
• E-mail lsedillo_at_nm.net
• Northern Pueblos Regional Planning Organization
  (NPRPO)
• Serving Rio Arriba, Taos and Santa Fe Counties
• PO Box 5115
• Santa Fe, NM 87502
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Barbara Deaux, Executive Director

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MPO/RPO Contact Information

• Northwest Regional Planning Organization (NWRPO)
• Serving San Juan, McKinley and Cibola Counties
• 409 S. Second St.
• Gallup, NM 87301
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Patricia Lundstrom, Executive Director
• Jeff Kiely, Deputy Director
• Warren Burmeister, RPO Planner
• E-mail wburmeister_at_nwnmcog.com
• South Central Regional Planning Organization
  (SCRPO)
• Serving Socorro, Sierra and Dona Ana Counties
• 600 Highway 195 - Suite D
• PO Box 1082
• Elephant Butte, NM 87935-1082
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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MPO/RPO Contact Information

• Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development
  District/Southeast Regional Planning Organization
  (SERPO)
• Serving Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln and Otero
  Counties
• 1600 SE Main, Suite D
• Roswell, NM 88203
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Hubert Quintana, Executive Director
• Mary Ann Burr, RPO Planner
• E-mail mbsnmedd_at_plateautel.net
• Eastern Plains Council of Governments/Southeast
  Regional Planning Organization (SERPO)
• Serving Guadalupe (south), Curry, DeBaca and
  Roosevelt Counties
• 418 North Main Street
• Clovis, NM 88101
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Lee Tillman, Executive Director
• Chris Pacheco, RPO Planner
• E-mail cpacheco_at_epcog.org

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MPO/RPO Contact Information

• Southwest Regional Planning Organization (SWRPO)
• Serving Catron, Grant, Hidalgo and Luna Counties
• PO Box 2157
• Silver City, NM 88062
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Priscilla Lucero, Executive Director
• Susan Moseley, RPO Planner
• E-mail smoseley_at_gilanet.com

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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
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Where is your money going?

• Title XII FTA, Federal Transit Administration
• Transit Capital Assistance, 27.5 million
• Funds apportioned by FTA Formula
• 50 must be obligated by September 1, 2009
• Balance must be obligated by March 5, 2010
• Nonurban/Rural Areas of NM, 12.2 m
• Transit capital, transit facilities, and transit
  related capital projects (Buses, vans, bus
  shelters, transit facilities, etc.)
• NMDOT prioritizes projects around state.
• Urban Areas (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces,
  Farmington) 15.2m
• Transit capital, transit facilities, and
  transit-related capital projects for urban
  transit systems.
• Funds directly to Urban area at their discretion
• Final FTA guidance published March 5, 2009

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Where is your money going?

• FTA Economic Recovery Act Formula Funds
• URBAN AREAS (No DOT Discretion)
• Albuquerque, NM (200k or population) 11,388,2
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• NM Small Urban Areas (50k to 3,874,605
• Farmington, NM 790,312
• Las Cruces, NM 1,713,911
• Santa Fe, NM 1,370,382
• RURAL (Discretionary with transit provider input)
• NM Nonurban (
• TOTAL 27,518,452

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Where is your money going? Transit Capital
Assistance 1511 Certification 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Transit Capital
Assistance 1511 Certification 4-24-09
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Where is your money going? Transit Capital
Assistance 1511 Certification 4-24-09
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Where is your money going?

• ARRA Title XII FAA
• Grants-in-Aid for Airports, 15.0m
• Discretionary Grants by USDOT
• 50 must be obligated within 120 days
• Balance within 1 year
• Funds directly to Airport
• Funds available through 9/30/10
• Ability to complete project within 3 yrs (by
  2/17/11)
• Agency head to certify when selected
• Provide recommendations/input to FAA (no
  decisions from NMDOT)

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Where is your money going? Federal Aviation
Administration Projects

• Released FAA projects released to date with
  direct funding to entities below
• Las Cruces Runway 12/30 Rebuild 11.5 million.
• Albuquerque Double Eagle II 4/22 Rebuild 4
  million.
• Santa Fe taxiway improvements 1.1 million..

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Opportunities for competitive grant funding

• USDOT TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
• Monday, May 18th USDOT published its, Notice
  of Funding Availability in the federal register
• Web address ? http//edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/p
  df/E9-11542.pdf
• Details grant application criteria
• Solicits applications for funding under the new
  TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
• 1.5 Billion available Nationwide
• Projects size 20m to 300m
• Projects over 100m - Requires rigorous economic
  justification
• USDOT can waive minimum grant size if requested
  for significant projects in smaller cities,
  regions or States
• Deadline for application submittal ? Sept. 15,
  2009

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TIGER Discretionary Grants Program

• USDOT - Distribution of Funds Criteria
• Not more than 20 of funds can go to projects in
  any one State (300m max to any one State)
• Equitable geographic distribution of funds around
  the nation
• Balance in distribution of funds between Rural
  and Urban communities
• Eligible Applicants
• State DOTs
• Local Governments
• Tribal Governments
• Transit Agencies
• Port Authorities
• Border Authorities
• Multi-state or multi-jurisdictional applicants

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TIGER Discretionary Grants Program

• Priority will be given to
• Projects that have a Significant Impact on
  long-term outcomes for the Nation, A Metropolitan
  Area, or a Region
• Primary Selection Criteria for Award
• State of Good Repair
• Projects that improve conditions minimize life
  cycle costs
• Economic Competitiveness
• Projects that contribute to the economic
  competitiveness of U.S. over the medium to long
  term
• Livability improve quality of living working
  environments

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TIGER Discretionary Grants Program

• Primary Selection Criteria for Award (Cont.)
• Sustainability Projects which
• Improve energy efficiency
• Reduce dependence on oil
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Benefit the environment
• Safety
• Job Creation Economic Stimulus
• Quickly create and preserve jobs
• Stimulate rapid increases in economic activity
• Especially in economically distressed areas

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TIGER Discretionary Grants Program

• Secondary Selection Criteria
• Innovation
• Priority to projects that use innovative
  strategies to pursue long-term outcomes
• Partnerships
• Strong collaboration among project participants
• Integration of transportation with other public
  service efforts
• Weighting of Criteria
• More weight will be given to
• Job creation and economic stimulus criteria
• Long term outcomes

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NMDOT District Engineers Contact Information
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NMDOT Contact Information

• NMDOT WEB Site www.nmshtd.state.nm.us
• Robert A. Anaya, ARRA Program Coordinator
• Phone [phone]
• E-Mail robertarthur.anaya_at_state.nm.us