AGENDA ITEM

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AGENDA ITEM 8CMAQ POLICY

• -MARCH 3, 2005-

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RECOMMENDED ACTION

• Authorize a letter to VDOT and CTB sharing
  information about the possible effect of FHWA
  rescissions on CMAQ and RSTP funds for Northern
  Virginia transit and asking that choices of how
  much CMAQ and RSTP to return to FHWA be made
  fairly and openly.

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BACKGROUND

• The Surface Transportation Policy Project has
  provided nationwide information showing that CMAQ
  and other federal transportation funds have not
  been spent in proportion to their allocations.
  When FHWA requires some funds to be returned,
  these available CMAQ allocations provide a
  tempting target.

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• Data for Virginia show that 31.2 million must
  be returned this year. CMAQ comprised 5.1 of
  apportionments but only 2.8 of obligated
  balances, resulting in 3.8 of funds available to
  be returned.

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• RSTP, another category used by transit, was 7.9
  of apportionments but only 3.2 of obligations,
  leaving 21.1 of the funds available to be
  returned.
• Rescissions are expected to continue at this
  level for several years.

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