ITS Programs in SAFETEALU

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ITS Programsin SAFETEA-LU
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient
Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users
"Intelligent transportation and building roads
aren't competing interests. How would you build a
road without the latest technology? Would you buy
a home without a microwave?" Neil Schuster, ITS
America President CEO
August 2005
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SAFETEA-LU

• This is more than just a highway bill it's a
  safety bill. This law makes our highways and mass
  transit systems safer and better, and it will
  help more people find work."
• President George W. Bush
• The completion of this bill shows a continued
  effort by members of the House and Senate to
  resolve the difficult problems the American
  people face in dealing with traffic congestion,
  traffic safety, and homeland security.
• ITS America President CEO Neil Schuster

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SAFETEA-LU Overview

• 6-year bill
• 2004 unchanged
• 2005 shows moderate increase
• Ends September 30, 2009
• Highway funding increased by 30
• Range of benefit - some states receive only a 19
  increase, some states receive as high as 46
• Transit funding increased by 46
• 5,700 special projects earmarked by the
  authorizers

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ITS in SAFETEA-LU

• This marks a successful graduation from TEA-21
  where ITS was found primarily in Title V
  (research). ITS is no longer a special niche
  program, rather is part of the mainstream of
  transportation funding
• ITS can be found in several titles of the law
• Title I - Federal Aid Highways
• Title II - Highway Safety
• Title III - Public Transportation
• Title IV - Motor Carrier Safety
• Title V - Research
• Title VI - Transportation Planning

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Title I - Federal Aid Highways

• Expanded ITS eligibility (CMAQ and HSIP)
• Real-Time System Management Information Program
  (NHS, CMAQ, and STP)
• 20 Billion in Special Projects (dedicated ITS
  and ITS-included)
• Tolling, automated collection technology
• Road user fees, value pricing studies
• Great Lakes ITS program

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Title II and Title III

• Title II - Highway Safety
• NHTSA Research including crash avoidance
• Unauthorized sale/use of traffic signal
  preemption transmitters - fines and jail
• Title III - Public Transportation
• Expanded eligibility for ITS projects in Capital
  Investment Grant program
• Research Development
• Small Start Projects

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Title IV - Motor Carrier Safety

• Expanded eligibility for ITS in Motor Carrier
  Safety Grant program
• Motor Carrier Research Program
• CVISN - 25M per year 2006-2009

• Core Deployment Grants - maximum 2.5M per state
• Expanded Deployment Grants - maximum 1M per
  state
• Federal Share not to exceed 80 (up to 30 from
  other federal sources)

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Title V - Research

• Subtitle C - ITS Research
• Discretionary Research Development
• National ITS Program Plan
• National Architecture and Standards Program
• Road Weather Research Development Program
• Centers for Surface Transportation Excellence
• I-95 Coalition
• Advisory Committee Secretary shall establish, no
  more than 20 members, includes representative
  from a non-profit group representing the
  intelligent transportation systems industry

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Title V - Research (cont.)

• Rural Interstate Corridor Communications Study
• Transportation Technology Innovation and
  Demonstration Program
• Surface Transportation Congestion Relief
  Solutions Research Initiative
• National Cooperative Freight Transportation
  Research Program
• Future Strategic Highway Research Program

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Next Steps

• Going Forward, ITS America Will
• Continue to review special projects to identify
  ITS components
• Help its members understand new funding reality
  and opportunities
• Educate Appropriations committee staff about ITS
  and cultivate new opportunities
• Work with US DOT as it interprets new programs
  and new guidance
• Advocate improvements in the law
• Determine opportunities for VII funding

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Contact
For More Information Visit ITS Americas Website
at http//www.itsa.org