Leveraging Financial Resources Federal Highway Administration Funding

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Leveraging Financial ResourcesFederal Highway
Administration Funding

• Shana V. Baker
• Office of Metropolitan Planning
• Federal Highway Administration
• Shana.Baker_at_fhwa.dot.gov

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Overview

• Formula Programs
• Formula Programs That Can Be Used to Leverage
  Transportation and Community and System
  Preservation (TCSP) Pilot Program Funds
• Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program
• Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ)
  Improvement Program
• Recreational Trails Program

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Overview

• Discretionary Programs
• Discretionary Programs That Can Be Used to
  Leverage TCSP Pilot Program Funds
• Bridge Program
• Ferry Boat Program
• Conclusion

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Formula Programs

• Programs in which funds are distributed based
  on a formula provided in law.
• 7 Formula Programs
• Interstate Maintenance Program
• National Highway System Program
• Surface Transportation Program
• Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation
  Program
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
  Program
• Recreational Trails Program
• Metropolitan Planning

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Formula Programs to Leverage TCSP Funds

• Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program
• Recreational Trails Program
• Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ)
  Improvement Program

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Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program

• To assist communities attain social, cultural,
  aesthetic and environmental goals, every state
  must reserve at least 10 percent of its Surface
  Transportation Program funds for designated
  transportation enhancement activities.
• Proposed TE projects must demonstrate a
  relationship to transportation, and more
  specifically with surface transportation.

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Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program

• Each state administers its own program according
  to FHWA guidance.
• TE projects must be one of the 12 designated TE
  activities and relate to the surface
  transportation system.

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Recreational Trails Program

• Provides funds to the States to develop and
  maintain recreational trails and trail-related
  facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized
  recreational trail uses.
• Trail uses include hiking, bicycling, in-line
  skating, equestrian use, cross-country skiing
• Each State administers its own program.

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Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ)
Improvement Program

• CMAQ Program provides seed funds for
  transportation projects and programs in
  non-attainment and maintenance areas which reduce
  transportation related emissions.
• Eligible Activities and Projects
• Bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs
• Outreach and rideshare activities
• Marketing programs
• Experimental Pilot Projects

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Discretionary Programs

• Programs that do not have a legislatively
  mandated distribution formula.
• FHWA administers 12 Discretionary Programs
• Bridge Discretionary Program
• Ferry Boats

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Bridge Discretionary Program

• Projects have to be for the replacement or
  rehabilitation of a deficient bridge that is
  located on the Federal-aid highway and has an
  estimated cost of more than 10 million.
• Yearly, FHWA solicits candidates from the States.

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Ferry Boat Discretionary Program

• Program provides funds for the construction of
  ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
• Only State transportation departments may submit
  applications for funding under this program.

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Conclusion

• To learn more about FHWA formula and
  discretionary programs
• www.fhwa.dot.gov