Tribal Transportation ProgramUpdate

JULY 23, 2014

Legislative Update◦ Highway Trust Fund status◦ Reauthorization proposals◦ FY15 Appropriations

TTP Safety Funding TTP Bridge Funding

Topics

2 issues at present◦ Highway Trust fund is going broke

We have authority and limitation, just nothing in the account to cash the check with.

DOT is implementing reduced state reimbursements beginning August 1

No effect on TTP except possible Safety funds (app process)◦ MAP-21 expires in 71 days

Best case scenario is legislative fix to both issues; ◦ Both houses have a proposal◦ Extension will be until either December or May (House)◦ Congress in session only for a few more days◦ Midterm elections are in 105 days

Legislative Update

Insolvency of Highway Trust Fund

Requires Congressional action

Not enough cash on hand to support full annual program

Limits amount of cash available to reimburse commitments

2 Issues impacting TTP Expiration of current

highway act (MAP-21)

Requires Congressional action

Extension of Act or reauthorization still requires action on the highway fund insolvency

Unique features of TTP Contracts allow different drawdowns depending on

agreement type 92% of TTP funds are subject to Tribal Shares

So what does this mean?◦ An expiration of the authorizing highway act,◦ Finding funding to support the highway trust fund

account,◦ Resulting in partial funding in FY15 and delays in

program delivery

Legislative Update

FY 14 is final year of MAP-21 Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW)

Committee has passed the “MAP-21 Reauthorization Act”

◦ 6 year Bill◦ TTP

No changes $450 million/year through FY 2020

Reauthorization Proposals

GROW AMERICA ACT Proposal The Administration has sent a Bill to

Congress◦ GROW AMERICA ACT “Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and

Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America”

4 year Bill TTP is included with increase in program $$

No change in formula Some change in takedowns Brings HPP back into the primary program

GROW AMERICA - TTP

Authorized Amounts◦ FY15 - $507 million◦ FY16 - $517 million◦ FY17 - $527 million◦ FY18 - $538 million

Takedowns◦ 6% PM&O◦ 4% Bridge◦ 3% Planning◦ 2% Safety; and◦ 7% HPP

GROW AMERICA - TTP 3rd year of transition formula

◦ 40% FY 11 tribal shares with remainder under new MAP-21 statutory formula

Bridge◦ Set aside increase is to provide funding for

inspection and additional projects Planning

◦ Set aside increase is for data collection and other transportation planning activities

HPP◦ Brought back into the program◦ $1.5 million maximum project size

Other GROW AMERICA opportunities SEC. 2008. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL

LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS PROGRAM◦ Would provide $150 million/year in funding to

construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal transportation projects. (NO DESIGN) Projects must have NEPA completed and an estimated

cost equal to or exceeding $25 million. Priority consideration will be given to projects over $50

million◦ Intent is to fund high cost projects that are not able

to be funded through regular programs◦ 2-3 projects/yr.

Other GROW AMERICA opportunities FIXING AND ACCELERATING SURFACE

TRANSPORTATION (FAST) GRANTS◦ A competitive program designed to achieve National

transportation outcomes Projects must promote the implementation of policies and

procedures that generate long-term, institutionalized changes, and support performance based management. (Basically supports best practices)

Criteria included in proposal Awards of no less than $50,000,000 ($$ amount not

applicable to tribes) $1 Billion over 4 years

TIGER◦ Continues with tribes as eligible applicants◦ Proposed at $1.25 Billion/year

Reauthorization Summary

Act still needs full vote by the Senate Nothing passed yet in the House Remember: SAFETEA-LU expired in ‘09 but

was extended 9 times until MAP-21 was passed in July 2012

DOT will still need an Appropriations Bill for next year before full funding is made available

126 Applications received asking for $27.1 million

Reviewed and selected for award:◦ Education 7 $418,589◦ Enforcement/EMS 8 $1,701,290◦ Engineering 12 $5,415,625◦ Safety Plan 49 $615,000◦ Other Safety Planning 6 $390,495◦ Total Funded 82 $8,540,999

◦ Not Funded (Not Q) 44 $18,538,285

FY14 TTP Safety Funding - Tentative

FY 14 Construction –  8 BIA/Tribal - $5.5 M              

6 non BIA/Tribal - $2.6 M

Engineering -   4 BIA/Tribal - $152 K 1 non BIA/Tribal - $64K

TTP Bridge Program (deficient TTP bridges)

LeRoy Gishi, BIAleroy.gishi@bia.gov

Robert Sparrow, FHWArobert.sparrow@dot.gov

Contacts