Transportation Commission Workshop August 8 2016 1 Commission Decisions Use of additional FFY 2016 highwayrailway grade crossing program funding Use of freight funding Use of Highway Safety Improvement Program funding ID: 782492
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Fixing America’s Surface Transportation - (FAST Act) Implementation Recommendations
Transportation CommissionWorkshopAugust 8, 2016
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Slide2Commission Decisions
Use of additional FFY 2016 highway-railway grade crossing program fundingUse of freight fundingUse of Highway Safety Improvement Program fundingDistribution of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program fundingUse of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program)
Use of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program
funding
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Slide3Stakeholder Input
Meeting with MPO/RPA/City/County representatives in MarchCommission public input meetings – April and JuneIndividual meetings – Commissioners and departmentEmail solicitation for input
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Slide4Commission Decisions - Use of additional FFY 2016 highway-railway grade crossing program funding
Discussed at June workshopRecommendation:Utilize additional funding for more highway-railway grade crossing safety projects.
Funding recommendation presented at July workshop and
Commission action
requested at the August business meeting
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Slide5Commission Decisions - Use of
freight fundingNew National Highway Freight ProgramApportioned funds – approximately $15 million per year
A State may obligate no more than 10 percent of annual apportionment for freight intermodal or freight rail
projects
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Slide6Input:Most of the input received supported setting aside 10 percent for freight intermodal or freight rail projects.
Two counties were against utilizing the flexibility and recommended all of the funding go towards road projects.Recommendation:Allocate 10 percent of annual apportionment for freight intermodal or freight rail projects.Commission award
through an annual application process similar to the LIFTS
Program
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Commission
Decisions -
Use of
freight funding
Slide7Iowa receives just over $20 million per year for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)With MAP-21, Commission set aside $2 million per year to support safety improvements on secondary roads. This was in response to MAP-21 elimination of the High Risk Rural Roads Program.
Continue to set-aside funding for HSIP – Secondary?
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Commission
Decisions -
Use of Highway Safety Improvement Program
funding
Slide8Input:General consensus to continue to set-aside $2 million per year for HSIP – Secondary Program
Recommendation:Continue to allocate $2 million per year for HSIP – Secondary Program8
Commission
Decisions -
Use of Highway Safety Improvement Program
funding
Slide9Commission Decisions - Distribution of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding
Surface Transportation ProgramRenamed the “Surface Transportation Block Grant Program”Portion of funds allocated based on population gradually increases:2015 = 50 percent (MAP-21)
2016 = 51 percent
2017 = 52 percent
2018 = 53 percent
2019 = 54 percent
2020 = 55 percent
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Slide10Commission Decisions - Distribution of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding
Input:General consensus supportive of current STBG allocation process with a separate allocation for bridge funding.General consensus for equal growth of bridge funding and the STBG funding targeted to MPOs and RPAs.Recommendation:Continue
current STBG allocation process with a separate allocation for bridge funding.
Modify process to allow for
equal growth of bridge
funding targeted to cities and counties
and
STBG
funding targeted to MPOs and RPAs.
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Slide11Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program)
Transportation
Alternatives Program
$
10,574,270
50% Available to
Any Area of the State
$
4,599,726
TMAs
MPOs
RPAs
Recreational
Trails
$1,374,817
Discretionary for
Statewide Awards
$1,000,000
Distributed By Population
(can be used for any eligible
activity e.g. highway, bridge, TAP,
transit, etc.)
$
3,599,726
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50% Required
Distribution by Population
(must be used for TAP)
$
4,599,727
Note: TAP funded only with appropriated funds. Does not include a
transfer from other programs to match historic levels.
FY2012 Total = $13,537,443
This scenario = $
5,599,727
assured plus additional TAP projects selected
Slide12Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program)
Retain status quo TAP funding process?Maintain $1,000,000 for statewide awards by Commission
Maintain remainder of funding for TMAs, MPOs and RPAs
Continue and/or modify the matching fund incentive for Byway Projects
?
Safe Routes To School:
Establish a set-aside for Safe Routes to School projects?
Establish a
matching fund incentive for
Safe Routes to School projects?
Continue the Federal Recreational Trails program set-aside?
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Slide13Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program
)Input: A SRTS set-aside was opposed by the 17 Councils of Governments represented by the Iowa Association of Regional Councils, some cities and counties and other various organizations.
Support for a SRTS set-aside program by the 49 organizations represented by the American Heart Association’s Healthier Iowa Coalition and their numerous petition signers; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.; and American Diabetes Association. Program proposed to be funded by 18% of TAP annual allocation.
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Slide14Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program
) - continuedInput: Support from
one organization
for
an additional $1,000,000 of statewide TAP funding
.
Support from one organization for movement of $1,000,000 statewide TAP funding to MPOs/RPAs.
Support from one organization for SRTS funding derived from CMAQ and transit funding.
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Slide15Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program
) - continuedTAP Funding Process Scenarios
Option A:
Retain
status quoLeaves decision-making for
local/regional
projects at the regional level.
By itself, does not address interest in increasing Safe Routes to School projects.
Option B:
Retain
status
quo but add an incentive for Safe Routes to School projects (30 percent funding from statewide set-aside if RPA/MPO awards 50 percent)
Leaves decision-making for
local/regional
projects at the regional level.
Provides an incentive to increase the number of Safe Routes to School projects.
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Slide16Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program
) - continuedTAP Funding Process Scenarios (continued)
Option C:
Set-aside
funds from CMAQ or Statewide TAP set-aside for Safe Routes to School projects
Reduces funding used for other activities (RPA/MPO TAP projects, statewide TAP projects, bus replacement, ICAAP, or other CMAQ activities)
Moves some decision-making for
local/regional
projects to the state level.
Would assure dedicated funding for Safe Routes to School
applicants.
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Slide17Commission Decisions - Use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Set-aside funding (formerly Transportation Alternatives Program
) - continuedRecommendations:
Option B:
Retain
status quo TAP funding process
Maintain $1,000,000 for statewide awards by
Commission
Maintain remainder of funding for TMAs, MPOs and RPAs
Establish
a matching fund incentive for Safe Routes to School projects
. (RPA/MPO provide 50 percent funding in order to receive 30 percent funding from statewide
set-aside).
Reassess
effectiveness in
one-year
Continue the matching fund incentive for Byway Projects. (RPA/MPO provide 50 percent funding in order to receive 30 percent funding from statewide set-aside
)
Continue the Federal Recreational Trails Program set-aside
.
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Slide18Commission Decisions -
Use of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program funding
Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality
$10,340,596
Bus Replacement
Setaside
$3,000,000
Iowa DOT
CMAQ Activities
$3,340,596
Iowa’s Clean Air
Attainment Program (ICAAP)
$4,000,000
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Slide19Commission Decisions - Use of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program
fundingInput:General consensus for status quo.
Support from one MPO and two RPAs for reducing ICAAP by $1,000,000 and increasing bus replacement by $1,000,000.
Support from one MPO for moving $500,000 to statewide TAP.
Support from
two counties
to divert all funding for ICAAP and public transit vehicle replacements to city and county bridges.
Recommendation:
Continue current
CMAQ
allocation
process
$3 million per year for Bus Replacement
$4 million per year for ICAAP
Balance
for Iowa DOT CMAQ eligible activities
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Slide20Guidance/Next Steps
20Comments/discussionNext stepsSeptember: Additional discussion and/or Commission action on FAST Act implementation.