Exploration of Consolidation and Opportunities: MAP-21 7/11/2012

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1 Explratin f Cnslidatin and Opprtunities: MAP-21 7/11/2012 Key Elements: Histric refrms streamlining the prject delivery prcess Expands prject financing and public-private partnership pprtunities Cnslidatin Eliminates Earmarks Accuntability and Perfrmance Measures Research, Educatin and Technlgy Buy America Expanded Transprtatin Infrastructure Finance and Innvatin Act (TIFIA) and Increased Funding The TIFIA prgram prvides direct lans, lan guarantees, and lines f credit t surface transprtatin prjects at favrable terms. TIFIA will leverage private and ther nn-federal investment in transprtatin imprvements. Grw TIFIA frm a ttal f $244 millin in SAFETEA-LU t a $1.75 billin prgram ttal fr 2 years in MAP-21. Enables TIFIA lans t be applied t related grups f prjects, rather than a single prject. Allws TIFIA t pay fr a larger share f prject csts (increased frm 33% t 49%) Expands pprtunities fr rural prjects New capacity can be tlled n all existing Federal-aid (rad, bridge) facilities (this eliminates the cap n slts in the Interstate Tlling and Value Pricing pilt prgrams). N existing untlled lanes can be tlled, and there have t be as many tll-free lanes as tlled lanes n the facility

2 Cnslidatin f highway prgrams: Natinal Highway Perfrmance Prgram (New cre prgram) t imprve cnditin and perfrmance f the Natinal Highway System. Cnslidatin f NHS and Interstate Maintenance, and aspects f the Bridge prgram. This prgram attempts t eliminate the barriers between existing prgrams that limit states flexibility t address the mst vital needs fr highways and bridges and attempts t hld states accuntable fr imprving utcmes and using tax dllars efficiently Eligibility: A prject r part f a prgram f prjects supprting prgress tward the achievement f natinal perfrmance gals fr imprving infrastructure cnditin, safety, mbility, r freight mvement n the Natinal Highway System; and Cnstructin, recnstructin, resurfacing, restratin, rehabilitatin, preservatin, r peratinal imprvement f segments f the Natinal Highway System. Cnstructin, replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitatin, preservatin, and prtectin (including scur cuntermeasures, seismic retrfits, impact prtectin measures, security cuntermeasures, and prtectin against extreme events) f bridges n the Natinal Highway System. Cnstructin, replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitatin, preservatin, and prtectin (including impact prtectin measures, security cuntermeasures, and prtectin against extreme events) f tunnels n the Natinal Highway System. Inspectin and evaluatin, as described in sectin 144, f bridges and tunnels n the Natinal Highway System, and inspectin and evaluatin f ther highway infrastructure assets n the Natinal Highway System, including signs and sign structures, earth retaining walls, and drainage structures. Training f bridge and tunnel inspectrs, as described in sectin 144. Cnstructin, rehabilitatin, r replacement f existing ferry bats and ferry bat facilities, including appraches that cnnect rad segments f the Natinal Highway System. Cnstructin, recnstructin, resurfacing, restratin, rehabilitatin, and preservatin f, and peratinal imprvements fr, a Federal-aid highway nt n the Natinal Highway System, and cnstructin f a transit prject eligible fr assistance under chapter 53 f title 49, if (i) the highway prject r transit prject is in the same crridr as, and in prximity t, a fully access-cntrlled highway designated as a part f the Natinal Highway System; (ii) the cnstructin r imprvements will reduce delays r prduce travel time savings n the fully access-cntrlled highway described in clause (i) and imprve reginal traffic flw; and (iii) the cnstructin r imprvements are mre cst-effective, as determined by benefit-cst analysis, than an imprvement t the fully access-cntrlled highway described in clause (i). Bicycle transprtatin and pedestrian walkways in accrdance with sectin 217. Highway safety imprvements fr segments f the Natinal Highway System. Capital and perating csts fr traffic and traveler infrmatin mnitring, management, and cntrl facilities and prgrams.

3 Develpment and implementatin f a State asset management plan fr the Natinal Highway System in accrdance with this sectin, including data cllectin, maintenance, and integratin and the cst assciated with btaining, updating, and licensing sftware and equipment required fr risk-based asset management and perfrmance-based management. Infrastructure-based intelligent transprtatin systems capital imprvements. Envirnmental restratin and pllutin abatement in accrdance with sectin 328. Cntrl f nxius weeds and aquatic nxius weeds and establishment f native species in accrdance with sectin 329. Envirnmental mitigatin effrts related t prjects funded under this sectin, as described in subsectin Cnstructin f publicly wned intracity r intercity bus terminals servicing the Natinal Highway System. Funding: $42.7 billin ttal ver 2 years Surface Transprtatin Prgram (Revamps Current Surface Transprtatin Prgram) with brad eligibility fr any public rad suballcated t lcal gvernments based n ppulatin. Can als be used fr bridges ff f the Federal-aid system. This prgram replaces the current Surface Transprtatin Prgram, but retains the same structure, gals and flexibility t allw states and metrplitan areas t invest in the prjects that fit their unique needs and pririties. It als gives a brad eligibility f surface transprtatin prjects that can be cnstructed. Activities that previusly received dedicated funding in SAFETEA-LU, but are being cnslidated under MAP-21, will be retained as eligible activities under the prgram. Eligibility: Cnstructin, recnstructin, rehabilitatin, resurfacing, restratin, preservatin, r peratinal imprvements fr highways, including cnstructin f designated rutes f the Appalachian develpment highway system and lcal access rads under sectin f title 40. Replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitatin, preservatin, prtectin (including painting, scur cuntermeasures, seismic retrfits, impact prtectin measures, security cuntermeasures, and prtectin against extreme events) and applicatin f calcium magnesium acetate, sdium acetate/frmate, r ther envirnmentally acceptable, minimally crrsive anti-icing and deicing cmpsitins fr bridges (and appraches t bridges and ther elevated structures) and tunnels n public rads f all functinal classificatins including any such cnstructin r recnstructin necessary t accmmdate ther transprtatin mdes. Cnstructin f a new bridge r tunnel at a new lcatin n a Federal-aid highway Inspectin and evaluatin f bridges and tunnels and training f bridge and tunnel inspectrs (as defined in sectin 144), and inspectin and evaluatin f ther highway assets (including signs, retaining walls, and drainage structures). ; Carpl prjects, fringe and crridr parking facilities and prgrams, including electric vehicle and natural gas vehicle infrastructure in accrdance with sectin 137, bicycle transprtatin and pedestrian walkways in accrdance with sectin 217, and the mdificatins f public sidewalks t cmply with the Americans with Disabilities Act f 1990 (42 U.S.C et seq.). ;

4 Highway and transit safety infrastructure imprvements and prgrams, installatin f safety barriers and nets n bridges, hazard eliminatins, prjects t mitigate hazards caused by wildlife, and railway-highway grade crssings. Envirnmental mitigatin effrts relating t prjects funded under this title in the same manner and t the same extent as such activities are eligible under sectin 119(g). Prjects and strategies designed t supprt cngestin pricing, including electric tll cllectin and travel demand management strategies and prgrams. Recreatinal trails prjects eligible fr funding under sectin 206. Cnstructin f ferry bats and ferry terminal facilities eligible fr funding under sectin 129(c). Brder infrastructure prjects eligible fr funding under sectin 1303 f the SAFETEA LU (23 U.S.C. 101 nte; Public Law ). Truck parking facilities eligible fr funding under sectin 1401 f the MAP 21. Develpment and implementatin f a State asset management plan fr the Natinal Highway System in accrdance with sectin 119, including data cllectin, maintenance, and integratin and the csts assciated with btaining, updating, and licensing sftware and equipment required fr risk based asset management and perfrmance based management, and fr similar activities related t the develpment and implementatin f a perfrmance based management prgram fr ther public rads. A prject that, if lcated within the bundaries f a prt terminal, includes nly such surface transprtatin infrastructure mdificatins as are necessary t facilitate direct intermdal interchange, transfer, and access int and ut f the prt. Cnstructin and peratinal imprvements fr any minr cllectr if the minr cllectr, and the prject t be carried ut with respect t the minr cllectr, are in the same crridr as, and in prximity t, a Federal-aid highway designated as part f the Natinal Highway System; the cnstructin r imprvements will enhance the level f service n the Federal-aid highway described in subparagraph (A) and imprve reginal traffic flw; and the cnstructin r imprvements are mre cst effective, as determined by a benefit-cst analysis, than an imprvement t the Federal-aid highway described in subparagraph (A).. Funding: $20.1 billin ttal ver 2 years Highway Safety Imprvement Prgram fr rad infrastructure safety includes a setaside fr rail grade crssings. MAP-21 builds n the successful Highway Safety Imprvement Prgram (HSIP). MAP-21 substantially increases the amunt f funding fr this prgram because f the strng results it has achieved in reducing fatalities. Under HSIP, states must develp and implement a safety plan that identifies highway safety prgrams and a strategy t address them. Inclusins: The term highway safety imprvement prject includes, but is nt limited t, a prject fr 1 r mre f the fllwing: An intersectin safety imprvement. Pavement and shulder widening (including additin f a passing lane t remedy an unsafe cnditin). Installatin f rumble strips r anther warning device, if the rumble strips r ther warning devices d nt adversely affect the safety r mbility f bicyclists and pedestrians, including persns with disabilities.

5 Installatin f a skid-resistant surface at an intersectin r ther lcatin with a high frequency f crashes. An imprvement fr pedestrian r bicyclist safety r safety f persns with disabilities. Cnstructin and imprvement f a railway highway grade crssing safety feature, including installatin f prtective devices. The cnduct f a mdel traffic enfrcement activity at a railway-highway crssing. Cnstructin f a traffic calming feature. Eliminatin f a radside hazard. Installatin, replacement, and ther imprvement f highway signage and pavement markings, r a prject t maintain minimum levels f retrreflectivity, that addresses a highway safety prblem cnsistent with a State strategic highway safety plan. Installatin f a pririty cntrl system fr emergency vehicles at signalized intersectins. Installatin f a traffic cntrl r ther warning device at a lcatin with high crash ptential. Transprtatin safety planning. Cllectin, analysis, and imprvement f safety data. Planning integrated interperable emergency cmmunicatins equipment, peratinal activities, r traffic enfrcement activities (including plice assistance) relating t wrk zne safety. Installatin f guardrails, barriers (including barriers between cnstructin wrk znes and traffic lanes fr the safety f rad users and wrkers), and crash attenuatrs. The additin r retrfitting f structures r ther measures t eliminate r reduce crashes invlving vehicles and wildlife. Installatin f yellw-green signs and signals at pedestrian and bicycle crssings and in schl znes. Cnstructin and peratinal imprvements n high risk rural rads. Gemetric imprvements t a rad fr safety purpses that imprve safety. A rad safety audit. Radway safety infrastructure imprvements cnsistent with the recmmendatins included in the publicatin f the Federal Highway Administratin entitled Highway Design Handbk fr Older Drivers and Pedestrians (FHWA RD ), dated May 2001 r as subsequently revised and updated. Truck parking facilities eligible fr funding under sectin 1401 f the MAP 21. Systemic safety imprvements. Items f nte: HRRR definitin is brader than current law HSIP funded at 7% instead f ld frmula Highway basemap is nw included New HSIP eligible activities: 1. Sign retr upgrades are eligible under HSIP regardless f inclusin in a state's SHSP 2. Cllectin f safety data nw an eligible HSIP activity 3. Gemetric imprvements t a rad fr safety purpses 4. Rad Safety Audit 5. Older Driver Safety imprvements 6. Truck parking facilities 7. Systemic safety imprvements

6 8. New safety data sectins 9. SHSPs must be based n data 10. Cunty fficials and nnmtrized users added as SHSP partners. Federal and tribal safety stakehlders added 11. The phrase "nn-state wned public rads and rads n tribal lands" is used thrughut 12. Systemic safety imprvements are new 13. Highway safety prblems and pprtunities sectin includes a breakdwn f where crashes are ccurring with regard t functinal classificatin f rads and wnership 14. One year after enactment f MAP-21, Secretary shall establish requirements fr state SHSP updates 15. Lists ut what shuld be included in state SHSP updates 16. SHSPs must be apprved by Secretary 17. Penalties fr failure t have apprved SHSP (starting Aug. 1, 2014) 18. Flexible funding deleted 19. HRRR special rule if deaths and serius injuries increase 20. Older Driver special rule if deaths and serius injuries increase 21. HRRR best practices manual 22. State perfrmance targets are nw new. Funding: $4.8 billin ttal ver 2 years Cngestin Mitigatin and Air Quality Prgram The Cngestin Mitigatin and Air Quality Imprvement (CMAQ) Prgram prvides funds t states fr transprtatin prjects designed t reduce traffic cngestin and imprve air quality. MAP-21 imprves the existing CMAQ prgram by including particulate matter as ne f the pllutants addressed, and by requiring a perfrmance plan in large metrplitan areas t ensure that CMAQ funds are being used t imprve air quality and cngestin in thse regins. Eligible prjects, amending language t add belw: turning lanes including prgrams r prjects t imprve incident and emergency respnse r imprve mbility, such as thrugh real-time traffic, transit, and multimdal traveler infrmatin if the prject r prgram shifts traffic demand t nnpeak hurs r ther transprtatin mdes, increases vehicle ccupancy rates, r therwise reduces demand fr rads thrugh such means as telecmmuting, ridesharing, carsharing, alternative wrk hurs, and pricing Funding: $4.4 billin ttal ver 2 years Prjects f Natinal and Reginal Significance Prgram This bill authrizes a prgram t fund majr prjects f natinal and reginal significance which meet rigrus criteria and eligibility requirements. DOT Secretary will issue reprt n ptential prjects f reginal and natinal significance taking the fllwing int cnsideratin: Generate natinal ecnmic benefits Reduce lng-term cngestin

7 Imprve transprtatin safety, including reducing transprtatin accidents, fatalities and serius injuries Imprve perfrmance f federal aid highway Funding: $500 millin ttal ver 2 years Federal Lands Transprtatin Prgram Us f Funds: prgram administratin, transprtatin planning, research, preventive maintenance, engineering, rehabilitatin, restratin, cnstructin, and recnstructin f Federal lands transprtatin facilities, and adjacent vehicular parking areas; acquisitin f necessary scenic easements and scenic r histric sites; prvisin fr pedestrians and bicycles; envirnmental mitigatin in r adjacent t Federal land pen t the public t imprve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mrtality while maintaining habitat cnnectivity; and t mitigate the damage t wildlife, aquatic rganism passage, habitat, and ecsystem cnnectivity, including the csts f cnstructing, maintaining, replacing, r remving culverts and bridges, as apprpriate; cnstructin and recnstructin f radside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities; cngestin mitigatin; and ther apprpriate public rad facilities, as determined by the Secretary; peratin and maintenance f transit facilities; any transprtatin prject eligible fr assistance under this title that is n a public rad within r adjacent t, r that prvides access t, Federal lands pen t the public; and Funding: $600 millin ttal ver 2 years Tribal Transprtatin Prgram Use f Funds: transprtatin planning, research, maintenance, engineering, rehabilitatin, restratin, cnstructin, and recnstructin f tribal transprtatin facilities; adjacent vehicular parking areas; interpretive signage; acquisitin f necessary scenic easements and scenic r histric sites; prvisins fr pedestrians and bicycles; envirnmental mitigatin in r adjacent t tribal land t imprve public safety and reduce vehicle caused wildlife mrtality while maintaining habitat cnnectivity; and t mitigate the damage t wildlife, aquatic rganism passage, habitat, and ecsystem cnnectivity, including the csts f cnstructing, maintaining, replacing, r remving culverts and bridges, as apprpriate; cnstructin and recnstructin f radside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities; and ther apprpriate public rad facilities as determined by the Secretary; peratin and maintenance f transit prgrams and facilities that are lcated n, r prvide access t tribal land, r are administered by a tribal gvernment

8 any transprtatin prject eligible fr assistance under this title that is lcated within, r that prvides access t, tribal land, r is assciated with a tribal gvernment. Funding: $900 millin ttal ver 2 years Territrial and Puert Ric Highways Prgram This prgram prvides funds t the U.S. territries and Puert Ric t cnstruct and maintain highway, bridge, and tunnel prjects. Eligible Prjects Puert Ric Highways Prgram: At least 50% fr Interstate maintenance prgram (Sectin 119) At least 25% fr Highway Safety Imprvement Prgram (Sectin 148) Any remaining funds may be bligated fr activities eligible under Federal Aid- Highways, Chapter 1 Eligible Use f Funds Territrial Highway Prgram: Eligible surface transprtatin prgram prjects described in Surface Transprtatin Prgram, sectin 133(b). Cst-effective, preventive maintenance cnsistent with Maintenance (sectin 116(e). Ferry bats, terminal facilities, and appraches, in accrdance with subsectins (b) and (c) f sectin 129. Engineering and ecnmic surveys and investigatins fr the planning, and the financing, f future highway prgrams. Studies f the ecnmy, safety, and cnvenience f highway use. The regulatin and equitable taxatin f highway use. Such research and develpment as are necessary in cnnectin with the planning, design, and maintenance f the highway system. Funding: $300 millin ttal ver 2 years Glass Beads in Pavement Markings Prvisin - Sectin 1504 states that the Secretary shall nt apprve any pavement marking prject that includes the use f glass beads cntaining mre than 200 parts per millin f arsenic r lead as determined by EPA testing methds 3052, 6010B r 6010C. Administrative Expenses Funds the general administrative peratins f the Federal Highway Administratin. Funding: $894 millin ttal ver 2 years Metrplitan Planning Funding: $626 millin ttal ver 2 years Emergency Relief Prvides funds t states t repair highways and bridges damaged by natural disasters. Funding: $200 millin ttal ver 2 years Transprtatin Alternatives, ld Transprtatin Enhancements 2% f verall funding Eligible prjects include SRTS, recreatin trails, planning/designing/cnstructing f bulevards and prjects within sectin % f funds fr this sectin is sub-allcated t cmmunities

9 Funding: $1.6 billin ttal ver 2 years Mre Accuntability and Perfrmance Measures: Perfrmance-based apprach in metrplitan and statewide planning prcesses Makes seven gals in the natinal interest, and requires the Secretary f Transprtatin in cnsultatin with states and MPOs t establish perfrmance measures and standards. Safety: T achieve a significant reductin in traffic fatalities and serius injuries n all public rads; Infrastructure Cnditin: T maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state f gd repair; Cngestin Reductin: T achieve a significant reductin in cngestin n the Natinal Highway System; System Reliability: T imprve the efficiency f the surface transprtatin system; Freight Mvement and Ecnmic Vitality: T imprve the natinal freight netwrk, strengthen the ability f rural cmmunities t access natinal and internatinal trade markets, and supprt reginal ecnmic develpment; Envirnmental Sustainability: T enhance the perfrmance f the transprtatin system while prtecting and enhancing the natural envirnment; and Reduced Prject Delivery Delays: T reduce prject csts, prmte jbs and the ecnmy, and expedite the mvement f peple and gds by accelerating prject cmpletin thrugh eliminating delays in the prject develpment and delivery prcess, including reducing regulatry burdens and imprving agencies wrk practices. Research, educatin and technlgy Ensures that ITS technlgies are eligible fr funding within every majr frmula prgram Creates Technlgy and Innvatin Deplyment prgram t accelerate the adptin f innvative technlgies acrss the transprtatin system thrugh cmpetitive grants. (Nte: replaces Systems Operatins and ITS Deplyment Grant Prgram) Funding: $125 millin ttal ver 2 year perid Authrizes 35 cmpetitive grants fr University Transprtatin Centers Buy America

10 Expanded Buy America by requiring that all cntracts related t a prject are cvered by Buy America, eliminating the ability t break a prject int several pieces and avid the requirement.