MAP-21 Overview and Programmatic Impacts
February 4, 2013
Serge Phillips MnDOT Federal [email protected]
Koryn ZewersMnDOT Capital Programs & Performance [email protected]
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) – Surface
Transportation Reauthorization Bill
Federal Funding Terminology
• Authorization Acts – upper limit on program funding• Apportionment – statutory formula funding terms• Appropriations Acts – annual funding with specific
funding amounts • Obligation Authority – annual funding amount
released by federal aid highway program
SAFETEA-LU & MAP-21– Highway Themes
• SAFETEA-LU (2005-2009+): Earmarks, Equity Bonus, separate highway safety program, State received program by program apportionment
-MN highway obligation authority - $525 M/yr• MAP-21 (2012-2014):Performance-based Investment,
National Highway System focus, formula program consolidation and changes
-(Est.) MN highway obligation authority - $575 M/yr
Highway Formula Apportionment - SAFETEA-LU to MAP-21 ($ in millions)
MAP-21 Programs SAFETEA-LU Programs FY 2012 FY 2013
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
Interstate Maintenance, Bridge, National Highway System $308 $365
Surface Transportation Program (STP)STP (less Enhancements), Off-System Bridges, Coordinated Border $180 $168
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) HSIP, Rail $35 $40
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) CMAQ $32 $31
Metropolitan Planning Metropolitan Planning $4 $4
Transportation Alternatives (TA)Safe Routes to Schools, Recreational Trails, Enhancements, Other TA $24 $17
N/A Equity Bonus $42 $0
Total Apportionment $625 $625
• National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)• 63.7% of Minnesota’s total Federal Aid Apportionment• Approximately $57 million in additional annual
apportionment compared to previous programs• Performance Driven Investment: US DOT will establish
national measures and Interstate performance targets, NHS performance targets established by each state
• Matching requirements remain• Ability to transfer up to 50% of NHPP
MAP-21 Highway Formula Program Consolidation
• Surface Transportation Program (STP) - primary federal funding source for projects not on NHS
• Transit Capital included• 29.3% of Minnesota’s total Federal Aid Apportionment• Minnesota’s STP apportionment is $12 million/yr less
compared to FY2012• Funding formula has changed:
– MAP-21: 50% to any area of the state; 50% based on population– SAFETEA-LU: 37.5% to any area of the state; 62.5% based on
population
MAP-21 Highway Formula Program Consolidation
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP): Increased funding levels ($ 5M/yr) and continued focus on ALL public roads
• CMAQ and Metropolitan Planning: similar apportionment• Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
– Funding for Enhancements, Safe Routes to Schools, Recreational Trails, and other similar transportation projects
– $16.5 million in apportionment for FY 2013. $7 million less than SAFETEA-LU– One set-aside: $2.2 million for Recreational Trails– Competitive grant process
MAP-21 Highway Formula Program Consolidation
Performance Management Provisions
• MAP-21 connects transportation investments to performance-based outcomes
◦New national goals establish outcomes◦National performance measures establish criteria for measuring progress ◦State targets will measure progress toward goals
• The Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program changed to Tribal Transportation Program (TTP)
• MAP-21 replaces previous formula funding, resulting in funding reductions to Minnesota tribes– 27% based on a tribe’s relative share of road miles– 39% based on a tribe’s relative share of HUD Indian housing
population (self-identified)– 34% based on a tribe’s share of RNDF and population adjustment
factor funding from FY2005 to FY2012
MAP-21 Tribal Transportation
MAP-21 Freight Provisions
• Increased freight policy and planning focus – Freight Performance Requirements: truck travel time
and reliability on Interstate highways– Designation of National Freight Network will drive future
freight funding and priorities– US DOT required to develop a National Freight Strategic
Plan
MAP-21 Alternative Finance Provisions
• TIFIA: $1.7 billion in funding for credit assistance to projects of national or regional significance
• Tolling: MAP-21 expands state ability to use tolling:– to expand Interstate capacity– Federal Value Pricing Pilot Program (MN one of 15 states
involved) – all electronic toll facilities must be interoperable by Oct. 1, 2016
Accelerated Project Delivery Emphasis • Accelerated Project Delivery:
– Authority for activities prior to completion of NEPA, including acquisition of real property
– Authority to enter into CM/GC contract• Environmental Streamlining: permits programmatic
approaches for environmental reviews and mitigation plans– Additional Categorical Exclusions
• Agency Coordination: accelerated decision-making (combined FEIS and ROD), emphasis on early interagency coordination and a new issue resolution process
MAP-21– Transit Themes
• Highway/ Transit - 80/20 funding split retained• Consolidation of major formula programs• New Freedom program replaced by Enhanced Mobility of
Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities• New asset management requirements• Performance-based planning requirements aligning federal
funding with national goals and progress towards these goals
MAP-21 Urban Transit Highlights• Urbanized area transit formula funding – gets $54.5 M/yr for
new uses such as transit capital and preventive maintenance
• Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants replaces New Starts/Small Starts Programs with new eligibility for core capacity projects
• New State of Good Repair Program. Two categories of funding ($11.3 M/yr) – High Intensity Fixed Guideway formula for rail and BRT on
exclusive guideways– High Intensity Motorbus formula for buses that run in HOV lanes or
shoulders
MAP-21 Rural Transit Highlights
∙ Non-urbanized formula funding. Job Access/Reverse Commute now eligible
∙ Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities apportions funding to both states and large urbanized areas (>200,000)
∙ Although federal formula funding to Greater Minnesota transit increased, other program changes reduced key greater MN transit bus funding streams
∙ Same amount of highway funding, but apportioned differently
∙ MAP-21 emphasis on Performance-based Investment and NHS focus:∙ Interstate pavements at 2% poor (national standard)∙ NHS pavements at 3% poor (proposed state target)∙ Bridges with less than 10% structural deficiency (MAP-21)
∙ MAP-21 flexibility to transfer funds between six core formula highway programs
∙ Alignment of four year highway plan (STIP) with MAP-21 provisions
MAP-21 Highway Investment Programming Challenges
• Four-year plan published in the late fall/early winter each year
• Includes all projects using federal funds provided through FHWA as well as other regionally significant highway projects
• Organized by region of the state and by year
• Must be fiscally constrained
• Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs) involved throughout the STIP development process
Overview: State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
• Sub-state, multi-county partnerships
• Include traditional and non-traditional transportation partners
• Role is to integrate regional transportation priorities into the programming process
• Solicit and review projects that are eligible for federal funding within their region
Area Transportation Partnership (ATP)
FY 2013-2016 STIP: Apportionment Available After Current Program ($ in millions)
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Under
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NHPP STP HSIP CMAQ TAP
$(50,000,000.0)
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$50,000,000.0
$100,000,000.0
$150,000,000.0
$200,000,000.0
FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
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Goal: Move toward all MAP-21 performance goals, additional funding for Transportation Alternatives, and maintain the current program:• Most projects in years FY 2014-2016 will be funded• $186 million for new interstate and national highway system pavements• $60 million for new metro reliability projects• $27 million for new highway safety projects• $20 million for new transportation alternative projects
• Funding Sources for Additional Projects:• $188 million in federal funds above forecast• $105 million in project shifts
FY 2014-2016 Program
FHWA formula to Highways: MnDOT/Local ($ in millions)
Federal fiscal year-forecast
∙ Statewide Performance Program ($400M)∙ Interstate pavements and NHS bridges ∙ NHS system performance
∙ District Flexible Program for managing the Districts’ highest priorities ($320M)
∙ Funding directed by Area Transportation Partnerships ($134M)
FY 2017 Resource Distribution (State SRC and All Federal Funds)
∙ Transition to MAP-21 programs and funding in FY 2014-2016
∙ New target formula beginning in FY 2017∙ Minnesota GO∙ Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan (MnSHIP)
∙ Increased emphasis on aligning spending with specific performance measures
∙ Increased emphasis on statewide programs
∙ Continued involvement of Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs)
Impacts of MAP-21 on Programming