© 2015 AMPO 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 345 Washington, DC tel: fax: Washington Update MAP-21 Reauthorization, Highway Trust Funds and Related Transportation Issues

Federal Update  MAP-21 Reauthorization  Highway Trust Fund (HTF)  AMPO MAP-21 Recommendations  GROW America  USDOT MAP-21 Rulemaking  Outlook

MAP-21 Reauthorization Program authorizations expire May 31, 2015 Senate & House Infrastructure Committees –Hearings, drafting Senate & House Revenue Committee –Discussion revenue options House & Senate Budget Committees –Both budgets establish “reserve funds” that would allow spending to be increased if the revenue is found President/USDOT –GROW America - $478B, 6 year bill –14% tax on foreign earnings of US companies

Highway Trust Fund - Revenue July Congress transfers $11B from general fund to HTF to support current spending levels through May 31, 2015 HTF receives $40B annually in revenue and interest MAP-21 spends roughly $53B annually $13B+ annual funding gap to maintain current spending levels

Revenue for the HTF Where is the revenue?  Stand alone gas tax increase?  VMT fee?  Comprehensive tax overhaul with a gas tax increase?  Devolution to the states?  Additional general fund transfers? Unlikely Likely

AMPO Reauthorization General Recommendations Address long term health of the HTF – keep all options on the table At minimum, maintain current funding plus inflation Pass a 6-year reauthorization bill – provide predictability and certainty in funding and policy

AMPO Reauthorization Recommendations Empower MPOs –Increase Surface Transportation Program (STP) sub allocation percentage to MPOs –Sub allocate Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) –Increase Planning (PL) funding Include MPOs in decisions for designations of urban freight corridors

U.S. DOT – GROW America Proposal $478 billion, 6-year bill –$317b for highways –$115b for transit New Programs –New $13.4 billion Critical Immediate Investments –New $10 billion Multimodal Freight Investments  MPOs required to be on State advisory committees  MPOs eligible applicants under grant program –$2 billion Fixing & Accelerating Surface Transportation (FAST) competitive grants $1.25 billion TIGER

U.S. DOT GROW America MPO Provisions Secretary may designate an MPO as a “High Performing” MPO & grant additional STP funds $70 million pilot program for MPOs 1+ million in population to improve transportation connectivity to disadvantaged Americans and neighborhoods with limited options Requires MPOs to offer a higher degree of public participation

Looking Ahead: MAP-21 Reauthorization Staff does not anticipate major policy shifts USDOT completion of performance measure rules No changes in apportionment formulas Freight program with funding is possible Continue improving project delivery

MAP-21 Rulemaking/Implementation AMPO/AASHTO Joint Comments on Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone (3/17/15) AMPO Comments on Additional Authorities for Planning and Environmental Linkages (11/10/14) AMPO/NARC Joint Comments Statewide and Non-Metropolitan, Metropolitan Transportation Planning (10/2/14) AMPO Comments Statewide and Non-Metropolitan, Metropolitan Transportation Planning (9/2/14) AMPO Comments Highway Safety Improvement Program NPRM (6/25/14)

MAP-21 Rulemaking/Implementation (continued) AMPO Comments on the Draft Designation of the Primary Freight Network (1/11/14) AMPO Comments on CMAQ Interim Guidance (1/11/14) AMPO Comments on FTA ANPRM, National Public Transportation Safety Plan, the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program; Transit Asset Management (12/31/13) AMPO Comments FTA-FHWA Transit Rep Guidance (10/30/13)

Outlook: Next Congress Transportation Likely MAP-21 Extension after May 31 The key to reauthorization is the revenue decision

RuleDates Highway Safety Program Grants Comment Period Closed FTA ANPRM* (Rule 60) Comment Period Closed CMAQ Program Interim Guidance Comment Period Closed Safety Performance Measure (Rule 26) Comment Period Closed Highway Safety Improvement Program (Rule 30)* *60 day comment period. Comment Period Closed FHWA/FTA Metropolitan and Statewide Planning (Rule 27 & 61) Comment Period Closed CMAQ Weighting Factors (Rule 33) Comment Period Closed Planning and Environmental Linkage (supplemental to Planning NPRM) Comment Period Closed Pavement/Bridge Performance Measure (Rule 28) Comments Due May 8 Asset Management Plan (Rule 32)* *60 day comment period. Comments Due April 21 System Performance Measure (Rule 29) Release: September 2015* NPRMs’ Schedule

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