KDOT ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
TITLE XII – TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
HIGHWAYS
$30 Billion for projects eligible under the following sections of Title 23:
STP
Bridge
National Highway System
Interstate Maintenance
Metro Planning
Highway Safety Improvement Program
CMAQ
Nationwide total for distribution to the states should approximate $29 B.
Estimated funding for Kansas is $310 M.
45 percent of total funds -- $140 M -- would be distributed through the STP formula
The following required jurisdictional amounts would result:
1. 10 percent = Transportation Enhancement program
2. 37.5 percent = State Flexible
3. Areas under 200,000 population
4. Metropolitan areas (estimate = $29 million)
Regarding the 45 percent of funds that are suballocated through the STP formula – if less than 50 percent are obligated within 90 days of suballocation then the portion of the 50 percent of funding that has not been obligated, based on awarded contracts, will be returned to the state for use anywhere in the state.
55 percent of the State’s funding -- $170 M -- is not further distributed. The funding can be spent anywhere in the state.
Regarding the 55 percent of funds, if less than 50 percent are obligated based on awarded contracts within 120 days then the portion that has not been obligated shall be redistributed to states that have obligated at least 50 percent of their funds.
“In selecting projects to be funded, recipients shall give priority to projects that”
1. can award contracts within 120 days of enactment;
2. are included in an approved STIP and/or TIP;
3. are projected for completion with a three-year time frame; and
4. are located in “economically distressed areas” as defined by law.
Federal share is 100 percent
Any funds not obligated, based on awarded contracts, by August 1, 2010, shall be redistributed.
“Maintenance of Effort And Reporting Requirements” to “ensure transparency and accountability.” Governors have to certify within 30 days of enactment that the state “will maintain its effort with regard to State funding for the types of projects that are funded.. identifying the amount of funds the State planned to expend as of the date of enactment from non-Federal sources …beginning with the enactment through Sept 30, 2010.” Periodic reports are also required.
AVIATION
$3 B for Grants in Aid for Airports
This funding is discretionary. Typically airports cannot use discretionary funding to build vertical infrastructure (terminals, hangars, etc) so those projects would not be eligible. If the stimulus funding is indeed limited to discretionary funded projects (e.g., runways, runway improvements, taxiways, ramps), the aviation industry will be competing with highway contractors for construction workers.
There is no indication that the funding is 100 percent federal.
The FAA region has been working on design projects so these could be moved forward if funding was available.
RAIL
$300 M for Capital Assistance for Intercity Passenger Rail
$800 M for Capital and Debt Service for Amtrak
There will not be any funding from this proposal for the State’s rail program
TRANSIT
$6 B for Transit Capital Assistance = $5.4 for grants under section 5307 and $600 M for grants under Sec 5311 –
Funds may not be combined or commingled with any other funds apportioned under the section.
3 percent of the funds for Section 5311 setaside for Indian reservations
Federal share, “at the option of the recipient” is “up to 100 percent”
Deadline for grantees to enter into contracts or other binding commitments to make use of not less than 50 percent of the funds awarded shall be 120 days after apportionment
Up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds apportioned for Section 5311 shall be available for administrative expenses and program management oversight; the amount shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2012
5307 program – FTA will work directly with urban transit providers in the distribution of this funding. KDOT estimates for this funding for the urban transit providers are as follows:
· Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (FTA Designated Recipient for the KC Metro Area) - $18 M
o Estimated Johnson County (of the Metro Area Distribution) - $2.5 M
o Estimated Unified Government (of the Metro Area Distribution) - $1.7 M
o Estimated KCATA (of the Metro Area Distribution) - $13.9 M
· Wichita Transit - $6.1 M
· Lawrence Transit - $1.9 M
· Topeka Transit - $2.3 M
· St. Joe/Elwood Transit - $16,600
KDOT’s public transit providers will benefit from the $600 M for Section 5311 grants. Funds will be distributed through existing formulas. The State’s estimated share is $10.7 M.
$2 B for Fixed Guideway Infrastructure
This does not apply to Kansas.
$1 B for Capital Investment Grants
KDOT does not anticipate any funding for the State under this program however if there is a request for applications, KDOT and urban providers would be able to apply.
KDOT Office of Governmental Affairs
January 22, 2009