MAP-21 and Beyond: A Status Report from AASHTO Work Groups

1. MAP-21 and Beyond: A Status Report from AASHTO Work Groups November

2. Overview • AASHTO’s Implementation Work Groups: Status Reports • FY 2013 Appropriations, CR and Sequestration • Beyond MAP-21: Reauthorization Plans

3. MAP-21 Implementation Work Groups: Focal point for Implementation and Beyond • Finance • Project Delivery • Freight • Performance Measures • Asset Management, Performance-Based Planning and Programming • Safety • Highways • Transit

4. MAP-21 Implementation Work Groups Charge: • Evaluate MAP 21 • Identify and provide recommendations on implementation issues • Identify State DOT implementation support needs • Provide internal technical support Products: • Guidance Issues & meetings with U.S. DOT • Work Group MAP 21 Assessments of Provisions, Questions & Issues • AASHTO-wide webinar; • BOD briefing

5. Work Group Reports

6. Finance Work Group Michael Bridges, LA DOTD AASHTO Jack Basso Joung Lee

7. Finance Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

8. FinanceImplementation RecommendationsTIFIA • Eligibility • Extend rural project eligibility to all projects where any portion falls in a rural area • Application Process • Collect the $100,000 fee on receipt of application, not letter of interest • Provide clarity to ensure better understanding of the application process • Permit joint or separate TIFIA applications for multi-state projects with shared/common pledge of revenues • Consider projects from pre-MAP-21 application process without requiring new application

9. FinanceImplementation RecommendationsTIFIA • Project Evaluation • Clarify the project evaluation criteria especially objective/measurable determination of public interest • Use 49% cost share as starting point for evaluation instead of 33%

10. Project Delivery Work Group Tim Hill, Ohio DOT AASHTO Shannon Eggleston Jim McDonnell

11. Project Delivery Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

12. Project Delivery Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

13. Project DeliveryKey Implementation Issues • New/modified Categorical Exclusions • Planning and NEPA linkages • Environmental Review Process Schedule • Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD)

14. Project DeliveryAASHTO Recommendations • Categorical Exclusions • Emergency projects: allow for safety and infrastructure adaptation upgrades. • Projects in existing “operational right-of-way” – use statutory definition • Planning/NEPA Linkages: Preserve flexibility existing prior to MAP-21 • Environmental review process schedule: Clarify that a coordination plan is not required to contain a schedule • FEIS/ROD: Consult with State DOTs on definitions of “minor” and “substantial change”

15. Freight Work Group Rich Biter, Florida DOT AASHTO Leo Penne Chris Smith

16. Freight Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

17. FreightKey Implementation Issues • State Freight Plans—Increased Fed Match • National Freight Network Designation • National Freight Performance Measures • National Freight Strategy • Critical Rural State Freight Corridors • State Freight Advisory Committees • Investment Data/Planning Tools • Freight Conditions/Performance Reports

18. FreightRecommendations • Accept state plans for increased fed match /adopt rule consistent with law • Provide process for state input to national freight network and national freight strategic plan • Adopt AASHTO/FHWA freight performance measures/collaborative process for implementation

19. Performance Measures Work Group Paul Degges, TDOT AASHTO Matt Hardy Tony Kane

20. Performance Measures Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

21. Performance MeasuresKey Implementation Issues • Defining a limited set of appropriate and credible performance measures • Address six issues: • Is the measure focused? • Has it been developed in partnership? • Is it maintainable to accommodate changes? • Can it be used to support investment decisions, policy making and target setting? • Can the measure be used to analyze performance trends? • Has the feasibility and practicality to collect, store and report data been considered?

22. Performance Measures Recommendations • Safety (five-year moving average for all) • Number of Fatalities • Fatality Rate • Number of Serious Injuries • Serious Injury Rate • Pavement Condition • Interstate and Non-Interstate Pavement in Good, Fair and Poor Condition based on the International Roughness Index • Pavement Structural Heath Index (Future) • Bridges • Percent of Deck Area on Structurally Deficient Bridges • NHS Bridges in Good, Fair and Poor Condition based on Deck Area (Future)

23. Performance Measures Recommendations • Freight • Annual Hours of Truck Delay • Truck Reliability Index • System Performance • Annual Hours of Delay • Reliability Index • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality • Criteria Pollutant Emissions • Annual Hours of Delay (AHD)

24. Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Work Group Tim Henkel, MNDOT AASHTO Matt Hardy Jennifer Brickett

25. Planning Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

26. Statewide andMetropolitan Planning • Work with individual States in developing a plan update cycle that is least disruptive to the existing process • Minimize duplication, eliminate conflicts, and streamline planning and reporting requirements for LRP, Asset Management Plan, SHSP, CMAQ and STIP

27. Performance-based Planning • States will address national-level measures, but will use many other criteria in selecting projects, developing programs, etc. • Work with the States in defining the criteria that will be used to evaluate “…the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of States.” • Do not be prescriptive about what a performance-based planning process is. Rather, define critical elements. • Performance must be more than just making progress towards the national-level measures.

28. Asset Management • Avoid forcing states into a worst-first approach • Need to balance risk reduction, public involvement, and customer expectations • Develop guidance on the Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP) development process • Provide States with maximum flexibility in defining risk within their State as part of a risk-based TAMP

29. Transportation Alternativesand CMAQ • Transportation Alternatives • Ensure flexibility in the competitive grant process at the state level is in order • Do not require a specific process or steps • CMAQ • Ability to use CMAQ for Highway and Transit Operations Activities • Discontinue the 3-year limitation. • Enable states to use federal funds to support highway and transit operations on an ongoing basis.

30. Safety Work Group Tom Cole, ID DOT AASHTO Tony Kane Kelly Hardy

31. Safety Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

32. SafetyKey Implementation Issues • Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs) • Update process and schedule • Coordination with Highway Safety Offices and other safety partners • SHSPs • Performance measures and targets

33. SafetyRecommendations • Flexibility • States should define their own SHSP update process and timeframe • Update cycles should be no longer than 5 years • “Effective” behavioral programs should account for differences among states • Guidance on use of HSIP funds for data improvements should recognize differences in state laws related to use of federal funds off the state system

34. Highways Work Group Carlos Braceras, Utah DOT AASHTO Tony Kane Jim McDonnell Keith Platte

35. Highways Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

36. Highways Key Implementation Issues • Expansion of NHS • Expanded from 160,000 miles to 220,000 miles • NHS requirements now apply to many more facilities • National Highway Performance Program • Penalties for “Interstate System and NHS Bridge Conditions” section are inconsistent with an asset management approach • Highway Worker Safety • Detailed statutory requirements regarding the use of positive protection (i.e., barriers)

37. Highways Key Implementation Issues • Project Approval and Oversight • Life-cycle cost analysis requirement • Tolling • Inter-operability of toll systems across the country is required within 4 years • Buy America • Provisions now apply to all contracts associated with a given project, regardless of whether federal funds are involved

38. Highways Recommendations • Expansion of NHS • Streamline coordination and approval process for determining appropriate NHS facilities • National Highway Performance Program • Focus on asset management approach, not “worst first” • Highway Worker Safety • Flexibility is vital

39. HighwaysRecommendations • Project Approval and Oversight • LCCA is a VE analysis tool and should not be the sole basis for a final decision • Tolling • Allow flexibility by allowing “planning for inter-operability” to meet the requirement • Buy America • At a minimum, exclude subcontracted tasks • Work to address in next reauthorization

40. Transit Work Group Ron Epstein, NY DOT AASHTO Shayne Gill Jillian Linnell

41. Transit Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

42. Transit Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

43. Transit Report Card AASHTO Policy vs. MAP-21

44. TransitKey Implementation Issues • Mobility for Elderly Individuals/Individuals with Disabilities • Provide maximum administrative program flexibility by authorizing large urbanized areas to transfer Section 5310 funding to states for statewide administration/programmatic efficiency. • State of Good-Repair (SGR) • Simplify and streamline the current grant approval process for routine and recurring SGR activities (e.g., bus replacement, preventive maintenance, track and signal rehabilitation/replacement) so that benefits to the system/system users accrue faster.

45. Transit Key Implementation Issues • Transit Safety & Asset Management • Utilize existing safety and security programs, such as the CTAA Certified Safety and Security Officer program as the framework for rural and specialized transportation systems.  • New Starts/Core Capacity • Grandfather projects currently in Final Design under SAFETEA-LU New Start processes.  • Performance Measures/Target • Focus performance measures for rural and specialized systems at a statewide level and limit the frequency of reporting and level of detail for these extremely small systems.

46. LOOKING AHEAD

47. FY 2013 Appropriations, CR & Sequestration • FY 2013 Continuing Resolution • 6 months through March 27, 2013 • Flat obligation limit for Highways • 0.612% increase for transit • Continued 6-month funding for USDOT, TIGER, Amtrak • Outlook for FY 2013 Appropriations • Sequestration • Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985 exempts contract authority programs • 8.2% reduction in non-exempt, non-defense, discretionary funding

48. Beyond MAP-21: Reauthorization Plans • AASHTO Work Groups • Assess further policy needs and recommendations • AASHTO Reauthorization Steering Committee • February 27, 2013 - AASHTO Washington Briefing • May, 2013 - AASHTO Spring Meeting • October, 2013 – RSC Meeting • AASHTO Board of Directors • October, 2013 – Denver, Colorado

49. For More Information AASHTO MAP 21 Implementation Work Groupshttp://map21.transportation.org