ROAD PAVEMENT FORUM INAUGURAL MEETING 7 AUGUST 2000

ROAD PAVEMENT FORUMINAUGURAL MEETING7 AUGUST 2000

IMPLICATIONS: NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT TRANSITION ACT ON THE INFRASTUCTURE SECTOR

REASONS FOR THE NLTTB To enable: • Proper structuring of land transport planning • Establishment of appropriate institutional structures • Formalization and restructuring of the public transport industry and services - prioritize public transport - permissions based on transport plans - regulated competition - formalized environment for minibus-taxi operations • Basis for long term system

STRUCTURE OF THE NLTTB CHAPTER 1: Introductory matters CHAPTER 2: Matters of National concern CHAPTER 3: Matters of Provincial concern CHAPTER 4: General matters

SCOPE OF THE BILL • No current legislation will be repealed • Chapter 2 prescribes policies, principles, requirements, guidelines, frameworks, norms & standards that must be the same for all provinces and will take precedence in case of conflict • Chapter 3 provisions assist Provinces without adequate legislation & may be repealed by provincial legislation. Provincial laws will take precedence on issues dealt with in Chapter 3

SCOPE OF THE BILL (2) • Institutional structures • Planning • Public transport • Regulation & enforcement • Impacts on: • Tourism • Freight • Infrastructure

PILLARS OF THE BILL REGULATED COMPETITION & RESTRUCTURING OF THE MODES APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONAL BODIES EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT SUSTAINABLE FUNDING PLANNING

PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL POLICY • Co-ordination of institutional structures • Integrated planning • Priority to public transport & customer needs • Promote modal integration • User-charges & cost recovery • Optimal use of resources • Sustainable investment • Address needs of special categories of passengers • Effective transport law enforcement • Training and development • Public participation • Integrated information systems

INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES Transport Appeal Tribunal Taxi Registrar Permissions Boards TA/PA Provincial Transport Appeal Body

PURPOSE OF TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES • Improved transport service delivery by grouping the transport functions into a single well-managed and focused institutional structure

TRANSPORT AREAS BASED ON MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF NOT BASED ON MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF OR

ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES • Juristic person not subject to liquidation • Written agreement between MEC and municipality and the Minister whenever funds are provided by the NDOT • Consent not to withhold unreasonably • MEC to publish founding agreement • Dissolution of MTAs if applicable

COMPULSORY FUNCTIONS OF TA’S Must: • Prepare transport plans • Develop transport policy • Perform financial planning • Manage movement of persons & goods • Promote public participation Must by a date determined by the Minister in consultation with the MEC: • perform transport contracting function

FUNCTIONS OF TA’S (2) • Wide rage of optional functions in Provincial Chapter • Optional functions can be added to by Provincial legislation

FINANCES OF TA’S • Management of finances of TA’s prescribed - similar to the Local Government Transition Act

SOURCES APPLICATION FISCUS NATIONAL FUNCTIONS TA CONDITIONAL GRANTS (PROV & TA’S) BUDGET NATIONAL LEGISLATURE PROVINCIAL FUNCTIONS TA CONDITIONAL GRANTS (PROV & TA’S) CONDITIONAL GRANTS BUDGET PROVINCIAL COUNCIL LOCAL FUNCTIONS TA CONDITIONAL GRANTS CONDITIONAL GRANTS BUDGET LOCAL

PLANNING Submit to Minister Initially as a guide for planning authorities in Province Current Public Transport Record All planning authorities Permission Strategy Planning authorities with road based public transport Rationalisation Plan Planning authorities with subsidised public transport Provincial Land Transport Framework National Land Transport Strategic Framework Integrated Development Plan Public Transport Plan Planning authorities with public transport Submit to Minister / MEC with certain aspects for approval Integrated Transport Plan At request of MEC - includes all aspects transport Subsequent ones contain brief summary of plans and some detail on inter provincial and inter planning area transport

NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Annually for a 5-year horizon To guide land transport planning countywide National policy Promote integration of planning Describe conflict resolution mechanisms Strategies for – freight,rail,national roads,cross-border, KPIs, tourism,the environment, land use,inter-provincial and persons with disabilities

PROVINCIAL LAND TRANSPORT FRAMEWORK Annually for a 5-year horizon - Summary of local plans - Co-ordination of local planning - Budget - Conflict resolution - Strategy re special passengers & learners - Strategy re movement of dangerous goods - Detail re inter- and intra-provincial long distance passenger services - KPIs

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN To be done annually by TA’s, core cities and specific municipalities required by MEC Content: - PTP but linked to IDP (land-use) - Policy & strategies - Budget and funding sources - TDM-strategies - Plan re movement of dangerous goods - Proposed projects (all modes and infrastructure) To be submitted to MEC approval

CHANGES IN LAND-USE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES All persons and institutions are bound by the plans (excl CPTR and permission strategy) Not only intensification of land use also disinvestment decisions

PULICATION OF PLANS Notices of prescribed particulars to be published for: - Public Transport Plan - Integrated Transport Plan - Provincial Land Transport Framework - National Land Transport Strategic Framework

ROAD PAVEMENT FORUM INAUGURAL MEETING 7 AUGUST 2000