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Federal Lands Highway Program

Federal Lands Highway Program. Scott Johnson Office of Federal Lands Highway Federal Highway Administration. Overview. Program Description SAFETEA-LU Provisions Summary of New Act Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP)

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Federal Lands Highway Program

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  1. Federal Lands Highway Program Scott Johnson Office of Federal Lands Highway Federal Highway Administration

  2. Overview • Program Description • SAFETEA-LU Provisions • Summary of New Act • Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP) • Other Programs and Provisions of Interest to Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) • FLMA-related Discretionary Projects • Next Steps

  3. FHWA Programs • Federal-aid Highway Program • Federal Lands Highway (FLH) Program

  4. Federal Lands Highway Organizational Structure

  5. Federal Lands Highway Division Offices

  6. FLH Core Business • Program Administration • Liaison with Federal land management agencies • Transportation Planning • Design and Construction Engineering Services • Training and development of FHWA employees • Deployment of new Technologies

  7. How FLH ProgramsTypically Work • FLMA and FLH jointly administer • 100% Federal funding • FLMA Public Road System • Projects must be coordinated through a comprehensive planning process (23 USC 134/135) • FLMA and FLH coordinate projects for inclusion on State STIP and MPO TIP

  8. FLH Core Programs • Public Lands Highway (PLH) • Forest Highways • PLH Discretionary • Indian Reservation Roads • IRR Bridge Program • Park Roads and Parkways • Refuge Roads

  9. Forest Highway Program • Allocated by Formula • FHWA Administered • Project Selection by Tri-Party agreement (USFS, FHWA, State DOT) • Useable as Non-Federal match on some other SAFETEA-LU programs (Section 104) • Funds available for 1+3 years

  10. Forest Highways & Public Lands Highways-Discretionary • Eligible Program Activities • Planning, research, engineering and construction • Transit facilities within public lands • Transportation planning for recreational travel benefiting recreational development • Adjacent parking • Interpretive signing

  11. Forest Highways & Public Lands Highways-Discretionary • More Eligible Program Activities • Accessibility improvements • Acquisition of scenic easements • Pedestrian and bicycle provisions • Roadside rest areas and sanitary facilities • ROW acquisition on a project by project basis • Associated administrative costs

  12. FLH-Related Provisions in SAFETEA-LU • President Bush signs SAFETEA-LU into law August 10, 2005 • Largest surface transportation investment in our Nation’s history • $244.1B over 5 years • Federal Lands Highway Program – Avg. 26% increase

  13. Public Lands Highway (PLH) Program Composition • Forest Highway Program (66%) • Public Lands Highway Discretionary (34%) • Typically 100% Earmarks TEA-21: Total $1.230B • Forest Highway: $812M • PLH-Discretionary: $418M SAFETEA-LU: Total $1.410B • Forest Highway: $931M • PLH-Discretionary: $479M

  14. Forest Highway (66%) FY 05 $171.6M FY 06 $184.8M FY 07 $184.8M FY 08 $191.4M FY 09 $198M Total:$930.9M Public Lands Highway Discretionary (34%) FY 05 $88.4M FY 06 $95.2M FY 07 $95.2M FY 08 $98.6M FY 09 $102M Total: $479.4M Annual Authorization for PLH Program Total: $1.410B

  15. PLH – New Policies and Provisions • New limitations of PLH funds {Section 1119 (m)} • Maintenance of Forest Highways (Not to exceed $20M/yr.) • Signage for Public Hunting/Fishing Access (Not to exceed $1M/yr.) • Aquatic Organism Passages (Not to exceed $10M/yr.) • Expanded Sec. 202, Allocations, to include “grasslands”

  16. PLH: Planning Set-aside {Title 23, Section 204 (i) (2)} • Approximately $6M per year • Recipients • Bureau of Land Management • Forest Service(Planning for National Forest System Roads for passenger cars only) • Bureau of Reclamation • Department of the Army • Department of the Navy • Surface Distribution and Deployment Command • Tennessee Valley Authority

  17. FLHP Program Comparison

  18. FLHP-related Programs and Provisions • Wildlife Vehicle Collision Study • Federal Share Payable or “Match”

  19. New Study • Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study {Section 1119 (n)} • Examining methods for reducing collisions between motorists and wildlife • Report to Congress: Due August 2007 • Develop training and best practices thereafter • FHWA’s Office of Safety R&D • Office of Primary Responsibility

  20. Federal Match • FLHP Projects = 100% federally funded/no match requirement • SAFETEA-LU{Section 1119 (a)} • Provides greater flexibility to use FLHP funds for non-FLHP projects • FLHP dollars can now be used toward “any project” funded under “Title 23 or chapter 53 of Title 49” • Title 49 – Transportation • Chapter 53 – Mass Transportation

  21. For More Information • Webcast Resource Module • Scott Johnson • Office of Federal Lands Highway • (202) 366-9480, respectively • Scott.Johnson@fhwa.dot.gov • FLH’s Website • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/flh/index.htm

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