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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century Act (MAP-21). January 16, 2014 Federal Highway Administration Arizona Rural Transportation Summit. Stability and solvency through FY14. MAP-21 enacted following 10 extensions of SAFETEA-LU Passed Congress with strong bipartisan votes
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act(MAP-21) January 16, 2014 Federal Highway Administration Arizona Rural Transportation Summit
Stability and solvency through FY14 • MAP-21 enacted following 10 extensions of SAFETEA-LU • Passed Congress with strong bipartisan votes • Authorized program through FY14 • Average annual funding at FY12 levels • Extended Highway Trust Fund (HTF) taxes • Made transfers to keep HTF solvent through FY14
Investment and reform under MAP-21 • Strengthened America’s highway & public transit systems • Created jobs and supported economic growth • Supported DOT’s aggressive safety agenda • Simplified and focused the Federal program • Accelerated project delivery and promoted innovation • Established a performance-based Federal program
$37.7 billion/year in formula funding HSIP ($2.2) Surface TransportationProgram ($10.0) Railway-Highway Crossing ($0.2) CMAQ ($2.2) TAP ($0.8) Metro Planning ($0.3) National Highway Performance Program ($21.8) Note: Amounts in $ billions; program amounts do not add exactly to total due to rounding
Implementation of MAP-21 Major FHWA actions (complete and pending)
Funding & most guidance out: rules next Accomplished to date Up next • Final guidance on some topics • Rulemaking activity
Infrastructure programs Accomplished to date Up next • Guidance on apportioned programs (NHPP, STP….) • Guidance on allocated program (ER, Ferry Boat…) • Guidance on other infrastructure-related topics • Maps of enhanced NHS • SMPRM on National Tunnel Inspection Standards • Rule Making Activity • Asset Management • Bridge Inspection
Safety Programs Accomplished to date Up next • Substantial public outreach • Guidance on safety topics • Highway Safety Improvement Program • Strategic Highway Safety Plan • High Risk Rural Roads • State safety data systems • Penalty transfer provisions • Older road users • Railway-highway crossings • NPRM on HSIP • Report to Congress on High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) • Best Practices manual on HRRR
Air Quality and transportation alternatives Accomplished to date • Up next • CMAQ Interim Guidance Proposed final Guidance (FR) • Transportation Alternatives Program guidance & webinars • Q&A on use of youth service & conservation corps • CMAQ Final Guidance • TAP Final Guidance • CMAQ project cost-effectiveness table
Federal and Tribal lands Accomplished to date • Up next • Remaining Access Program decision committees • FY 14 selection & announcements • Outreach to Federal, tribal, State, and local partners • Guidance on Federal & Tribal Transportation Programs: • Fed Land Trans Program • Access Program (FLAP) • Tribal Transportation Program • Establishment of most Access Program decision committees • Selection & Announcement of 2% TTP Safety tribal awards (FY 13)
Research, development & tech programs Accomplished to date Up next • SHRP2 implementation: • Guidance on transfer of SPR funds • Launch of SHRP2 website • 1stround of Implementation Assistance Program (IAP) & website launch • 2nd round of IAP • Announcement of 3rd round products • Launch of FHWA Research and Technology Website • SHRP 2 Implementation: • Development of long-range plan for SHRP 2 • Round 3 application opens 1/17
Freight Provisions Accomplished to date Up next • Process for development of National Freight Network • Guidance on freight topics: • Interim - Increased Federal share for freight projects • Interim - State freight advisory committees and plans • Special permits during periods of national emergency • Truck size and weight study underway • Designation of Primary Freight Network • Guidance on designation of critical rural freight corridors • Report to Congress on State capacity to provide commercial truck parking
Tolling and innovative finance Accomplished to date Up next • Outreach on MAP-21’s TIFIA, tolling, and P3 provisions • TIFIA NOFA; responses to letters of interest • Report to Congress on TIFIA applications • Interim tolling guidance • FR notice for input into P3 model contracts • Interim guidance on major project financial plans • Revised TIFIA program guide • Additional tolling guidance • P3 model contracts provisions posted for review • Final guidance on major project financial plans
Planning and performance management Accomplished to date Up next • Regional workshops on performance-based planning and programming • Strategy, schedule, and outreach on performance management • General Q&As on performance mgmt. • NPRM on safety measures • NPRM on metro & statewide planning
Project Delivery Accomplished to date Up next • Interim guidance on accelerated environmental decision-making • Final rule on CEs in emergencies • Final rule on CE for projects with few Federal $ or in operational ROW (eff. 2/14) • Report to Congress on accelerated decision-making • Guidance on: • Efficient environmental reviews and accelerated decision-making • State assumption of CEs & NEPA • NPRMs on: • Programmatic agreements; new CEs • Advance acquisition of real property • Report to Congress on environmental review timeline
Other Areas Accomplished to date Up next • Shift to formula-based funding allocation for OJT-SS and DBE-SS • Monthly Civil Rights webinars • Other guidance: • Value engineering, CM/GC • Buy America • Stewardship & Oversight • Revised guidance on OJT-SS and DBE-SS programs
Implementation is well underway! • MAP-21 summary, Q&As, fact sheets, Guidance available online • Outreach and webinars continue • More guidance and rulemaking activity to come,with related outreach • Watch FHWA’s MAP-21 web sitehttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21