A study group will evaluate the effectiveness, transparency and priorities by which WSDOT spends federal transportation funds. The study group shall:
· Recommend ways to increase transparency in the programming of federal funds
· Evaluate assumptions used to predict future federal funds and their programming between different federal programs
· Develop a process to link statewide priorities to distribution of federal funds from project savings and redistributed federal funds from other states
· Develop process to incorporate stakeholder feedback in developing federal grant and loan applications
Study group members include:
· WSDOT
· OFM
· Local FHWA representatives
Report due date: December 16, 2012
JTC Staff: Beth Redfield, lead; Mary Fleckenstein, back-up
HTC Staff: Christie Parker, Mark Matteson and Jerry Long
STC Staff: Clint McCarthy
Federal Transportation Funds Effectiveness and Transparency Final Report
Draft Report (presented at JTC meeting on 11/14/12)
Governor's MAP-21 Steering Committee documents
Meetings held 9/17/12 and 9/25/12
Steering Committee Letter to the Governor
MAP-21 Background Presentation to the Steering Committee
Steering Committee Decision Framework
Crosswalk of SAFETEA-LU and MAP 21
WSDOT White Papers on Federal Programs:
NHPP White Paper
HSIP White Paper
CMAQ White Paper
STP White Paper
Transportation Alternatives White Paper
Other Supporting documents:
MAP-21 Performance Measures
Enhanced NHP map Puget Sound
Enhanced NHP map State
Safe Routes to Schools background
Steering Committee Q&A
Meeting #3, July 18, 2012
Agenda
JTC Meeting #3 July 18
FFY 2012 Milestones
3rd Meeting Reference Document #1
3rd Meeting Reference Document #2
Meeting #2, June 18, 2012
Agenda
FHWA Overview
Federal Planning Process
WSDOT Federal Discretionary Grants
Meeting #1, May 23, 2012
Federal Funds 101:
Agenda
JTC Meeting #1 May 23 Presentation
JTC Reference Document
JTC Meeting #1 Source Documents
Presentation to JTC Meeting on April 18, 2012:
Fed Funds Study Overview
Reference Materials:
o USDOT, Federal Highways Administration, “Financing Federal Aid Highways,” March 2007. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/financingfederalaid/index.htm
o Transportation Revenue Forecast Council, February 2012 Transportation Economic and Revenue Forecasts, adopted February 16, 2012, “Federal Funds,” pp. 40 - 43. http://www.ofm.wa.gov/budget/info/Feb12transposummary.pdf
o Transportation Revenue Forecast Council, February 2012 Detail Tables, “Federal Funds Forecast,” pp. 69 - 80. http://www.ofm.wa.gov/budget/info/Feb12transpovol2.pdf
o NCSL/AASHTO, “Transportation Governance and Finance: A 50 State Review of State Legislatures and DOTs,” beginning on page 22. http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/transport/transportation-governance-and-finance.aspx
o Joint Transportation Committee, “Efficiencies in the Delivery of Transportation Funding and Services to Local Governments,” Berk and Associates, January 2011. The description of federal funds administered by DOT Local programs begins on A-59, or page 147 of the electronic document. http://www.leg.wa.gov/JTC/Documents/Studies/AgencyEffiStudy/FINAL2AgencyEffReport_011311.pdf