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FTA AND THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009

ITS Georgia Luncheon

May 28, 2009

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FTA and the Recovery Act

1. Purposes

2. Available Funding for Transit

3. Formula and Discretionary Program Status

4. Key Provisions

5. GA ARRA Projects

6. ARRA Reporting Requirements

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Recovery Act: Purposes

• ARRA designed to stimulate the economy, preserve and create jobs, help state and local faltering economies– Recovery

• Maintain and create jobs• Infuse cash into cash strapped state and local economies

– Reinvest• Build and repair infrastructure

• ARRA fundamentals:– Responsibility– Accountability– Transparency

• FTA must ensure purposes and goals are met

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Recovery Act Transit Funding

Program Amount PurposeUrbanized Area Formula (Inc sec 5340)

$5.97 B Capital only

Non-Urbanized Area Formula(Inc sec 5340)

$760 M Capital only

Fixed Guideway Modernization Formula

$742 M Capital only

New Starts / Small Starts $742 M Discretionary Capital only

Energy Program (TIGGER) [new]

$100 M Discretionary Capital only

Tribal Transit $17 M Discretionary Capital only

STP FUNDS MAY BE FLEXED

TOTAL TRANSIT $8.4 B

Note: Amounts are after takedown for Administration and Oversight

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Recovery Act Transit Formula Funding

Note: A State that contains a multi-state UZA will have the amount of formula funds for the UZA that is attributable to that State included in its apportioned funds.

Amount

46,459,047

316,196,713

143,561,526

50,295,172

25,466,306

103,304,242

41,154,218

72,016,364

1,284,112

799,737,700

Georgia

Kentucky

Total

Virgin Islands

Alabama

Mississippi

State

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Florida

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GA Recovery Act Transit Formula Funding

• Rural Funding (Section 5311)– $25,649,675

• Small Urbanized Area Funding (Section 5307 – Governor’s Apportionment)– $12,323,977

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• Large UZAs (Section 5307)– Atlanta - $87,666,704

– Augusta - $3,318,716*

– Chattanooga - $4,672,108*

– Columbus - $2,968,483*

– Savannah - $4,672,108

• Fixed Guideway (Section 5309 FG)– $7,380,854 (MARTA)

Recovery Act Transit Formula Funding - GA

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Key Provisions

• No waiver of FTA program requirements (planning/NEPA/Buy America/Labor Protections)

• 100% Federal share, except New Starts• Capital expenses only are eligible; Capital as defined

in 49 U.S.C 5302(a)(1)• Cannot mix Recovery Funds in same grant with any

other funds• Cannot replace funds currently obligated in an

existing grant• Can use funds to support existing projects, including

a multi-phase project • ARRA STP Funds can be flexed to transit

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Recovery Act Formula Program Key Dates March 5, 2009: FTA published formula apportionments

and program requirements in the Federal Register May 29, 2009: FTA Region IV deadline to submit

ARRA grants* September 1, 2009: Deadline to obligate one half of

apportionment (180 Days from apportionment notice) March 5, 2010: Second deadline to obligate funds (365

days from apportionment notice) September 30, 2010: Unobligated funds revert to

Treasury September 30, 2015: Last day obligated funds

available for drawdown from the U.S. Treasury

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GA ARRA Grant Statistics

• 11 FTA Grantees– 4 Grants submitted– 3 Draft Grants under review (not

submitted)– 4 Grants are awaiting draft project

numbers (have not been requested)– 0 Obligated

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GA ARRA Projects

• Vehicle Expansions and Replacements (vans, buses)

• Facility/Station Construction and Rehabs• ITS – Automatic Vehicle Locators and

Passenger Information Systems• Bus/Facility Security Upgrades• Mobility Management – Human Services

Transportation Coordination

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Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas & Energy Reduction

• $100 Million in discretionary grants• Grants to transit agencies for Capital Projects that

either:– Reduce energy consumption, of the transit agency, or

– Reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the transit agency, or

– Reduce both energy consumption and emissions

• 100% Federal Share unless an applicant requests a lower share.

• Each submitted proposal must request a minimum of $2M; maximum of $25M

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Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas & Energy Reduction

• May 24, 2009 – Federal Register for Program published

• April 7, 2009 – Comments due on Federal Register

• May 22, 2009 – Applications due• Award?

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Reporting Requirements

• FTA Reporting Requirements• ARRA Sec.1201(c)(2) DOT• ARRA Sec. 1512• ARRA Sec. 1609

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QUESTIONS?