# Presentation: 772066

## Operations / ITS Provisionsin SAFETEA-LU

- What’s in There and What’s Not
- Jeff Lindley
- Operations / ITS Discipline Meeting
- August 16, 2005

## Outline

- Review of Reauthorization Objectives
- What’s In There (details)
- What’s Not
- How Did We Do?
- Challenges
- Next Steps

## Operations / ITS Reauthorization Objectives

- Establish a specific foundation for Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O)
- Implement programs and provisions that will help agencies enhance system performance
- Institutionalize freight management and increase freight management investment
- Continue strong ITS program

## What’s In There (Operations)

- Real-Time System Management Information Program (1201)
- HOV Provisions (1121)
- Toll Provisions (1604)
- Surface Transportation Congestion Relief Solutions Research Program (5502)
- Road Weather R&D Program (5308)
- Future Strategic Highway Research Program (5210)

## What’s In There - Freight

- Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot Grant Program (1306)
- Freight Planning Capacity Building Program (5204(h))
- National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program (5209)
- Projects of Regional & National Significance (1301)
- National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program (1302)
- Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program (1303)

## What’s In There - ITS

- ITS Research (5301-5310)
- CVISN Deployment (4126)
- Extension / Expansion of ITIP Program (5508)

## 1201 – Real-Time System Mgmt Information Program

- Program to provide real-time travel conditions and information sharing in all States
- Required data exchange formats established within two years
- Must be addressed in regional ITS architectures
- Planning and deployment eligible under NHS, STP, CMAQ programs

## 1121 – HOV Facilities

- States permitted to create HOT lanes
- States can permit low emission / energy efficient vehicles (will include most, if not all hybrids) to use HOV lanes
- Low emission / energy efficient vehicles may be tolled (not at full rate)
- Performance monitoring required
- High level of service must continue to be provided

## 1604 – Tolling Provisions

- Continues Value Pricing program and provides $59 million in new funding
- VPPP participation limited to 15 States (14 existing)
- New Express Lanes Demonstration Program
- Focused on managing congestion, reducing emissions
- New capacity or existing HOV or toll capacity can be tolled
- Limited to 15 projects, no separate funding provided

## 5502 – Surface Transp Congestion Relief Solutions

- $36 million over 4 years for research, $3 million over 4 years for training and technical assistance
- Focused on congestion measurement and reporting, implementation of effective congestion relief strategies

## 5210 – Future Strategic Highway Research Program

- $205 million over 4 years
- National Academies of Science program
- 4 major program elements, including improving reliability
- 100% Federal share

## 1306 – Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot Grant Program

- Grants to support intermodal freight transportation infrastructure and initiatives
- $30 million over 5 years
- Selection process defined, but funding fully set aside for projects in Oregon, Georgia, California, Alaska, and North Carolina
- Report to Congress after 3 years

## 5204(h) – Freight Planning Capacity Building

- $3.5 million over 4 years for freight training and education activities, including information dissemination, peer exchange, data and analysis tools, and technical assistance
- No match required

## 5209 – Nat’l Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program

- National Academies of Science program to conduct freight transportation research
- Guided by advisory committee
- $15 million over 4 years
- No match required
- Other funds may be used to support research

## 1301 – Projects of National and Regional Significance

- $1,779 million over 5 years
- $500+ million for major projects with national and regional benefits
- Selection criteria defined, but program funding fully set aside for 25 projects in 16 States

## 1302 – National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Pgm

- $1,948 million over 5 years
- Corridor projects designed to promote economic growth and international or interregional trade
- Selection criteria defined, but program funding fully set aside for 33 projects in 23 States

## 1303 – Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program

- $833 million over 5 years
- Border State projects designed to improve safe and efficient movement of motor vehicles and freight at or across borders with Canada and Mexico
- Formula program based on number of ports of entry, commercial truck and bus and motor vehicle traffic, cargo weight
- Projects in Canada and Mexico eligible
- Limited funding transfers to GSA permitted

## 5301-5310 – ITS Research

- $110 million per year with annual set asides for I-95 corridor ($7m) and road weather R&D ($5m)
- New program plan within one year
- $250k annual cap on outreach activities
- New advisory committee required
- Specific system performance goals, including nationwide deployment of 511 by 2010
- ITS Integration Program repealed as of 10/1/2005

## 4126 – CVISN Deployment

- $100 million over 4 years
- Core deployment and expanded deployment grants – capped at $2.5 million total per State
- 50% program share, 80% Federal share
- Administered by FMCSA

## 5508 – Transp. Technology Innovation and Demo Program

- Extension of existing Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Program
- 22 new eligible cities
- Must create and compete new program to use uncommitted and any new appropriated funds

## Other Provisions

- Temporary Traffic Control Devices (1110)
- Interstate Oasis Program (1310)
- GCM Corridor Earmark (1943)
- I-95 Corridor Earmark (5211)
- Highways for Life (1502)
- Catastrophic Hurricane Evacuation Plans (10204)
- Truck Parking Facilities (1305)
- Idle Reduction Facilities (1412)
- Future of Surface Transportation System (1909)
- Categorical Exclusion for ITS Projects (6010)

## What’s Not in There

- Separate section on TSM&O
- Congestion relief Federal-aid programs
- Separate ITS deployment funding
- Freight coordinator requirement
- NHS connectors set aside

## How Did We Do?

- Additional Federal-aid funding for operations / freight / ITS projects and activities
- More focus on congestion relief, system performance, reliability, freight management
- Continuation of operations / freight / ITS focus in R&D programs

## Challenges

- Constraints on R&D Funding
- Proliferation of deadlines, studies, Congressional reports, etc.

## What’s Next

- Fact sheets and other outreach material
- Figuring out what we really have in the way of available resources
- Understanding short term requirements and getting organized to accomplish