ITA Update

April 8, 2020

By: Mary Beth Clark, ITA President

ITA Website: www.tribaltransportation.org

A. The Mid-Year Conference that was scheduled for June 23-25, 2020 located at the Indian 

Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM has been cancelled. We are tentatively planning 

for an early Annual ITA Meeting the week of October 13-15, 2020 located in Crystal City, 

Virginia. 

B. Testimony to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on February 6, 2020. Joe Garcia 

and Mary Beth Clark provided testimony to the T&I Committee regarding Tribal Transportation 

concerns and needs. The assistance of Matt and Tyler made the testimony go smooth. Garcia 

discussed the big picture in Indian Country while Clark provided more detailed information. A 

follow-up was requested with questions the Committee had; they were submitted by deadline 

Committee provided. The Testimony of Clark will be posted on ITA website.

C. NCAI/ITA Task Force (Chairs Joe Garcia and Mary Beth Clark) met on February 10, 2020 in DC. 

During this meeting updates and discussion was regarding Self Governance Rulemaking, 

Reauthorization, Formula, and ITA Update. NCAI/ITA Task Force and NCAI Transportation 

Committee will be sending out tentative agendas prior to meetings. If you have an item to be 

included on this agenda, please contact Tyler Scribner at tscribner@NCAI.org

D. ITA Mid-Year 2021. ITA plans to hold the 2021 Mid-Year meeting at the Indian Pueblo Cultural 

Center in Albuquerque, NM; dates TBD.

E. ITA side-bar-meetings during NTICC. NTICC has offered space to hold ITA meeting during the 

evening of the NTICC event. ITA has accepted the offer so we will be planning to have short 1.5-

2-hour meeting to discuss items such as Transportation Bill Updates, revising By-Laws, etc. ITA 

will get additional information out at a later date.

F. ITA formed Committees. ITA has revised and approved two Committees to assist in keeping up 

with Tribal Transportation issues and/or concerns. The two committees are: Governance 

Committee Chaired by Gerry Hope and Operations Committee Chaired by Kim Stube.

G. ITA has been aggressively reorganizing and getting back on track. One of the priorities is to 

increase membership and having membership active as before. To achieve a successful ITA 

organization for our Tribes regarding transportation, we need to provide our concerns and 

voices that will form a compromise that can be taken forward together. 

H. Monthly Conference Calls. ITA Executive Board and Regional Representatives have been 

holding Monthly Conference calls. The next one is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2020 

beginning at 11:30 a.m. PST. If interested in joining, please email Barak Myers at Barak

baraknmyers@gmail.com
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Erin Kenley, Director Office of Tribal Transpo
 The FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation 

 TTP 

◦ FAST Act Funding◦ Report to the Secretaries◦ Safety Fund◦ Bridge Program

 202(a)(9) Transfers Tribal Transportation Self Governance Pro

(TTSGP)

 Nationally Significant Fed. Lands and Trib

Projects (NSFLTP)

 BUILD

 Fixing America’s Surface Transportatio

 5 year Highway Bill (FY16 – FY20) Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) Fu

◦ FY16 - $465 Million◦ FY17 - $475 Million ◦ FY18 - $485 Million◦ FY19 - $495 Million◦ FY20 - $505 Million◦ TOTAL - $2.425 Billion over 5 years
$ 143M

$ 267M

$ 410M

$ 116M

$ 298M

$ 414M

$ 149M

$ 283M

$ 431M

TTP Funds

Not Expended

TTP Funds

Expended

TTP Funds

Available
1,519 

5,973 

1,587 

4,732 

1,367 

4,03

Jobs Retained Jobs Created

201620172018

$ 1.16M

$ 6.29M

$ 23.78M

$ 34.73M

$ 10.99M

$ 1.75M

$ 1.45M

$ 6.96M

$ 28.95M

$ 44.59M

$ 14.44M

$ 3.08M

$ 1.55M

$ 6.39M

$ 27.08M

$ 40.66M

$ 14.82M

$ 4.51M

Safety

Transit

Administration

Maintenance

Planning

Other

Non Construction Spending
https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/tt

p/safety/ttpsf.htm

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 Needed update to 23 CFR 661

◦ Consistency with MAP-21 and the FAST Ac◦ Consistency with the Federal-aid bridge p

 NPRM Designation: Non-significant Planned Publication: ???? Comment Period: ????

Russell GarciaBridge Program ManagerOffice of Tribal TransportationFederal Highway Administration Work Phone: 703‐404‐6223

 E‐mail: Russell.Garcia@dot.gov
Summary by State

State No. of Transfers Funds Trans

to Tribe

Alaska 6 $ 17,068

Arizona 2 $2,237,6

California 4 $ 5,463,3

Minnesota 4 $ 4,504,6

New Mexico 1 $4,789,0

New York 1 $ 486,2

South Dakota 3 $ 1,195,6

Washington 3 $ 765,8

TOTALS 24 $ 36,510,
 NPRM

◦ Published in the Federal Register on October 3rd, 2019

◦ Comment period closed December 2, 2019◦ 22 comments to the docket

 Consultation Sessions 2019

◦ October 21, Albuquerque, NM◦ November 5, Chocktaw, MS◦ November 19, Seattle, WA.◦ November 21, Virtual◦ December 5, Providers Conference 1:00-2:00 (Informal)

 Steps toward a Final Rule

◦ Drafting committee resolved comments.◦ Full committee met March 3-5 to reach concurrence◦ Final Rule to be published by June 3rd.
STATE PROJECT G

West Virginia

Construction of WV-72 and US-219 interchange near Hambleton, including the Cheat River Bridge in the Monongahela National Forest. 

Florida Reconstruct, raise and construct small bridges across a 6.5-mile section of US-41/Tamiami Trail. Arizona

Widen and upgrade existing Pima Road near Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community to improve operations, and improve safety. When completed, this project will have addressed a road issue responsible for one in five community accidents, as well as replace some sections of pavement that are 50 years old.

Utah Make improvements to SR-262 and SR-162, which are important routes for the Navajo Nation and for tourists visiting nearby Bears Ears, Four Corners 

and Hovenweep National Monuments.

Alabama/Mississippi

Rehabilitate a section of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi and Alabama, with heavy resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation, to improve the pavement condition of several miles of parkway. Raised pavement markers will be installed to improve safety throughout the project area.

Wyoming Reconstruction and upgrades to several miles of roads near the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. TOTAL 
 2018/2019 Tribal Awards 

◦ Alaska, Nenana Native Association $9,174,0◦ North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chi

$15,000,000.

◦ Wisconsin, Old Odanah Road (County A) and 

Trap Road Project $2,376,808

 2020 NOFO

◦ $1Billion◦ BIA Roads Eligible◦ Issued February 25th, 2020

◦ Applications due May 18, 2020*
https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/
Erin Kenley

Director, Office of Tribal Transportation

(202) 309-9908

Erin.kenley@dot.gov