The Senecas are involved in developing the road and bridge program for their Nation's lands. Another holds regular meetings with the St. Regis Indian Nation. These meetings have taken on added importance with the emergence of gaming on the reservation, and the region has established a task force to plan for the effects gaming will have on the transportation system. Only a small part of New York State is federal land. Although, decisions by federal land management agencies often are made independently, without consultation with the state, several specific consultative actions are underway.
Transportation is funded from federal, state and local sources.
An important source of funds for highway and rail is the state's Industrial Access Program. The state also leads the nation in transferring Federal Highway funds to transit projects. Some of the funds are used exclusively for state facilities, some are only for local facilities, and others are for facilities regardless of ownership. The regions meet with and solicit proposed projects from counties, MPOs and local governments through a variety of mechanisms including TACs, meetings with local officials such as county highway superintendents, etc. Counties may represent towns and villages in this process.