Source: https://www.global-regulation.com/translation/denmark/609893/decree-on-grants-for-projects-that-can-improve-the-bus-fremkommelighed-and-increase-buses--interaction-with-the-other-public-transport.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 18:32:30+00:00

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§ 1. Traffic Board may within the framework of the basic regulation. deposed The administrative base for the pool for better fremkommelighed for buses (2009-2013) promise grants to projects that can improve the bus fremkommelighed and increase buses ' interaction with the other public transport. Moreover, as the administrative base to be attached to annex 1.
(2). Public authorities, including transport companies, and publicly owned companies, may be included in a cooperation between several eligible applicants and with other parties on a project. However, only one application can be responsible for the use of interested party, assigned pool funds.
§ 3. Grant application must be submitted by using the applicable application form at any time with the project description and project budget, located at the Traffic Agency's website.
(2). A grant application must be received in the Traffic Agency by 1. October 2009. In 2010 and the following years should a grant application be received in public transport by 1. March or the 1. September.
§ 4. It is a condition of the grant, the applicant itself contributes the same amount, as requested (50%-50% model).
(2). Public transport can provide terms or conditions for subsidies or pledges of grants.
(3). It is a condition of grant that there are funds available within the deposed framework see. § 1.
(4). If searching for a grant for the purchase of equipment that can be sold, it must be specified in the application, the period for which the equipment will be used in the project, which is being sought reimbursement for.
(5). Traffic Board may at any time request additional documentation in connection with the processing of applications.
§ 5. The grant recipient's self-financing, without prejudice. section 4 cannot be covered by other State pools within the Transport Ministry's area.
§ 6. Modification of a project may be approved by the Danish transport authority on the condition that the change in accordance with the Traffic Agency's assessment is in accordance with the purpose of the project. Application for amendment of a project must be approved by the Traffic Agency, before the change implemented.
§ 7. To be made to reporting of the final project and an annual reporting of the status of the project. The annual reports must be available during January and must include the previous year.
§ 8. Traffic agency oversees that the rules laid down in this Ordinance are complied with, and in this context may request any information for this purpose by the applicant.
4) conditions for grants, including the applicable at any time instructions for accounting and the applicable at any time audit instructions, are not met.
§ 10. The applicable at any time instructions for accounting and the applicable at any time audit instructions must be adhered to.
(2). At the Traffic Agency's website, the current version of the instructions for the applicable auditing and accounting instruction could be seen. The force referred material may also be obtained by contacting the Traffic Agency.
§ 11. Traffic Agency's decisions after this order can be appealed to the Ministry of Transport.
§ 12. The notice shall enter into force on the 15. November 2009 and has effect from 1. October 2009.
As part of the agreement on a green transport policy between the Government, the Social Democrats, the Danish people's Party, the Socialist People's Party, the Social-Liberal Party and Liberal Alliance, has set aside a pool of 1 billion. DKK Pot translated from 2009-2013.
Better fremkommelighed for buses (2009-2013).
The parties agree to set aside a pool of 200 million. DKK per year for 5 years, IE. a total of 1 billion. DKK for special initiatives and innovative approaches that can make buses more competitive and attractive. The parties want to improve buses fremkommelighed buses and increase the interaction with the rest of the public transport. A strengthening of the key junctions should make it as simple as possible for passengers to change the means of transport.
The principle for the allocation of funds from the pool is a 50-50 model, in which the applicants themselves must contribute the same amount as requested. There may, for example, granted to changes in road construction, special the ITS systems or busprioritering in traffic lights.
Applications must have as a aims either to increase bus fremkommelighed or to enhance coherence and shift between modes of transport including terminals.
It will be friendly, but not a prerequisite for an application that either contributes to improvements which can be applied throughout the public transport, or to the project are common to the collective bus or between bus services and rail-borne freight. Projects, which is estimated to be able to attract many passengers or significantly improve control of many passengers, priority will be given to very high.
It will be possible to design applications so that the project is part of a single project or strategy that simultaneously seeking funds from other State pools related to ' A green transport policy '.
Actions may include all traffic within a traffic company area including private railways, metro and trains.
1) that the project increases the speed of buses and hence fremkommelighed.
2) that the project increases the consistency between means of transport either between buses or between buses and other means of transport.
3) that the project contributes to improvements that can be used throughout the public transport.
4) the creation of improvements for the maximum number of passengers in public transport.
5) That the relevant authorities ' commitment and contribution to the process will be included as an important element in the application.
6) that the project contributes to more passengers in public transport.
There will be a requirement for reporting of all projects that aid shall be granted for.
– Fremkommeligheds projects including modification of road construction.
– In order to ensure ITS better busfremkommelighed.
– Improvements to junctions and switch options including terminals, bus stops and passenger information.
– Information for users in interaction with other parties.
– Preliminary to the above.
There is provided a co-financing of projects of 50% Cofinancing involves the total project including feasibility studies and design. Applicants must reserve amounts to self-financing in the relevant budgets.
It should be noted that the pool has transfer access. Unused funds from 2009 will thus be able to be used in the 2010 etc. If pool funds do not cover all of the first year, funds will be transferred to the next year.
Applicant circle are public authorities, transport companies or publicly owned companies. Applications will normally be drawn up together with the relevant transport company. Applicant circle may consist of several applicant eligible, and also like the applicant justified in cooperation with other parties that perform public service traffic.
It must be required that applications are generally thorough and concrete.
– The project's implementation and time horizon.
– Description of the expectations for the value of the project either as time savings for buses or gains to customers through better coherence and shift between modes of transport.
– The volume of passengers will be affected by the project.
– The requested amount and the total cost of the project spread over any feasibility studies, project planning and the project itself.
– The applicant's economic costs/risks of the project.
Traffic Agency receives, coordinates and processes applications.
Traffic agency appointment by such undertakings and refusals within 3 months after the application deadline.
It is a prerequisite for allocation of funds, the project contains a reporting of the final project as well as an annual reporting of the status of the project. Afrapporteringerne must follow up on points in the application. The annual reports must be provided no later than in the course of January.
Against this background, the Danish transport authority shall draw up an annual progress of the projects, the commitment and use of aid funds.
By pool period ends, drawn up an evaluation report that describes the status of the funds have been used and the short-and long-term impact of this.

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