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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53006 - Capital Grant program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53006-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes how the Public Transit Division makes project
						awards and administers contracts that are funded with assistance from the most
						recent version of the Federal Transit Administration's Capital
						Program.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53006 - Capital Grant program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53006-102

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purposes of this rule the Public Transit Division
						will use guidance contained in the most recent versions of the following
						documents when applying for grants, reviewing requests as well as awarding and
						administering contracts for capital projects funded through the Section 5309
						Capital Program:
* FTA Circular 9300.1A, "Capital Program: Grant
						Application";
* FTA Circular 5310.1C, "Grants Management Guidelines"
						and
* Applicable portions of the State Management Plan For
						Federal Transit Administration funded Transportation Programs.
(FTA circulars are accessible through the FTA
						website-
www.fta.dot.gov
) (State
						Management Plan is available through the Public Transit
						Division)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53007-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes options available for transfer of federal funds
						among Federal Transit Administration programs along with MDOT's methods used to
						ensure that federal grant funds and state assistance are distributed equitably
						among eligible subrecipient and contractors.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53007-102

Current through June 25, 2024
MDOT is committed to ensuring the equitable distribution
						of transportation resources in rural and small urban areas. To the greatest
						extent practical MDOT will make use of competitive application process and
						procedures, as well as data from available plans, needs assessments or studies
						to assist in the distribution of federal funds. Chapter V, Part B-D of the most
						recent version of the approved State Management Plan (SMP) for Federal Transit
						Administration funded transportation programs describes the considerations,
						methods and procedures for annual distribution of funds. (The SMP is available
						through the Public Transit Division.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53007-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The transfer of apportioned or carryover funds may impact
						resources that are available for local transit providers and municipalities.
						The MDOT, in accordance with the Surface Transportation Program (STP)
						provisions, may periodically review the need to transfer and/or allocate STP
						funds, Congestion Management and Air Quality Improvement Program funds (CMAQ)
						as well as certain other federal funds that are considered flexible funds by
						the provisions of federal legislation and/or guidance, to support public
						transit projects. It is the MDOT's policy that in accordance with FTA guidance,
						with the exception of the following projects, rural projects that may be funded
						with these transfer funds will be selected by the MDOT after consultation with
						affected local officials:
1. projects
					 on the National Highway System and
2. bridge and Interstate maintenance
					 funds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53007-104

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDOT shall consider all transferred funds, e.g. STP,
						CMAQ or other flexible funds, under the program requirements as apportioned
						Section 5311 funds, with one exception. These transfer funds are limited to
						funding non-operating costs. Non-operating costs include capital and project
						administration
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53007-105

Current through June 25, 2024
The request for transfer of STP, CMAQ or other flexible
						federal funds to the Section 5311 program shall be approved by formal action of
						the Transportation Commission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53007-106

Current through June 25, 2024
After reviewing the requests for Section 5310 funds,
						annually the MDOT may transfer Section 5310 funds to the Section 5311 or to a
						Section 5307 urbanized area (under 200,000 population) program/project. These
						transferred funds may be used for non-operating expenses
						only.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53007 - Distribution of Transportation Program Funds › Notification of Transfers › Section 37-1-6101-53007-200

Current through June 25, 2024
All transfers of Section 5311, Section 5307 and Section
						5310 funds will be done in accordance with the appropriate FTA program
						circulars or regional office guidance. Requests for transfer will generally
						originate within the Public Transit Division and be done after consultation
						with affiliated recipients.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53008 - General FTA Compliance Requirements › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53008-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes and provides references to the general project
						compliance provisions of the most frequently cited laws and administrative
						requirements that apply in common to all federal grant program, including all
						contracts funded by the MDOT with Federal Transit Administration
						assistance.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53008 - General FTA Compliance Requirements › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53008-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Several laws, regulations and administrative requirements
						apply in common to all federal grant programs and, therefore, are applicable to
						the FTA transportation programs administered by the MDOT. Information about
						compliance with these laws, regulations and administrative requirements is
						passed down to subrecipient contractors through Chapter X of the most current
						version of the MDOT's State Management Plan for Federal Transit Administration
						Funded Transportation Programs. (Available through the Public Transit Division)
						Compliance requirements are passed down to contractors through the standard
						contract agreements and monitored during annual application and project
						monitoring. Compliance features for some of these requirements are periodically
						further defined by the Federal Transit Administration's regulatory and program
						guidance updates, such as the most current version of:
* FTA Circular 9040.1E, " Nonurbanized Area Formula
						Program Guidance";
* FTA Circular 9070.1E, " Elderly and Persons with
						Disabilities Transportation Program Guidance"; and
* FTA Circular 5010.1D, " Grants Management
						Guidelines"
(Accessed at
www.fta.dot.gov
and
www.dot.gov
.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53008 - General FTA Compliance Requirements › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53008-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Additionally, there are several unique provisions
						applicable to all FTA grant assistance programs that are routinely compiled and
						published as the Annual List of Certifications and Assurances for Federal
						Transit Administration Grants and Cooperative Agreements. (Accessed at
www.fta.dot.gov
and
www.gpoaccess.gov
.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53008 - General FTA Compliance Requirements › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53008-104

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the MDOT to ensure agency and
						subrecipient compliance, to the greatest extent possible, with each of the
						various provisions by requiring execution and submission of updated
						certifications and assurances; through Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
						and administrative rules as well as policies and procedures that are based on
						guidance provided by or through federal agencies including but not necessarily
						limited to:
* Federal Transit Administration,
* U.S. Department of Transportation; and
* U.S. Department of Labor
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53008 - General FTA Compliance Requirements › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53008-105

Current through June 25, 2024
In assuring compliance with these provisions, the Public
						Transit Division and affected subrecipient contractors may consult with other
						MDOT organizational units such as: Office of the General Counsel; Procurement;
						Human Resources; Environmental; and Office of Civil Rights.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53009 - Construction or renovation of facilities through Section 5311 and Section 5310 Programs › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53009-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Provide guidance on the construction or renovation of
						facilities through the Section 5311 and Section 5310 Programs
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53009 - Construction or renovation of facilities through Section 5311 and Section 5310 Programs › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53009-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes the means by which facilities may be
						constructed or renovated through the Section 5311 and Section 5310
						Programs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53009 - Construction or renovation of facilities through Section 5311 and Section 5310 Programs › Requirements for Section 5311 and Section 5310 Construction or Renovation Projects › Section 37-1-6101-53009-200

Current through June 25, 2024
Eligible recipients of funds through the Section 5311 and
						Section 5310 transportation programs shall utilize the guidance contained in
						Chapter XV of the most recent version of the approved State Management Plan for
						construction or renovation of facilities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53009 - Construction or renovation of facilities through Section 5311 and Section 5310 Programs › Requirements for Section 5311 and Section 5310 Construction or Renovation Projects › Section 37-1-6101-53009-201

Current through June 25, 2024
Recipients eligible to receive funds for construction or
						renovation projects are determined from the guidance contained in Chapters II
						and XIII of the State Management Plan. (The State Management Plan is available
						through the Public Transit Division.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53010 - Procurement and Third Party Contract Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53010-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes the overall procurement and third party
						contract management requirements that are applicable for all public
						transportation subrecipient contractors.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53010 - Procurement and Third Party Contract Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53010-102

Current through June 25, 2024
For procurements, including third party contracting, in
						addition to applicable state purchasing laws and procedures, e.g. Procurement
						Manual prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, the MDOT has
						adopted and passed down the provisions of the most recent version of FTA
						Circular 4220.1E, The FTA
Best Practices Procurement
						Manual
including revisions, as well as The Best Practices Manual
						and Circular 4220.1E (Both documents may be accessed at
www.fta.dot.gov
)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53010 - Procurement and Third Party Contract Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53010-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The most recent versions of the following project
						administration and management requirements are also passed down:
* U.S., 49 C.F.R. Part 18, entitled "Uniform
						Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and
						Local Governments", as amended (referred to as the "Common Rule")
* 49 C.F. R. Part 19, entitled "Uniform Administrative
						Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education,
						Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations", as amended.
(These documents are available at
www.dot.gov
or by contacting the MDOT's
						Public Transit Division.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53010 - Procurement and Third Party Contract Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53010-104

Current through June 25, 2024
For general contract management purposes, all FTA funded
						subrecipients must comply with the applicable provisions of these rules along
						with the most current versions of:
* FTA Circulars 9040.1E, "Nonurbanized Area Formula
						Program Guidance and Grant Application Instructions";
* 9070.1E, "Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program
						Guidance and Application Instructions"; and
* 5010.1C, "Grant Management Guidelines"
(These documents are available at
www.dot.gov
or by contacting the MDOT's
						Public Transit Division)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53010 - Procurement and Third Party Contract Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53010-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Unless an issue is specifically addressed by state law or
						other administrative procedures which provide guidance, all MDOT subrecipient
						contractors will also rely on the provisions of Chapter VIII, Parts A-E of the
						most current version of the State Management Plan For Federal Transit
						Administration Funded Transportation Programs for guidance when conducting
						procurements and managing third party contracts.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53010 - Procurement and Third Party Contract Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53010-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Unless so specified in writing, with the exception of
						vehicle purchases and/or refurbishing, all routine procurement and third-party
						contracting activities are the responsibility of the contractor. It is the
						policy of the MDOT that contractors use their own procurement system as long as
						it conforms to applicable Federal requirements, state purchasing laws and the
						Contract Agreement with the MDOT.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53011 - Property Management Standards › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53011-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes the property management standards necessary to
						comply with use, continuing control, and maintenance standards for vehicles and
						other equipment purchased with federal and/or state funds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53011 - Property Management Standards › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53011-103

Current through June 25, 2024
As the subrecipient contractor guidance for property and
						equipment management standards, the MDOT has adopted and passes down
the management of real property, equipment and supplies
						standards
provisions of the most recent versions of:
* FTA Circular 5010.1D, entitled Grants Management
						Guidelines along with;
* the applicable provisions of the most current versions
						of FTA Circulars 9040.1E, "Nonurbanized Area Formula Program Guidance and Grant
						Application Instructions";
* 9070.1E, "Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program
						Guidance and Application Instructions".
(These documents may be accessed at
www.fta.dot.gov
.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53011 - Property Management Standards › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53011-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Unless an issue is specifically addressed by state law or
						other administrative procedures referenced above, all MDOT subrecipient
						contractors will also rely on the provisions of Chapter VIII, Parts F-G of the
						most current version of the State Management Plan for Federal Transit
						Administration Funded Transportation Programs for guidance when disposing of
						equipment and vehicles.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53012 - Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53012-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes eligibility requirements, application
						procedures, administrative and approval requirements for public transportation
						projects funded from the Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement
						program.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53012 - Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53012-102

Current through June 25, 2024
MDOT recognizes the most recent version of the provisions
						of Sections
						65-1-701
						through
						65-1-711 of
						the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended as the basis for developing and
						implementing the Public Transportation provisions of the Multi-Modal
						Transportation Improvement Program (MMTIP). Based on the availability of funds
						the MDOT, through the Public Transit Multi-modal Fund Committee (PTMMFC) and
						the Public Transit Division will review and make awards by way of a competitive
						application process, except where otherwise indicated by statue. (This section
						of the Mississippi Code may be viewed at
www.doi.state.ms.us/mississippicode.html
.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53012 - Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53012-103

Current through June 25, 2024
When funds are approved for the MMTIP, the Public Transit
						Division will notify operators of federally funded transportation services of
						the availability of the funds and solicit applications in a manner agreed upon
						by the Public Transportation Multi-Modal Fund Committee. Applicants are
						responsible for complying with all application requirements.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53012 - Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53012-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Applications as submitted will be reviewed and approved
						by the Committee. Members are appointed in accordance with the provisions of
						Section 65. The Committee will make formal recommendations to the Mississippi
						Transportation Commission based on the justifications included in each project
						application package. Where applicable, as in the case of Urban Transportation
						Systems identified in the statute, a written request justification, submitted
						on behalf of the urban system will be used as the basis for recommending
						approval. This justification must include the amount and allocation of
						requested funds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53012 - Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53012-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon approval of the project by the Commission, the
						Public Transit Division will issue a Multi-Modal Public Transit Grant agreement
						that must be executed by the authorized representative of the project. This
						obligates the state and any local funds for the project and states the terms
						and conditions for accomplishing the project.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53012 - Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53012-106

Current through June 25, 2024
After the agreement is fully executed the Public Transit
						Division will administer each project to the greatest extent practical in
						accordance with the provisions of the State Management Plan for Federal Transit
						Administration Funded Transportation Programs and the most current MDOT
						procedures for the expenditure of state funds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53013 - Section 5311 Program Assistance Categories and Ratios › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53013-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Defines project costs and describes the three types of
						eligible funding assistance categories as well as the match requirements and
						federal participation ratios that are reimbursable through the
						MDOT.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53013 - Section 5311 Program Assistance Categories and Ratios › Eligible Assistance › Section 37-1-6101-53013-200

Current through June 25, 2024
Eligible project costs shall be determined in accordance
						with the most current Office of Management and Budget Circulars A-87, A-102,
						A-122 and A-110; the most current State Management Plan as well as FTA Circular
						9040.l as amended and the following U.S. Department of Transportation
						regulations:
* "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
						Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; and
* "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
						Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments;
(All OMB documents are available from the OMB
						website-www.whitehouse.gov [File Link Not Available]. FTA Circulars and State
						Management Plan are available from the Public Transit
						Division)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53013 - Section 5311 Program Assistance Categories and Ratios › Eligible Assistance › Section 37-1-6101-53013-201

Current through June 25, 2024
Eligible project costs
shall be defined in three
						(3) categories: project administration, operating and capital as
						contained
in the approved State Management Plan and OMB Circulars
						A-87,110 and 102. FTA Circulars define assets, liabilities, revenues and
						expenditures. These definitions shall be used in all of the Department's
						external Section 5311 contracts.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53013 - Section 5311 Program Assistance Categories and Ratios › Federal and State Participation Ratios › Section 37-1-6101-53013-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Routine participation ratios are limited by guidance
						contained in Chapter II of the current approved State Management Plan and may
						vary to the extent allowed by the most current Federal Transit Administration
						program guidance.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53013 - Section 5311 Program Assistance Categories and Ratios › Federal and State Participation Ratios › Section 37-1-6101-53013-301

Current through June 25, 2024
Funds provided through the Multi-modal Transportation
						Improvement Program may be used to directly support or match eligible project
						costs in accordance with current application instructions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53013 - Section 5311 Program Assistance Categories and Ratios › Federal and State Participation Ratios › Section 37-1-6101-53013-302

Current through June 25, 2024
Chapter II, Parts E-F of the approved State Management
						Plan defines local match. Unless specifically authorized by DOT/FTA guidance or
						regulations, the eligible local match share for FTA projects must be from
						non-FTA sources. Local match can include local, state, unrestricted Federal
						funds, funds derived from purchase of service contracts or certain types of
						contributions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53014-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Defines eligible project costs and describes the three
						types of eligible funding assistance categories, local match requirements and
						federal participation ratios for public transit projects.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Eligible Assistance › Section 37-1-6101-53014-200

Current through June 25, 2024
Subrecipients are responsible for identifying, reporting
						and tracking all project costs. Eligible project costs shall be determined in
						accordance with the most current Office of Management and Budget Circulars
						A-87, A-102, A-122 and A-110; the most current State Management Plan as well as
						FTA Circular 9040.l as amended and the following U.S. Department of
						Transportation regulations:
* "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
						Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; and
* "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
						Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments;
(Both documents are available though the Office of
						Management and Budget website www.whitehouse.gov [File Link Not
						Available])
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Eligible Assistance › Section 37-1-6101-53014-201

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicants and subrecipients must recognize eligible
						project costs as defined in three (3) categories (i.e., project administration,
						operating and capital) in the most current version of the approved State
						Management Plan and OMB Circulars A-87;110; and 102. (The State Management Plan
						is available through the Public Transit Division).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Eligible Assistance › Section 37-1-6101-53014-202

Current through June 25, 2024
FTA Circulars also define assets, liabilities, revenues
						and expenditures. These definitions contained in the latest version of these
						circulars shall be used in all of the Department's external Section 5311
						contracts.
* FTA Circular 9040.1E "Nonurbanized Area Formula Program
						Guidance"
* FTA Circular 9070.1E "Elderly and Persons with
						Disabilities Program Guidance"
* FTA Circular 5010.1C " Grants Management
						Guidelines"
(These documents are available through the FTA
						website-
www.fta.dot.gov
)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Federal and State Participation Ratios › Section 37-1-6101-53014-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Routine participation ratios are to be limited by
						guidance contained in Chapter II of the current approved State Management Plan
						and may vary to the extent allowed by the most current Federal Transit
						Administration program guidance.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Federal and State Participation Ratios › Section 37-1-6101-53014-301

Current through June 25, 2024
Funds provided through the Multi-modal Transportation
						Improvement Program may be used to directly support or match eligible project
						costs in accordance with current application instructions.
Local Match
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53014 - Eligible Costs and Participation Ratios › Local Match › Section 37-1-6101-53014-400

Current through June 25, 2024
Chapter II, Parts E-F of the most current version of the
						approved State Management Plan defines local match. Unless specifically
						authorized by DOT/FTA guidance or regulations local match for federally funded
						projects must be from non-FTA sources. Local match can include local, state,
						unrestricted Federal funds or funds derived from purchase of service
						contracts.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53015 - Section 5311/5310 Program Private Sector Participation › Local Match › Section 37-1-6101-53015-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes how private sector recipients participate in
						the provision of rural and special transportation services funded with FTA
						assistance.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53015 - Section 5311/5310 Program Private Sector Participation › Local Match › Section 37-1-6101-53015-102

Current through June 25, 2024
MDOT recognizes FTA's policy of affording private
						transportation providers the "maximum feasible" opportunity to participate in
						the provision of rural and small urban area transportation services as
						contained in the most recent versions of FTA Circulars 9040.1E Non-urbanized
						Formula Program Guidance and 9070.1E Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
						Program Guidance as amended. Consequently, all applicants and contractors must
						make assurances in writing that private providers are allowed to participate in
						the planning and/or providing of transit services. These circulars are
						available at the FTA website
www.fta.dot.gov
.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53015 - Section 5311/5310 Program Private Sector Participation › Local Match › Section 37-1-6101-53015-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Consistent with federal policy, MDOT, through the Public
						Transit Division, has incorporated the program requirements applicable to the
						evaluation of private sector service alternatives into the application and
						monitoring process.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53015 - Section 5311/5310 Program Private Sector Participation › Local Match › Section 37-1-6101-53015-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Chapter II Part F and Chapter XIV Parts A-C of the
						current State Management Plan describe the major provisions of private sector
						participation in FTA funded projects. (The State Management Plan is available
						through the Public Transit Division.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53016 - Contractor Payments › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53016-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes the process as well as approval requirements
						for subrecipient contractors to request payments, including routine
						reimbursement, capital purchase awards and assistance through the Rural Transit
						Assistance Program.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53016 - Contractor Payments › Federal Transit Administration Projects › Section 37-1-6101-53016-200

Current through June 25, 2024
All requests for payment, including reimbursement
						requests, must be submitted through and signed by an authorized representative
						of the subrecipient contractor. Chapter VII, Parts F-I of the most current
						version of the MDOT's State Management Plan for Federal Transit Administration
						Funded Transportation Programs contains the approval requirements and specific
						procedures required of subrecipient contractors (available from MDOT's Public
						Transit Division).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53016 - Contractor Payments › State Funded Projects › Section 37-1-6101-53016-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Request for subrecipient contractor payments from state
						funded awards must be submitted in accordance with and in such a manner as
						prescribed in the MDOT's award documents and related
						correspondence.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53017 - Monitoring and Evaluation › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53017-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes and illustrates the Public Transit Division's
						monitoring and evaluation requirements that are applicable to Section 5311
						Rural General Public and Section 5310 Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
						transportation projects funded with Federal Transit Administration
						funds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53017 - Monitoring and Evaluation › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53017-102

Current through June 25, 2024
As the State Agency designated to administer Federal
						Transit Administration Programs, the MDOT has the responsibilities to:
1. ensure that sub recipients are aware of
					 the requirements imposed on them by state laws, administrative procedures,
					 federal statues and regulations; and
2. ensure compliance with various state and
					 federal requirements
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53017 - Monitoring and Evaluation › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53017-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDOT has adopted monitoring procedures for all
						Section 5311 and Section 5310 Transportation Program projects. Chapter XI of
						the most recent version of the State Management Plan for Federal Transit
						Administration funded transportation programs, Parts A-C describes in detail
						the monitoring requirements and procedures used for the Section 5311 and
						Section 5310 sub recipient projects.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53017 - Monitoring and Evaluation › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53017-104

Current through June 25, 2024
There are several regulatory and administrative
						requirements that compel the MDOT, to ensure sub recipient compliance with
						federal requirements. The most prominent are the most recent versions of the
						following:
* MDOT's State Management Plan for Federal Transit
						Administration Funded Transportation Programs (available from MDOT's Public
						Transit Division)
* FTA Circular 5010.1E " Grants Management
						Guidelines"
* FTA Circular 9040.1E "Nonurbanized Area Formula Program
						Guidance"
* FTA Circular 9070.1E " Elderly and Persons with
						Disabilities Program Guidance (These FTA circulars are available from the FTA
						website -
www.fta.dot.gov
)
* 49 C.F.R. Part 18, Uniform Administrative Requirements
						for Grants and Cooperative Agreements. (This circular is available form the
						Office of Management and Budget website - www.whitehouse.gov [File Link Not
						Available])
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53017 - Monitoring and Evaluation › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53017-105

Current through June 25, 2024
All Section 5310 and 5311 projects will be required to
						submit information on project performance as well as expenditures and revenues
						to assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the project.
						Such information shall be submitted in accordance with schedules and formats
						prescribed by the most recent version of the State Management Plan for Federal
						Transit Administration funded Transportation Programs and the most current
						administrative guidance issued by the Public Transit Division., but at least
						semi-annually.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53018 - Transportation Project Approval › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53018-102

Current through June 25, 2024
All projects funded with state and/or Federal Transit
						Administration assistance projects must be approved by formal action of the
						Transportation Commission, either individually or as a part of an approved
						Program of Projects. Requests for approval are based on information provided by
						the applicant. Applicants are responsible for requesting and fully completing
						all application materials in the format as prescribed by the Public Transit
						Division or other federal guidance. The Program of Projects development and
						approval process is discussed in detail in the most current version of:
* FTA Circular 9040.1E" Non urbanized Area Formula
						Program"
* FTA Circular 9070.1E" Elderly and Persons with
						Disabilities Program Guidance"
(Both documents can be found at the Federal Transit
						Administration web-site
www.fta.dot.gov
or by contacting the
						Mississippi Department of Transportation, Public Transit
						Division)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53018 - Transportation Project Approval › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53018-103

Current through June 25, 2024
All projects are authorized by fully executed agreements.
						It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with the terms and
						conditions of each agreement when the project is implemented. Agreements
						include the appropriate attachments and appendixes listed in Chapters VI, Part
						E and VII, Parts D-E of the most current version of the MDOT's State Management
						Plan for Federal Transit Administration Funded Transportation Programs
						(available though the Public Transit Division)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53018 - Transportation Project Approval › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53018-104

Current through June 25, 2024
At the least, agreements for FTA funded projects must
						contain the appropriate required clauses included in of Appendix A of the most
						recent version of the Best Practices Procurement Manual (available through the
						FTA website -
www.fta.dot.gov
)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53019 - Contractor Project Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53019-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Describes the overall administrative project management
						standards and requirements for sub recipient contractors that are supported
						through the MDOT with Federal Transit Administration funds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53019 - Contractor Project Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53019-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDOT passes down the following project administration
						and grant management requirements:
* 49 C.F.R. Part 18, entitled "Uniform Administrative
						Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local
						Governments", as amended (referred to as the "Common Rule";
* 49 C.F. R. Part 19, entitled "Uniform Administrative
						Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education,
						Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations", as amended.
(Both of these regulations can be accessed at
www.dot.gov
or by contacting the MDOT's
						Public Transit Division.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53019 - Contractor Project Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53019-103

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purposes of general program management and
						administration of all FTA funded projects, the MDOT will apply the provisions
						of these rules along with the most current versions of:
* FTA Circulars 9040.1E, "Nonurbanized Area Formula
						Program Guidance";
* 9070.1E, "Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program
						Guidance "; and
* 5010.1C, "Grant Management Guidelines"
(These FTA circulars are available from the FTA website -
www.fta.dot.gov
)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53019 - Contractor Project Management › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53019-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Unless an issue is specifically addressed by state law or
						other administrative procedures, all MDOT subrecipient contractors will rely on
						the provisions of Chapter VII, Parts D-K and Part M of the most current version
						of the State Management Plan For Federal Transit Administration Funded
						Transportation Programs for guidance when managing contracts and administering
						projects.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 6101 - Public Transit › Chapter 53020 - Intercity Bus Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-6101-53020-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Provide guidance to public transportation operators
						concerning the eligibility requirements for participation in MDOT's Intercity
						Bus Program