Federal Funding Uncertainty in State, Local, and Regional Departments of Transportation: Impacts, Responses, and Adaptations (2022) / Chapter Skim
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9 C H A P T E R 1 Historically, federal funding for transportation investment in the United States has been distributed through multiyear authorization acts providing predictable levels of funding to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local transportation agencies, including metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)
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10 Federal Funding Uncertainty in State, Local, and Regional Departments of Transportation: Impacts, Responses, and Adaptations functions: transportation planning, asset management, system operational management, design and construction, financial management, economic impacts, and meeting federal performance requirements. The research documents the following points: • Recent history of federal funding and how funding certainty has changed -- number of continuing resolutions, resolution time frames, and relationship between funding apportionment and obligation levels • Nature and extent of the effects of funding uncertainty on a state DOT's capital priorities • Immediate and long-term consequences of requirements associated with federal funding, including financial planning, asset management, performance management, fund distribution, and planning and programming • Nature and extent of the effects of funding uncertainty on other sectors of the economy and stakeholders, including the public • Measures and strategies states and regions have implemented to manage federal funding uncertainty, among which risk management, deferred investments, and nonfederal funding sources 1.2 Structure of the Research The study was completed in three phases.
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Introduction 11 The research team developed a technical paper describing its analysis on the origins and evolving context of federal transportation funding uncertainty, which the TRB made available to the public as an interim product of the research effort. This information is provided in Chapter 2 of this final report.
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12 Federal Funding Uncertainty in State, Local, and Regional Departments of Transportation: Impacts, Responses, and Adaptations Case Study Selection and Guides The research team went through a vetting process to identify candidate case study agencies. The goal was to identify six diverse agencies that would each offer insights into the impacts of federal funding uncertainty and the strategies used by state DOTs, MPOs, and RPOs.
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Introduction 13 After the interviews, the research team developed a report for each agency. Appendix B contains the case study reports, which identify strategies the agencies commonly use to mitigate the impacts of federal funding uncertainty in the different functional areas.
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