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From page 1... ... Research Results Digest 338 July 2009 C O N T E N T S Summary, 1 Chapter 1 Background, 2 Chapter 2 Research Approach, 3 Chapter 3 Findings and Applications, 4 Chapter 4 Conclusions, 6 Author Acknowledgments, 6 Appendix A, 7 Appendix B, 13 Appendix C, 18 Appendix D, 19 SUMMARY Following the passage of the most recent federal surface transportation legislation reauthorization (SAFETEA-LU) , state departments of transportation (DOTs) Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... regulations allow insular areas much greater flexibility than states to consolidate their various funding program resources into a single program, and the insular areas are also exempt from many requirements for matching funds, applications, and reports with respect to the consolidated grants. It should be noted, however, that although the share of transferred funds relative to the states' overall apportionments was generally small, in many cases entire program amounts were transferred within a given year. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... a number of years, the federal transportation legislation and FTA have allowed DOTs the flexibility of reallocating selected sources of federal funding among urbanized area grants (Section 5307) , nonurbanized area grants (Section 5311) Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... The consultant team then requested the state representative to fill out the interview guide and to verify the transfer amount and date of the transfer data as extracted from TEAM through the email survey process. The consultant team then followed up with additional phone conversation with state DOTs as necessary to clarify answers. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... agencies don't have a need for it or because they have awarded all available funds to their programs and don't have unspent funds to transfer. One state DOT stated that they don't utilize the transfer option often because of time constraints. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... ibility to re-allocate resources where they are mostly needed. One state representative noted that his/her state would like transfer more funds if greater transferability were applied to the New Freedom program and if some of the transfer restrictions were lifted from JARC. Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... APPENDIX A: FTA TRANSFER GUIDELINES 7 Guidance for Transfer of Apportionment to Urbanized Area Formula Program (5307) : (Adapted from FTA Circular C 9030.1C "Urbanized Area Formula Program: Grant Application Instructions") Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... 8The Governor, either together with the designated recipient or separately, advises the FTA Regional Office in writing of the Governor's willingness to accept the apportionment; confirms that the apportionment will be used only in accordance with Urbanized Area Formula Program requirements; and acknowledges that transferred funds will be subject to the capital and operating assistance limitations applicable to the original apportionment of such amounts; and After receipt of these letters and verification that the apportionment is in fact available for transfer (i.e., the funds have been apportioned, have not been otherwise committed, etc.) , FTA, in writing, notifies both the designated recipient and the Governor that the apportionment is available to the Governor for distribution in accordance with the Urbanized Area Formula Program upon receipt by FTA of an appropriate grant application. Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... 9officer of the State certifies that all of the objectives of JARC are being met in the specified areas. For example, if all objectives of the JARC program are being met in rural areas, funds designated for rural areas may be transferred to urbanized areas of less than 200,000 in population. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... 10 selected under those programs that will be implemented by Section 5311 sub-recipients. Transfer to Section 5311 is permitted, but not required. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... 11 intercity bus services can be funded with a 20 percent local share and is not subject to the 15 percent cap on State administrative expenses. Similarly, funds transferred from Section 5307 can be used for planning with a 20 percent local share and are not subject to the 15 percent administrative cap. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... 12 2. Participating States may designate a single State to receive and administer all of the pooled funds. Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... 13 Summary of State Transfers Table B-1: Summary of State Transfers (source: FTA TEAM database) Transfer Type State FY of Apportionment Apportionment and Allocation (state total) Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 14 Summary of Insular Area Transfers Transfer Type Insular Area FY of Apportionment Apportionment and Allocation (area total) Transfer Year Amount Transferred Transfer as % of Total Apportionment Guam 2006 1,122,868$ 2006 82,309$ 7.33% Guam 2007 833,438$ 2007 86,742$ 10.41% North Mariana Islands 2006 948,974$ 2006 125,962$ 13.27% North Mariana Islands 2007 962,130$ 2007 132,758$ 13.80% American Samoa 2006 363,388$ 2006 82,198$ 22.62% North Mariana Islands 2007 962,130$ 2007 26,145$ 2.72% Guam 2007 833,438$ 2007 22,802$ 2.74% Guam 2006 1,122,868$ 2006 51,248$ 4.56% American Samoa 2006 363,388$ 2006 17,270$ 4.75% North Mariana Islands 2006 948,974$ 2006 55,300$ 5.83% North Mariana Islands 2004 763,737$ 2005 2,540$ 0.33% Guam 2005 603,046$ 2006 4,711$ 0.78% North Mariana Islands 2007 962,130$ 2007 10,334$ 1.07% North Mariana Islands 2006 948,974$ 2006 10,268$ 1.08% North Mariana Islands 2005 797,494$ 2005 10,156$ 1.27% Guam 2006 1,122,868$ 2006 15,507$ 1.38% Guam 2005 603,046$ 2005 8,489$ 1.41% Guam 2007 833,438$ 2007 16,874$ 2.02% Guam 2004 582,234$ 2005 13,219$ 2.27% American Samoa 2006 363,388$ 2006 12,038$ 3.31% American Samoa 2005 231,293$ 2006 11,184$ 4.84% North Mariana Islands 2004 763,737$ 2005 167,999$ 22.00% North Mariana Islands 2006 948,974$ 2006 664,700$ 70.04% North Mariana Islands 2007 962,130$ 2007 697,739$ 72.52% North Mariana Islands 2005 797,494$ 2005 704,872$ 88.39% North Mariana Islands 2004 763,737$ 2005 2,956$ 0.39% Guam 2005 603,046$ 2006 11,798$ 1.96% North Mariana Islands 2007 962,130$ 2007 64,411$ 6.69% North Mariana Islands 2006 948,974$ 2006 63,579$ 6.70% North Mariana Islands 2005 797,494$ 2005 61,506$ 7.71% Guam 2006 1,122,868$ 2006 164,792$ 14.68% American Samoa 2006 363,388$ 2006 62,456$ 17.19% Guam 2007 833,438$ 2007 167,228$ 20.06% Guam 2005 603,046$ 2005 146,919$ 24.36% American Samoa 2005 231,293$ 2006 60,555$ 26.18% Guam 2004 582,234$ 2005 157,115$ 26.98% Sec 5310 to Sec 5311 JARC to Sec 5311 New Freedom to Sec 5311 RTAP to Sec 5311 Sec 5307 to Sec 5311 Table B-2: Summary of Insular Area Transfers (source: FTA TEAM database) Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... 15 Transfers of JARC Funds Table B-3: Summary of Transfers of JARC Funds (source: FTA TEAM database; ‘FYOA' means Fiscal Year of Appropriation) State Transfer Year JARC Total (FYOA) Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... 16 Transfers of Section 5307 Funds Table B-5: Summary of Transfers of Section 5307 Funds (source: FTA TEAM database; ‘FYOA' means Fiscal Year of Appropriation) State Transfer Year Section 5307 Total (FYOA) Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... 17 Transfers of Section 5310 Funds Table B-6: Summary of Transfers of Section 5310 Funds (source: FTA TEAM database; ‘FYOA' means Fiscal Year of Appropriation) State Transfer Year Section 5310 Total (FYOA) Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 Transfers of RTAP Funds Table B-8: Summary of Transfers of Section RTAP Funds (source: FTA TEAM database; ‘FYOA' means Fiscal Year of Appropriation) Insular Area Transfer Year RTAP (FYOA) Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 These digests are issued in order to increase awareness of research results emanating from projects in the Cooperative Research Programs (CRP) Read the entire page →

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... Research Results Digest 338 July 2009 C O N T E N T S Summary, 1 Chapter 1 Background, 2 Chapter 2 Research Approach, 3 Chapter 3 Findings and Applications, 4 Chapter 4 Conclusions, 6 Author Acknowledgments, 6 Appendix A, 7 Appendix B, 13 Appendix C, 18 Appendix D, 19 SUMMARY Following the passage of the most recent federal surface transportation legislation reauthorization (SAFETEA-LU) , state departments of transportation (DOTs)