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E-1 Case Study Summary A P P E N D I X E The project included case studies of five state departments of transportation (DOTs) -- Kansas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Utah -- and two metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)
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E-2 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-1. Funds transferred among highway program categories as a percentage of total FHWA funding apportioned from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-3 Figure E-3. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for HSIP funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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E-4 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Historical Trends of Funding Transfer KDOT transferred approximately 1 percent of its federal highway funds to FTA between FFY2013 and FFY2020. Figure E-5.
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Case Study Summary E-5 E.2 Case Study Summary of Oregon Department of Transportation This is a summary of the key findings from the case study of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
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E-6 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-7. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for NHPP funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-7 Figure E-9. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for STBG funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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E-8 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-11. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for HSIP funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-9 ODOT does not use specific funding categories as a driver for setting performance targets or project selection for the majority of the FAHP funding. The state works to pick the best projects, and funding is matched based on eligibility.
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E-10 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-13. Funds transferred from federal highway programs to FTA as a percentage of total FHWA funding apportioned, FFY2013–FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-11 E.3 Case Study Summary of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation This is a summary of the key findings from the case study of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
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E-12 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs However, local agencies are often challenged to obligate and spend federal funds, so PennDOT decided to transfer the CMAQ funds to avoid lapses. FHWA performance requirements have not been driving any transfer decisions.
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Case Study Summary E-13 E.3.2 Funding Transfer from FHWA to FTA PennDOT transferred FAHP funds to FTA from 1997 through 2020. This was driven by a policy set by the Financial Guidance Working Group that directed $25 million/year of FAHP funds be transferred to FTA.
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E-14 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs E.4 Case Study Summary of South Carolina Department of Transportation This is a summary of the key findings from the case study of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)
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Case Study Summary E-15 Figure E-16. Funds transferred among highway program categories as a percentage of total FHWA funding apportioned from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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E-16 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-18. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for NHPP funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-17 greater flexibility of use. Since SCDOT does not have enough TA projects planned to authorize the TA program funds, the funds are transferred to avoid a funding lapse and help SCDOT assist other transportation investment goals.
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E-18 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs from FHWA to FTA. For each of the two parts, the case study focuses on the historical trend of funding transfer, the considerations that drive UDOT's transfer decisions, and the trade-offs, barriers, and opportunities of the transfer authority.
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Case Study Summary E-19 Figure E-20. Funds transferred among highway program categories as a percentage of total FHWA funding apportioned from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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E-20 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-22. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for CMAQ funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-21 Figure E-24. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for TA funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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E-22 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs Figure E-26. Percentage of transfer authority used by state for NHFP funding from FFY2013 to FFY2020.
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Case Study Summary E-23 Trade-Offs, Barriers, and Opportunities of the Authority to Transfer Funds Among FAHP Categories UDOT did not identify barriers to fund transfers. E.5.2 Funding Transfer from FHWA to FTA Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
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E-24 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs E.6 Case Study Summary of Albany, New York, MPO This case study provides an example of an MPO that has been successful in getting NHPP and STBG-Flex funds programmed to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, a regional priority.
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Case Study Summary E-25 E.6.3 CDTC Role in NHPP and STBG-Flex Funds Programmed for BRT The CDTC has no direct role in the fund transfer decisions that NYSDOT makes. However, CDTC policy priorities that are established in the regional planning process have been funded in part through NHPP and STBG-Flex funds.
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E-26 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs state has borrowed up to its maximum limit for transportation, and the legislature would need to adopt a new bond act to increase borrowing or adopt a new revenue source for transportation. E.6.4 Summary While the CDTC has no direct role in FHWA fund transfers by NYSDOT, the MPO has been successful in getting agreement from NYSDOT on using some NHPP and STBG-Flex funds for its BRT projects and certain other transit and transportation demand management projects that operate on the NHS.
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Case Study Summary E-27 Table E-2. Tennessee DOT -- Percentage of FHWA Apportionment Transferred, FFY2013–FFY2020.
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Figure E-28. Memphis MPO flex funding process (source: Memphis MPO)
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