Introduction

• Welcome to APTA’s Economic Recovery Info Center

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

• Bill Text – Division A, Transportation provisions (Title XII)
• Joint Explanatory Statement – Transportation Provisions (Title XII)
• Legislative Alert – February 18, 2009 – President Obama signs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into Law!  $8.4 billion provided for Public Transportation and $9.2 billion for High-Speed and Intercity Rail!
• Senate Bill will Allow 10 percent of the ARRA Funds for Operations

Implementing Economic Recovery Funds

• Review FTA’s June 18, 2009 ARRA presentation given at the APTA Rail Conference

• ARRA Section 1512 Jobs Reporting 

• These three web sites contain information on ARRA implementation.

• ARRA Information on the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) website

• ARRA Information on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s website

• Recovery.gov

Federal Guidance

• Operating Assistance Q&As
• High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program (June 23, 2009)
• Implementing Guidance for Reporting Use of ARRA Funds (June 6, 2009)
• Recipient Reporting Data Model - Final (June 22, 2009)
• Requirements for Implement Sections 1512, 1605, 1606 (April 23, 2009)
• Interim Notice of Funding Availability for Supplemental Discretionary Grants (May 18, 2009)
• Two webinars, sponsored by APTA and FTA, have been held on ARRA.  PowerPoint presentations and podcasts are available.

• March 27, 2009 – Spending Your Economic Stimulus Funds

• February 13, 2009 – How to Apply for Stimulus Funds

APTA Press Releases

• April 29, 2009 – Two Out of Three Jobs Created by Public Transit Investment Replace Jobs Hardest Hit by Economic Downturn -- New Study Shows $1 Billion Investment in Public Transportation Yields 30,000 Jobs

• April 16, 2009 – APTA Applauds President Obama For His Vision On High-Speed Rail

• Press Release – February 14, 2009 – The Public Transportation Industry Stands Ready to Create Hundreds of Thousands of American Jobs – New Day for Transportation with Significant Investment in Rail

Fact Sheets

• Public Transportation Gets Our Economy Moving

• Public Transportation Saves Energy and Helps Our Environment

Video - Public Transit and Economic Stimulus

• The Public Transit and the Ripple Effect of Economic Stimulus

Where the Jobs Are: Public Transit Vehicle Schematics

• Bus Schematic
• Rail Schematic

News Articles/Editorials/TV Features

• August 3, 2009 -- DHS Announces $78 Million in ARRA Funds for Transit Security (Passenger Transport)
• July 20, 2009 -- DOT Distributes Almost Half of ARRA Funds (Passenger Transport)
• July 6, 2009 -- FTA Awards $2.2 Billion in Recovery Act Grants (Passenger Transport)
• July 6, 2009 -- ARRA Funds Benefits Many Modes of Transit (Passenger Transport)
• June 22, 2009 -- FRA Provides Filing Requirements for ARRA Funds for High Speed Rail (Passenger Transport)
• May 11, 2009 -- Transit Agencies Make Plans to Implement ARRA Funds (Passenger Transport)
• April 16, 2009 -- Obama Pushes Vision for High-Speed Rail (Washington Post)
• April 13, 2009, -- Stimulus Package in Action (ABC World News With Charlie Gibson)
• April 13, 2009 -- Putting Recovery Funds To Work (Passenger Transport)
• April 13, 2009 --  ARRA Helps Light Rail Provide Safe, Reliable Service (Passenger Transport)
• March 30, 2009 --Transit Agencies Mobilizing to Implement ARRA-Funded Projects (Passenger Transport)