Issue

Senate Bill

House Bill

Status

• S.1 approved by Senate Finance by a vote of 14-9 on 1/27/09
• S.336 approved by Senate Appropriations by a vote of 21-9 on 1/27/09

H.R. 1 passed House by a vote of 244-188-on 1/28/09

Funding Levels

Total Transportation Funding

$45,470,000,000

$46,120,000,000

Total Transit Funding

$8,400,000,000

$12,000,000,000

Transit Funding Overview

Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307)  -  $5.96 billion (71%)

Rural Area Formula Grants (5311) - $840 million (10%)

Growing States and High Density Formula Grants (5340) - $1.6 billion (19%)

Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) - $6.75 billion

Rural Area Formula Grants (5311) - $750 million

Fixed Guideway Modernization (Rail Mod) - $2 billion

Capital Investment Grants (New Starts) - $2.5 billion

Total Intercity and High Speed Rail Funding

$3,100,000,000

$1,100,000,000

Intercity and High Speed Rail Funding Overview

Amtrak - $850 million

Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program - $250 million

High Speed Rail Corridor Investments - $2 billion

Amtrak -  $800 million

Intercity Passenger Rail Program* - $300 million
(Priority given to High Speed Rail projects)

Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Transportation System Program
(Multi-Modal)

$5,500,000,000

No Provision

Transit Program Details

Formula Programs: Urbanized Area, Rural Area and Growing States and High Density States Formula Grant Programs (5307, 5311, 5340)

• Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307)  -  $5.96 billion
• Growing States and High Density Formula Grants (5340) - $1.6 billion
• Rural Area Formula Grants (5311) - $840 million
• $200,000,000 Set aside for discretionary grants to “to public transportation agencies for capital investments to reduce energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions
• Small Transit Intensive Cities formula not used in 5307 apportionments
• 50% of funds must be obligated within 180 days; remaining 50% must be obligated within 1 year
• “Use it or lose it provision” -  First 50% of funds not obligated within 180 days redistributed to recipients who have successfully obligated their apportionment; second 50% not obligated within 1 year redistributed to “Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Transportation System Program”
• 100% federal share
• funds shall be apportioned by FTA “as soon as possible”

• Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) - $6.75 billion
• Rural Area Formula Grants (5311) - $750 million
• Growing States and High Density Formula Grants (5340) - $0
• Small Transit Intensive Cities formula not used in 5307 apportionments
• 50% of funds must be obligated within 90 days; remaining 50% must be obligated within 2 years
• “Use it or lose it provision” – DOT shall redistribute funds not obligated within the specified time periods to other recipients eligible under the programs to use in a “timely manner”
• 100% federal share
• FTA required to apportion funds within 7 days of enactment

Fixed Guideway Modernization Program (Rail-Mod)

No provision.

• $2 billion provided
• 50% of funds must be obligated within 180 days; remaining 50% must be obligated within 2 years
• “Use it or lose it provision” – DOT shall redistribute funds not obligated within the specified time periods to other recipients eligible under the programs to use in a “timely manner”
• 100% federal share
• FTA required to apportion funds within 7 days of enactment;

Capital Investment Grants
(New Starts Program)

No Provision.

• $2.5 billion provided
  -discretionary grants competitively awarded by DOT
• priority shall be given to projects that are currently in construction or are able to award contracts based on bids within 120 days of enactment (FFGAs)
• 50% of funds must be spent (contracts or binding commitments) by grantee within 120 days of award or be redistributed by DOT
• current matching requirements remain

Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Transportation System Program

• $5.5 billion provided for discretionary grants to states and local governments for the following eligible projects:
  
       Highway and bridge projects, including interstate rehabilitation,     improvements to rural collector road system, reconstruction of overpasses and interchanges, bridge replacements, and seismic retrofit projects for bridges and road realignments;
  
       Public transportation projects including New Starts and Small Starts projects;
  
  
• Passenger and freight rail improvements and port infrastructure improvements.
• Grants range from $20,000,000 to $500,000,000;
• 100% federal share;
• projects must be completed within 3 years
• funds must be distributed equitably among geographic regions and urban and rural areas
• Secretary must issue grant criteria within 75 days of enactment;
• applications must be submitted within 180 days of enactment;
• projects must be awarded within 1 year of enactment;

No provision.

Rail Program Details

Amtrak

• $850 million for Amtrak Capital Improvements

• $800 million for Amtrak Capital Improvements

Intercity Passenger Rail Grants

• $250 million for Intercity Passenger Rail grants
• funds distributed under the Sec. 24401 Intercity Passenger Rail Grant program
• 100% federal share
• projects must be in STIP at time of application
• priority given to projects that can be completed within 2 years and increase safety and reliability of intercity passenger trains.

• $300 million for Intercity Passenger Rail grants;
• funds distributed under the Sec. 24401 Intercity Passenger Rail Grant program;
• preference given to projects that can be awarded within 180 days of enactment;
• preference given to FTRA compliant rolling stock;
• preference given to projects that promote High Speed Rail

High Speed Rail Corridor Program

• $2 billion provided for discretionary grants for capital projects in designated high speed rail corridors;
• grants distributed under the High Speed Rail program (Sec. 26106)
• grants must be awarded by September 30, 2011
• 100% federal share

• Preference provided for high speed rail projects, as indicated under $300 million appropriation for Intercity Passenger Rail funding (see above)

Maritime Transportation

• $60 million in grants under the FHWA’s Ferry Boat Discretionary Program; competitive discretionary grants to be distributed to states for the construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
• priority given to projects that can be completed within 2 years;
• $100 million provided for grants for “assistance to small shipyards,” through the Maritime Administration for capital improvements to small shipyards to improve productivity of nation’s shipbuilding industry

• No provision.