Title: New Mexico Department of Transportation
1New Mexico Department of Transportation
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Program Overview
2NMDOT ARRA Presentation Summary
- NMDOT ARRA Program Goals
- Overview of ARRA Funding Categories, the Big
Picture - FHWA program breakout of funds
- Listing of NMDOT Discretionary ARRA Projects
- Local Agency funding and project selection
process - Listing of Local Agency Projects
- Listing of Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Projects - Listing of Federal Aviation Administration
Projects - Overview of Tiger Discretionary Grants Program
- Contact Info
- District Engineers
- ARRA NMDOT Contact Person
- NMDOT web address
3NMDOT ARRA Goals
- 1. Expend all resources available to New Mexico
for - Transportation in coordination with our local
entities - and communities throughout the state.
- 2. Comply with Federal and State Requirements
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- 3. Seek Redistribution - Seek additional funds
that are un-used from other parts of the the
country and are subject to redistribution. - 4. Apply for Competative Grants - Seek funding
for additional projects in a coordinated manner.
4ARRA Transportation Funding Categories
5Where is your money going?
6FHWA Highway Infrastructure Investment Program
- NMDOT Discretionary Projects 169.2 million
- 9 projects selected and approved by Commission
- Selection Criteria
- Economically Distressed Areas
- Shovel Ready Projects
- Maximize job creation and economic stimulus
- Fair and even distribution of projects around the
State - Requirements for obligation of funds
- 50 obligated within 120 days (June 30th, 2009)
- Remaining 50 obligated within 1 year (Feb 17,
2010) - Must comply with existing Federal highway program
planning and selection process - Projects must be included in STIP and MPO TIP
- Project Certifications due before use funds
7Where is your money going? NMDOT Discretionary
Projects 1511 Certifications on 3-11-09 and
4-24-09
8Federal Highway Infrastructure InvestmentARRA
Funding Local Projects
- Local Lead Projects, Total Available 83.4m
- (All Projects have been selected and
certified) - Four areas of funding distribution by formula
- 1. Large Urban Areas 26.0m
- Population areas over 200k
- 2. Small Urban Areas 39.2m
- Population areas 5k to 200k
- 3. Rural Areas 10.6m
- Population areas under 5k
- 4. Transportation Enhancements 7.6m
9Local Projects and Priorities, 83.4 m
- All local projects identified and funding
allocated - Local Project Selection Used existing
federally approved planning process for selection
of projects at the local level - Worked with RPOs and MPOs in project
prioritization at the local level - Shovel ready or could be made shovel ready within
3 6 months - Economically distressed areas
- Fully funded projects identified
- Local Projects must be obligated within 1 yr,
Feb 2010 - DOT requirement ? by Dec 1, 2009
- Projects selected add to the State
Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). - All Federal procurement and reporting
requirements apply to local ARRA projects.
10MPO/RPO AREAS
11MPO/RPO Contact Information
- Mid-Region Regional Planning Organization (MRCOG
RPO) - Serving Sandoval, Valencia and Torrance Counties
- 809 Copper Avenue, NW
- Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone (505) 247-1750
- Fax (505) 247-1753
- Lawrence Rael, Executive Director
- Loretta Tollefson, RPO Senior Planner
- E-mail ltollefson_at_mrcog-nm.gov
- Eastern Plains Council of Governments/Northeast
Regional Planning Organization (NERPO) - Serving Guadalupe, Harding, Quay and Union
Counties - 418 North Main Street
- Clovis, NM 88101
- Phone (575) 762-7714
- Fax (575) 762-7713
- Lee Tillman, Executive Director
12MPO/RPO Contact Information
- North Central New Mexico Economic Development
District/Northeast Regional Planning Organization
(NERPO) - Serving Colfax, Mora and San Miguel Counties
- PO Box 5115
- Santa Fe, NM 87502
- Phone (505) 827-7313
- Fax (505) 852-4835
- Barbara Deaux, Executive Director
- Lesah Sedillo, RPO Planner
- E-mail lsedillo_at_nm.net
- Northern Pueblos Regional Planning Organization
(NPRPO) - Serving Rio Arriba, Taos and Santa Fe Counties
- PO Box 5115
- Santa Fe, NM 87502
- Phone (505) 827-7313
- Fax (505) 827-7414
- Barbara Deaux, Executive Director
13MPO/RPO Contact Information
- Northwest Regional Planning Organization (NWRPO)
- Serving San Juan, McKinley and Cibola Counties
- 409 S. Second St.
- Gallup, NM 87301
- Phone (505) 722-4327
- Fax (505) 722-9211
- Patricia Lundstrom, Executive Director
- Jeff Kiely, Deputy Director
- Warren Burmeister, RPO Planner
- E-mail wburmeister_at_nwnmcog.com
- South Central Regional Planning Organization
(SCRPO) - Serving Socorro, Sierra and Dona Ana Counties
- 600 Highway 195 - Suite D
- PO Box 1082
- Elephant Butte, NM 87935-1082
- Phone (575) 744-0039
- Fax (575) 744-0042
14MPO/RPO Contact Information
- Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development
District/Southeast Regional Planning Organization
(SERPO) - Serving Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln and Otero
Counties - 1600 SE Main, Suite D
- Roswell, NM 88203
- Phone (575) 624-6131
- Fax (575) 624-6134
- Hubert Quintana, Executive Director
- Mary Ann Burr, RPO Planner
- E-mail mbsnmedd_at_plateautel.net
- Eastern Plains Council of Governments/Southeast
Regional Planning Organization (SERPO) - Serving Guadalupe (south), Curry, DeBaca and
Roosevelt Counties - 418 North Main Street
- Clovis, NM 88101
- Phone (575) 762-7714
- Fax (575) 762-7713
- Lee Tillman, Executive Director
- Chris Pacheco, RPO Planner
- E-mail cpacheco_at_epcog.org
15MPO/RPO Contact Information
- Southwest Regional Planning Organization (SWRPO)
- Serving Catron, Grant, Hidalgo and Luna Counties
- PO Box 2157
- Silver City, NM 88062
- Phone (575) 388-1509
- Fax (575) 388-1500
- Priscilla Lucero, Executive Director
- Susan Moseley, RPO Planner
- E-mail smoseley_at_gilanet.com
16Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
17Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
18Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
19Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
20Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
21Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
22Where is your money going? Local Agency Projects
Certifications on 3-11-09 and 4-24-09
23Where is your money going?
- Title XII FTA, Federal Transit Administration
- Transit Capital Assistance, 27.5 million
- Funds apportioned by FTA Formula
- 50 must be obligated by September 1, 2009
- Balance must be obligated by March 5, 2010
- Nonurban/Rural Areas of NM, 12.2 m
- Transit capital, transit facilities, and transit
related capital projects (Buses, vans, bus
shelters, transit facilities, etc.) - NMDOT prioritizes projects around state.
- Urban Areas (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces,
Farmington) 15.2m - Transit capital, transit facilities, and
transit-related capital projects for urban
transit systems. - Funds directly to Urban area at their discretion
- Final FTA guidance published March 5, 2009
24Where is your money going?
- FTA Economic Recovery Act Formula Funds
- URBAN AREAS (No DOT Discretion)
- Albuquerque, NM (200k or population) 11,388,2
45 - NM Small Urban Areas (50k to 3,874,605
- Farmington, NM 790,312
- Las Cruces, NM 1,713,911
- Santa Fe, NM 1,370,382
- RURAL (Discretionary with transit provider input)
- NM Nonurban (
- TOTAL 27,518,452
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25Where is your money going? Transit Capital
Assistance 1511 Certification 4-24-09
26Where is your money going? Transit Capital
Assistance 1511 Certification 4-24-09
27Where is your money going? Transit Capital
Assistance 1511 Certification 4-24-09
28Where is your money going?
- ARRA Title XII FAA
- Grants-in-Aid for Airports, 15.0m
- Discretionary Grants by USDOT
- 50 must be obligated within 120 days
- Balance within 1 year
- Funds directly to Airport
- Funds available through 9/30/10
- Ability to complete project within 3 yrs (by
2/17/11) - Agency head to certify when selected
- Provide recommendations/input to FAA (no
decisions from NMDOT)
29Where is your money going? Federal Aviation
Administration Projects
- Released FAA projects released to date with
direct funding to entities below -
- Las Cruces Runway 12/30 Rebuild 11.5 million.
- Albuquerque Double Eagle II 4/22 Rebuild 4
million. - Santa Fe taxiway improvements 1.1 million..
30Opportunities for competitive grant funding
- USDOT TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
- Monday, May 18th USDOT published its, Notice
of Funding Availability in the federal register - Web address ? http//edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/p
df/E9-11542.pdf - Details grant application criteria
- Solicits applications for funding under the new
TIGER Discretionary Grants Program - 1.5 Billion available Nationwide
- Projects size 20m to 300m
- Projects over 100m - Requires rigorous economic
justification - USDOT can waive minimum grant size if requested
for significant projects in smaller cities,
regions or States - Deadline for application submittal ? Sept. 15,
2009
31TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
- USDOT - Distribution of Funds Criteria
- Not more than 20 of funds can go to projects in
any one State (300m max to any one State) - Equitable geographic distribution of funds around
the nation - Balance in distribution of funds between Rural
and Urban communities - Eligible Applicants
- State DOTs
- Local Governments
- Tribal Governments
- Transit Agencies
- Port Authorities
- Border Authorities
- Multi-state or multi-jurisdictional applicants
32TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
- Priority will be given to
- Projects that have a Significant Impact on
long-term outcomes for the Nation, A Metropolitan
Area, or a Region - Primary Selection Criteria for Award
- State of Good Repair
- Projects that improve conditions minimize life
cycle costs - Economic Competitiveness
- Projects that contribute to the economic
competitiveness of U.S. over the medium to long
term - Livability improve quality of living working
environments
33TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
- Primary Selection Criteria for Award (Cont.)
- Sustainability Projects which
- Improve energy efficiency
- Reduce dependence on oil
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Benefit the environment
- Safety
- Job Creation Economic Stimulus
- Quickly create and preserve jobs
- Stimulate rapid increases in economic activity
- Especially in economically distressed areas
34TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
- Secondary Selection Criteria
- Innovation
- Priority to projects that use innovative
strategies to pursue long-term outcomes - Partnerships
- Strong collaboration among project participants
- Integration of transportation with other public
service efforts - Weighting of Criteria
- More weight will be given to
- Job creation and economic stimulus criteria
- Long term outcomes
35NMDOT District Engineers Contact Information
36NMDOT Contact Information
- NMDOT WEB Site www.nmshtd.state.nm.us
- Robert A. Anaya, ARRA Program Coordinator
- Phone (505) 827-5258
- E-Mail robertarthur.anaya_at_state.nm.us