National Byway Program Began in 1992

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National Byway Program Began in 1992

• 6 Scenic Routes first designated in 1977
• 12 Existed at the time Program began
• 27 scenic, historic, and back country byways now

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Project Funding since 1992

• 9.3 million in Federal Scenic Byway funds
• 10.1 million in Enhancement Funds
• 8.8 million in Public Lands Discretionary
• 100,000 per year in SPR funds for Corridor
  Management Plans (CMP)

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North Lewiston Enhancement Project
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National Scenic Byways Recognized in Idaho

• 2 All American Roads
• International Selkirk Loop
• Northwest Passage Scenic Byway
• 4 Nationally Designated Scenic Byways
• Pend Oreille Scenic Byway
• Payette Scenic Byway
• Western Heritage Historic Byway
• Pioneer Historic Byway

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Northwest Passage Scenic Byway All American Road
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Idaho Scenic Byways Advisory Committee

• Byway Leaders
• US Forest Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• Federal Highway Administration
• Local Highway Technical Advisory Committee
• Idaho Recreation Tourism Initiative
• Idaho Parks and Recreation
• Chambers of Commerce
• Idaho Travel Regions
• Idaho Department of Commerce Labor
• Nez Perce Tribe

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Byway Designation

• IN GENERAL
• To be considered for a designation, a road must
  be nominated by a State, an Indian tribe, or a
  Federal land management agency and must be
  designated as a State scenic byway, an Indian
  tribe scenic byway, or, in the case of a road on
  Federal land, as a Federal land management agency
  byway.
• NOMINATION BY INDIAN TRIBES.An Indian tribe may
  nominate a road as a National Scenic Byway, an
  All-American Road, or one of America's Byways
  under paragraph (1) only if a Federal land
  management agency (other than the Bureau of
  Indian Affairs), a State, or a political
  subdivision of a State does not have jurisdiction
  over the road or responsibility for managing the
  road.

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RECIPROCAL NOTIFICATION

• States, Indian tribes, and Federal land
  management agencies shall notify each other
  regarding nominations made under this subsection
  for roads that
• are within the jurisdictional boundary of the
  State, Federal land management agency or Indian
  tribe or
• directly connect to roads which the State,
  Federal land management agency or Indian tribe is
  responsible.

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GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• The Secretary shall make grants and provide
  technical assistance to States and Indian tribes
  to
• implement projects on highways designated as
• National Scenic Byways
• All American Roads
• America's Byways
• State Scenic Byways or
• Indian tribe scenic byways and
• plan, design, and develop a State scenic or
  Indian tribe byway program.

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GRANT PRIORITIES

• In making grants, the Secretary shall give
  priority to
• eligible projects on a designated National Scenic
  Byway, All American Road, or one of America's
  Byways and that is consistent with the corridor
  management plan for the byway
• each eligible project along a State or Indian
  tribe scenic byway that is consistent with the
  corridor management plan for the byway, or is
  intended to foster the development of such a
  plan, and is carried out to make the byway
  eligible for designation as
• National Scenic Byways
• All American Roads or
• America's Byways and
• each eligible project that is associated with the
  development of a State or Indian tribe scenic
  byway program.

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Corridor Plans Available on ITD SB website

• Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plans
•  Oregon Trail-Bear Lake
•  City of Rocks-with maps
•  City of Rocks Byway (without the maps)
•  International Selkirk Loop
•  Mesa Falls
•  North West Passage Byway Plan 2006  (Update)
  
•  Payette River
• Pend Oreille Byway (without the maps)
•  Pioneer Historic
•  Pioneer Historic (without the maps)
•  Ponderosa Pine
• Sawtooth
•  Thousand Springs
•  Wildlife Canyon
•  Wildlife Canyon

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ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

• An activity related to the planning, design, or
  development of a State or Indian tribe scenic
  byway program.
• Development and implementation of a corridor
  management plan to maintain the scenic,
  historical, recreational, cultural, natural, and
  archaeological characteristics of a byway
  corridor while providing for accommodation of
  increased tourism and development of related
  amenities.
• Safety improvements to a State scenic byway,
  Indian tribe scenic byway, National Scenic Byway,
  All American Road, or one of America's Byways to
  the extent that the improvements are necessary to
  accommodate increased traffic and changes in the
  types of vehicles using the highway as a result
  of the designation as a State scenic byway,
  Indian tribe scenic byway, National Scenic Byway,
  All American Road, or one of America's Byways.

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New 4x8 foot Information Boards
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ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

• Construction along a scenic byway of a facility
  for pedestrians and bicyclists, rest area,
  turnout, highway shoulder improvement, overlook,
  or interpretive facility.
• An improvement to a scenic byway that will
  enhance access to an area for the purpose of
  recreation, including water related recreation.
• Protection of scenic, historical, recreational,
  cultural, natural, and archaeological resources
  in an area adjacent to a scenic byway.
• Development and provision of tourist information
  to the public, including interpretive information
  about a scenic byway.
• Development and implementation of a scenic byway
  marketing program.

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New Multicolored Byway Signs
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Additional Items

• SAVINGS CLAUSEThe Secretary shall not withhold
  any grant or impose any requirement on a State or
  Indian tribe as a condition of providing a grant
  or technical assistance for any scenic byway
  unless the requirement is consistent with the
  authority provided in this chapter.
• FEDERAL SHAREThe Federal share of the cost of
  carrying out a project under this section shall
  be 80 percent, except that, in the case of any
  scenic byway project along a public road that
  provides access to or within Federal or Indian
  land, a Federal land management agency may use
  funds authorized for use by the agency as the non
  Federal share.

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NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM

• Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
• Authorization 26.5M 30M 35M 40M 43.5M
• Funding
• Funded by contract authority, to remain available
  for 4 years. Funds are subject to the overall
  Federal-aid obligation limitation.
• Grants and technical assistance are provided to
  States and Indian tribes to implement projects on
  highways designated as National Scenic Byways,
  All-American Roads, Americas Byways, State
  scenic or Indian tribe scenic byways, and to
  plan, design, and develop a State or Indian tribe
  scenic byway program.
• Federal Share
• The Federal share remains at 80 percent. A
  Federal land management agency may use agency
  funds as non-Federal share.

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Participation of Indian Tribes in the National
Scenic Byways Program

• The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has lead
  responsibility for the Pyramid Lake National
  Scenic Byway in Nevada.
• The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Lower Brule -
  Sioux Tribe and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
  share responsibility for the Native American
  National Scenic Byway in North Dakota and South
  Dakota.
• The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Standing
  Rock Sioux Tribe are developing Indian tribe
  byway programs.

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New Responsibilities

• Research examples of existing Federal and State
  byway programs.
• Develop criteria for the designation of Indian
  tribe byways.
• Compile information for use in developing a
  corridor management plan for an Indian tribe
  byway.
• Designate Indian tribe byways. For portions of
  the road that a Federal land management agency
  (other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs), a
  State, or a political subdivision of a State has
  jurisdiction or responsibility for managing the
  road the Indian tribe must obtain concurrence
  from the respective agency or jurisdiction in the
  roads designation as a byway.
• Coordinate route development and investments with
  other Federal or State entities where dual
  designation may already exist.
• Develop relationships with State and Federal
  byway coordinators whose routes overlap Tribal
  lands. Explore opportunities to jointly develop
  facilities, share resources, leverage available
  funding and coordinate marketing.

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New Responsibilities cont.

• Develop a relationship with the appropriate FHWA
  division office byway contact to learn more about
  the procedures for submitting grant applications
  directly to the FHWA division office a
  relationship with the FHWA division office byway
  contact to learn more about the procedures for
  submitting grant applications directly to the
  FHWA division office.
• Establish procedures for soliciting byway grants
  applications within the Tribe and developing
  criteria for ranking grant applications in
  priority order when submitting the applications
  to the FHWA division office or State byway
  coordinator for possible funding.
• Assess the advantages and disadvantages of
  submitting projects through the State for review,
  prioritization, and submission or submitting
  projects directly to the FHWA. division office.
• Establish management guidelines, cost accounting
  procedures, and other methods for implementing a
  project with byways funds on a reimbursement
  basis.

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Status of Tribal Byways in Idaho

• No Idaho Tribe has requested a Byway designation
• Several Idaho Byways provide historic and current
  information on Idaho Tribes
• ITD SB staff can work with any tribe interested
  in designating a SB

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4x8 Foot Information Board
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Note Tribal Composite Photo
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For More Information

• http//itd.idaho.gov/Byways/
• Contact Garry Young at 334-8214 or
  garry.young_at_itd.idaho.gov