ROAD PAVEMENT FORUM INAUGURAL MEETING 7 AUGUST 2000

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ROAD PAVEMENT FORUMINAUGURAL MEETING7 AUGUST
2000
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IMPLICATIONS NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT TRANSITION
ACT ON THE INFRASTUCTURE SECTOR
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REASONS FOR THE NLTTB

• To enable
• Proper structuring of land transport planning
• Establishment of appropriate institutional
  structures
• Formalization and restructuring of the public
  transport industry and services
• - prioritize public transport
• - permissions based on transport plans
• - regulated competition
• - formalized environment for minibus-taxi
  operations
• Basis for long term system

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STRUCTURE OF THE NLTTB
CHAPTER 1 Introductory matters CHAPTER 2
Matters of National concern CHAPTER 3
Matters of Provincial concern CHAPTER 4
General matters
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SCOPE OF THE BILL

• No current legislation will be repealed
• Chapter 2 prescribes policies, principles,
  requirements, guidelines, frameworks, norms
  standards that must be the same for all provinces
  and will take precedence in case of conflict
• Chapter 3 provisions assist Provinces without
  adequate legislation may be repealed by
  provincial legislation. Provincial laws will take
  precedence on issues dealt with in Chapter 3

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SCOPE OF THE BILL (2)

• Institutional structures
• Planning
• Public transport
• Regulation enforcement
• Impacts on
• Tourism
• Freight
• Infrastructure

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PILLARS OF THE BILL
REGULATED COMPETITION RESTRUCTURING OF THE MODES
EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT
APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONAL BODIES
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
PLANNING
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PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL POLICY

• Co-ordination of institutional structures
• Integrated planning
• Priority to public transport customer needs
• Promote modal integration
• User-charges cost recovery
• Optimal use of resources
• Sustainable investment
• Address needs of special categories of passengers
• Effective transport law enforcement
• Training and development
• Public participation
• Integrated information systems

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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
Transport Appeal Tribunal
Taxi Registrar
Permissions Boards
TA/PA
Provincial Transport Appeal Body
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PURPOSE OF TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES

• Improved transport service delivery by grouping
  the transport functions into a single
  well-managed and focused institutional structure

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TRANSPORT AREAS
BASED ON MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OR COMBINATIONS
THEREOF
NOT BASED ON MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OR COMBINATIONS
THEREOF
OR
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ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES

• Juristic person not subject to liquidation
• Written agreement between MEC and municipality
  and the Minister whenever funds are provided by
  the NDOT
• Consent not to withhold unreasonably
• MEC to publish founding agreement
• Dissolution of MTAs if applicable

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COMPULSORY FUNCTIONS OF TAS

• Must
• Prepare transport plans
• Develop transport policy
• Perform financial planning
• Manage movement of persons goods
• Promote public participation
• Must by a date determined by the Minister in
  consultation with the MEC
• perform transport contracting function

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FUNCTIONS OF TAS (2)

• Wide rage of optional functions in Provincial
  Chapter
• Optional functions can be added to by Provincial
  legislation

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FINANCES OF TAS

• Management of finances of TAs prescribed -
  similar to the Local Government Transition Act

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SOURCES APPLICATION
FISCUS
NATIONAL FUNCTIONS TA CONDITIONAL GRANTS (PROV
TAS)
BUDGET
NATIONAL
LEGISLATURE
PROVINCIAL FUNCTIONS TA CONDITIONAL GRANTS (PROV
TAS) CONDITIONAL GRANTS
BUDGET
PROVINCIAL
COUNCIL
LOCAL FUNCTIONS TA CONDITIONAL GRANTS CONDITIONAL
GRANTS
BUDGET
LOCAL
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PLANNING
Submit to Minister
Initially as a guide for planning authorities in
Province
Current Public Transport Record All planning
authorities
Permission Strategy Planning authorities with
road based public transport
Rationalisation Plan Planning authorities
with subsidised public transport
Provincial Land Transport Framework
National Land Transport Strategic Framework
Integrated Development Plan
Public Transport Plan Planning authorities
with public transport
Submit to Minister / MEC with certain aspects for
approval
Integrated Transport Plan At request of
MEC - includes all aspects transport
Subsequent ones contain brief summary of plans
and some detail on inter provincial and inter
planning area transport
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NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

• Annually for a 5-year horizon
• To guide land transport planning countywide
• National policy
• Promote integration of planning
• Describe conflict resolution mechanisms
• Strategies for freight,rail,national
  roads,cross-border, KPIs, tourism,the
  environment, land use,inter-provincial and
  persons with disabilities

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PROVINCIAL LAND TRANSPORT FRAMEWORK
Annually for a 5-year horizon - Summary of local
plans - Co-ordination of local planning - Budget
- Conflict resolution - Strategy re special
passengers learners - Strategy re movement of
dangerous goods - Detail re inter- and
intra-provincial long distance passenger
services - KPIs
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INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN
To be done annually by TAs, core cities and
specific municipalities required by MEC
Content - PTP but linked to IDP
(land-use) - Policy strategies - Budget and
funding sources - TDM-strategies - Plan re
movement of dangerous goods - Proposed projects
(all modes and infrastructure) To be
submitted to MEC approval
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CHANGES IN LAND-USE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
All persons and institutions are bound by the
plans (excl CPTR and permission strategy) Not
only intensification of land use also
disinvestment decisions
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PULICATION OF PLANS
Notices of prescribed particulars to be published
for - Public Transport Plan - Integrated
Transport Plan - Provincial Land Transport
Framework - National Land Transport
Strategic Framework