Sentences with phrase «federal highway programs»

Section 1919 of The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA - LU) calls for a study and long - term pilot of a new mechanism for collecting revenues to fund State and Federal highway programs.

The biggest regional land - clearing project since the federal highway program of the 1960s is now underway in Virginia and West Virginia.

Not exact matches

At the end of October, the Highway Trust Fund becomes insolvent, lacking the funding it needs to continue projects that repair and build the nation's federal, state, and local highways, bridges, tunnels and mass transit programs.

According to a Federal Highway Administration study on the effectiveness of red light camera programs, that's not surprising.

The nation's top highway regulator said his agency is working with New York to create a pilot program for the I Love NY highway signs dotting the state's roadways, which the federal government has long said are illegal.

As when Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings obtained federal drug crime fighting assistance from the High Impact Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program — but at a civic forum referred to the acronym as standing for «Highway Interstate Drug Trafficking Area».

At 2:30 p.m., Schumer announces that the recently passed federal transportation bill included an additional $ 40 million in Highway Safety Improvement Program funding for New York state, Ithaca Commons, East State and Aurora streets, Ithaca.

Funding comes from the Recreation Trails Program, which is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by State Parks.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that a total of $ 75.6 million will be split among 33 projects across the state, thanks to funding from the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program.

Federal funding was made available to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), which administers the Highway Safety Improvement Program.

The proposed cuts include $ 269.78 billion from energy programs, including $ 158.7 billion of fossil fuel subsidies; $ 167.09 billion of agricultural subsidies, including $ 89.82 billion of federal crop insurance disaster aid; $ 212.02 billion of transportation subsidies, including $ 125.80 billion of general revenue transfers to the Highway Trust Fund; $ 101.8 billion of federal flood, crop and nuclear insurance subsidies; and $ 24.99 billion from wasteful or environmental damaging public lands and water projects.

That's what archeologists, wildlife biologists, and wetlands scientists who have gotten funding from a little - known transportation program will face with shrinking federal support if a massive highway bill approved by the U.S. Senate becomes law.

The many serious technical deficiencies of the Yucca Mountain site and DOE's flawed approach to geologic disposal notwithstanding, the most potentially explosive aspect of the federal program is the reality that tens of thousands of shipments of deadly spent nuclear fuel and high - level radioactive waste will travel the nation's highways and railroads - through 43 states and thousands of communities, day after day for upwards of 40 years.

National: As President Obama signs the new five - year $ 305 billion FAST ACT highway bill into law, the «public private partnership» industry sees it as a mixed bag, increasing federal TIFIA infrastructure subsidies to private investors on the one hand, and allowing states to dip into National Highway Performance Program apportioned funds on the other if TIFIA funding is consthighway bill into law, the «public private partnership» industry sees it as a mixed bag, increasing federal TIFIA infrastructure subsidies to private investors on the one hand, and allowing states to dip into National Highway Performance Program apportioned funds on the other if TIFIA funding is constHighway Performance Program apportioned funds on the other if TIFIA funding is constrained.

The SAFETEA - LU Act authorizes funds for Federal - aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

To: Associate Administrators Chief Counsel Director, Office of Innovative Program Delivery Director, Office of Technical Services Directors of Field Services Federal Lands Highway Division Engineers Division Administrators

Any type of project that is eligible for Federal assistance through existing surface transportation programs (highway projects and transit capital projects) is eligible for the TIFIA credit program, including intelligent transportation systems (ITS).

Mr. Callender oversees a portfolio that encompasses over $ 27 billion in Federal credit assistance to intermodal, highway, transit and rail projects totaling more than $ 92 billion of infrastructure investment in the U.S. Prior to his current position, he held positions in DOT's Office of Budget and Programs where he was responsible for oversight of the Maritime Administration budget, in DOT's Inspector General's Office and the Budget Office of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department.

The Federal Highway Administration's Work Zone Management Program is also working all year round to provide transportation practitioners assistance with planning, designing, and implementing safer work zones.

Ms. Kaleta has served as Chief Counsel of the Research and Special Programs Administration, Acting Chief Counsel of the Federal Transit Administration, Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel of the Federal Highway Administration, and staff attorney in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

about Federal Highway Administration Highway Infrastructure Investment Program Performance Plan

«Our Emergency Relief program is vital to the people of South Dakota, and other states similarly affected by storms of this magnitude,» said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

49 USC 306, Federal - Aid Highway Act A person in the United States may not be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, a project, program, or activity because of race, color, national origin, or sex when any part of the project, program, or activity is financed through financial assistance under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 or Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976.

The DOT administers TIFIA via a Joint Program Office (JPO), located in the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Innovative Program Delivery.

This provision required the Department to ensure that at least 10 % of the funds authorized for the highway and transit Federal financial assistance programs be expended with DBEs.

So for the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and the TIGER Discretionary Grants program administered by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, we will use the same procedure to report monthly employment as we use to report employment for the periodic reports required by section 1201.

The Executive Agent coordinates the activities of executive departments and agencies regarding Federal transit benefit programs, such as transportation in a commuter highway vehicle, transit passes, qualified parking, and bicycle benefits while also looking to the future to expand commuting options.

Funds from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program will reimburse TDOT for emergency work done in the immediate aftermath of the crash.

The Federal Lands Highway Program provides access to and within national forests, national parks, Indian reservations and other public lands by preparing plans and contracts, supervising construction facilities, and conducting bridge inspections and surveys.

Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation apportions funding to the states for their highway programs based on formula established in Federal law.

«Our ER program is vital to the American people, and particularly important for rural areas crippled by such widespread storm damage,» said Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

Issue: 23 U.S.C. 125 authorizes an Emergency Relief (ER) program for the repair or reconstruction of Federal - aid highways and of roads on Federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause.

DOT has also established a Pilot Program for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant recipients utilizing research authorities and authority under a General Provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act that enables such recipients to utilize local hiring preferences for purposes of evaluating the actual impacts on competition.

For decades, Federal highway and transit programs have required states and metropolitan planning organizations to develop long - term plans.

The Department will need to continue to work to understand this increase and step up efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries through Department programs and activities at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the Office of the Secretary (OST).

In 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21) established a new performance - based approach, called Transportation Performance Management (TPM), to carry out the Federal - aid highway program.

TIFIA Program With certain exceptions noted below, the project's eligible costs, as defined under 23 U.S.C. § 601 (a)(2), must be reasonably anticipated to be at least (i) $ 50 million or (ii) 33 1/3 percent or more of the state's Federal - aid highway apportionments for the most recently completed fiscal year, whichever is less.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide a total of $ 319,710,818 from its emergency relief program to 28 states, Puerto Rico and American Samoa to reimburse them for damages caused by storms, flooding, hurricanes and other natural events.

Description: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) established the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) program to provide federal financial assistance to projects of national or regional significance.

Oregon's Programmatic ESA Consultation on the Federal Aid Highway Program for NMFS trust species is an example of a statewide approach.

The US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on March 28th in the Federal Register that modifies data, analysis and reporting requirements of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as outlined under MAP - 21.

The FHWA's emergency relief program reimburses states for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid highways that were damaged in disasters and catastrophic failures.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced this week that it is accepting nominations for the 2017 Environmental Excellence Awards (EEAs), a biennial program that recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship in transportation planning and project development.

he three DOT operating administrations with DBE program responsibilities - the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)- may provide additional guidance for program matters that are specific to their programs.

The Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) program will provide funding to the National Park Service for the repair of roads, bridges, ferry docks and pedestrian walkways at five National Parks — the Gateway National Recreation Area in both states, the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Fire Island National Seashore, Governors Island National Monument and Sagamore Hills National Historic Site in New York.

During my first year in the program, I rotated through the Office of the General Counsel, Office of General Law, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Going forward, public transportation projects serving national parks and other federal lands remain eligible for funding under the Federal Lands Transportation Program administered by the Federal Highway Administfederal lands remain eligible for funding under the Federal Lands Transportation Program administered by the Federal Highway AdministFederal Lands Transportation Program administered by the Federal Highway AdministFederal Highway Administration.

The TIFIA program provides federal credit assistance to nationally or regionally significant surface transportation projects, including highway, transit and rail.

On January 2, 2001, the Department established the TIFIA Credit Council for the administration of the TIFIA Program, via a Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, FRA, and the Federal Transit Administration.

estimate the balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) at the end of such fiscal year and the end of the next fiscal year, for purposes of which estimation, the Secretary shall assume that the obligation limitation on Federal - aid highways and highway safety construction programs for the next fiscal year will be equal to the obligation limitation enacted for the fiscal year for which the limitation is being distrHighway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) at the end of such fiscal year and the end of the next fiscal year, for purposes of which estimation, the Secretary shall assume that the obligation limitation on Federal - aid highways and highway safety construction programs for the next fiscal year will be equal to the obligation limitation enacted for the fiscal year for which the limitation is being distrhighway safety construction programs for the next fiscal year will be equal to the obligation limitation enacted for the fiscal year for which the limitation is being distributed;