Motor Vehicle Congestion Relief Program

Motor Vehicle Congestion Relief Program
Current Law	Administration Proposal H.R. 2088 & S. 1072 as Modified SAFETEA of 2003	House H.R. 3 as Passed House TEA-LU	Senate H.R. 3 as Passed Senate SAFETEA of 2005
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	Effective beginning with FY 2005, establishes a Motor Vehicle Congestion Relief Program in each State that has an urbanized area with a population over 200,000. [1201]	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	Funding is derived from a setaside from the State's apportionments under the following program: Interstate Maintenance, National Highway System, Surface Transportation Program, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program. The amount set aside each year is equal to 10% of the State's total apportionments for the named programs multiplied by the percentage of the State's population in urbanized areas over 200,000 population, but no particular amount or proportion is required to come from an individual program. States must obligate the amount so setaside each year. [1201]	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	Projects must be in an urbanized area over 200,000. Congestion relief activities include increased capacity, systemwide improvements to improve reliability, and maximizing throughput on existing lanes. Excludes demand relief projects that shift demand to off-peak hours or to other modes or that reduce overall travel demand. [1201]	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	Projects are subject to the eligibility and Federal share requirements of the programs from which the funds are set aside. [1201]	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	States must obligate the amount set aside each year. [1201]	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	The mix of projects to be funded each year is: 40% for projects that will be completed within 1 year after commencement of on-site improvements ("under one"); 35% for projects that will be completed within 3 years ("under 3"); and 25% for either of the above or for capital costs of transit and demand relief projects and activities. There is some flexibility to shift from "under 1" activities to "under 3" activities.[1201]

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