Infrastructure Performance and Maintenance

Infrastructure Performance and Maintenance
Current Law	Administration Proposal H.R. 2088 & S. 1072 as Modified SAFETEA of 2003	House H.R. 3550 as Passed House TEA-LU	Senate H.R. 3 as Passed Senate SAFETEA of 2005
No comparable provision	Apportioned program authorized at $1 billion for each of FYs 2004-2009. [1201]	No comparable provision	Allocated program authorized at $0 for FY 2004. [1201, 1101(13)]
No comparable provision	Only highway projects already eligible under the Interstate Maintenance Program, National Highway System Program, or the Surface Transportation Program will be eligible for funding. [1201]	No comparable provision	Same as Administration bill, but adds projects eligible under the Bridge Program, CMAQ, and Highway Safety Improvement Program to those eligible. [1201]
No comparable provision	Projects must cost-effectively extend the useful life of existing highways, or provide operational improvements at points of recurring congestion. [1201]	No comparable provision	Same as Administration bill, but also specifically mentions hurricane evacuation routes on the Federal-aid system and operational improvements through transportation systemic changes to manage or ameliorate congestion. [1201]
No comparable provision	Funds are apportioned using the current STP formula. Each State shall receive a minimum ½ of 1 percent. [1201]	No comparable provision	Funds are allocated. [1201]
No comparable provision	Funds have one-year period of availability, are subject to the overall Federal-aid highway obligation limitation, and will receive obligation limitation in an amount equal to contract authority. [1201, 1102]	No comparable provision	Same as Administration bill. [1201]
No comparable provision	Funds must be obligated within six months of apportionment or they will be redistributed to other States. [1201]	No comparable provision	Funds must be obligated within 180 days of allocation or they will be redistributed to States that have fully obligated their IPAM allocation for that fiscal year AND can demonstrate the ability to obligate additional amounts before the end of the fiscal year. [1201]
No comparable provision	Funds received under this program are included in the Minimum Guarantee calculation, but the redistribution of funds after 180 days will not trigger a recalculation of the Minimum Guarantee [12 1, 1104]		Funds received under this program are included in the Equity Bonus calculation, and the redistribution of funds after 180 days will trigger a recalculation of the Equity Bonus. [1201, 1104]
No comparable provision	These funds cannot be transferred to another Federal agency or any other program.	No comparable provision	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	Funds unobligated at the end of the fiscal year in which they were allocated shall lapse.	No comparable provision	Same as Administration bill

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