Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program

Transportation, Community and System Preservation 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
	Section 1816	Section 1117	Section 1813
Separate authorization, $120 million over 5 years, for pilot program. Funds distributed on a discretionary basis. [TEA-21, 1221]	Establishes as a program, but not as a pilot, funded as a setaside from STP. Apportioned by formula.	Continues pilot program, but funded as a set-aside from STP [1103(d)]; discretionary.	Establishes as a program, but not as a pilot, funded at $46.9 M/year for 2005-2009. Discretionary - criteria for prioritizing applicants and distribution of funds same as current law.
Eligibility - available for any project eligible under Title 23 or Chapter 53 of Title 49 or any other activity relating to transportation that meet specified purposes.	Same as current law	Same as current law	Same as current law
No comparable provision	No comparable provision	Establishes a Planning Activities Pilot Program funded by a $1.5 M/year setaside for 2005-2009 from TCSP authorizations. Federal share for the Pilot is 100%.	No comparable provision
No comparable provision	Expands TCSP eligibility to include planning, development, and implementation of strategies by Federally recognized Indian tribes and makes such tribes eligible to receive apportioned TCSP funds.	No comparable provision	Expands TCSP eligibility to include planning, development, and implementation of strategies by Federally recognized Indian tribes.
	No comparable provision	No comparable provision	Community Enhancement Study [1833] To study role of well-designed transportation projects; Sec'y to make grant or enter into cooperative agreement with a national organization with expertise in design of wide range of transportation projects. Federal share 100%. Report to Congress by 9/30/06. Funded at $1 M/year in 2005 & 2006 from TCSP authorizations.
Assumption of Responsibilities
No comparable provision	Secretary may assign to State some or all responsibilities under Federal law, except those relating to federally-recognized tribes, that are applicable to TCSP projects. MOU required between Secretary and the State; must be renegotiated every 3 years; Secretary must conduct annual compliance reviews for first 3 years and periodically thereafter. [1815]	No comparable provision applicable to TCSP.	No comparable provision

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