Federal-aid Program Administration

Stewardship and Oversight

Section 106 of Title 23, United States Code, requires that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the State enter into an agreement documenting the extent to which the State assumes the responsibilities of FHWA under Title 23. The Stewardship/Oversight Agreement formalizes these delegated responsibilities and agreements to address how the Federal-aid highway program will be administered in the State.

All FHWA/State Stewardship/Oversight Agreements are available below.

Legislation

• Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (07/06/2012)
• United States Code

Policy

• Defining and Managing Emergency Relief Repair Activities Eligible for 100 Percent Federal Funding (Revised) (03/07/2022)
• Stewardship and Oversight of Federal-Aid Projects Administered by Local Public Agencies (LPA) Order 5020.2 (08/14/2014)

Guidance

• FHWA Risk-based Project Involvement Guidance (September, 2020)
• Final PY 2019 Core Question Guide (03/20/2018)
• FHWA Guidance Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) (April, 2017)
• Final PY 2018 Core Question Guide (04/27/2017)
• Risk-Based Stewardship and Oversight 2015 Updates (2015)
• Risk Based Stewardship and Oversight (03/28/2014)
• Responsible Charge (08/04/2011)

Information

• Guidelines on Preparing Engineer's Estimate, Bid Reviews and Evaluation (10/07/2021) Replaces FHWA Technical Advisories TA 5080.4 and TA 5080.6
• Reclassifying PoCIs as PoDIs (02/12/2017)
• FAST Act Fact Sheet: Federal Share (February, 2016)
• MAP-21 Questions & Answers: Stewardship and Oversight (09/25/2012)

Stewardship and Oversight Agreements