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Federal Highway Administration
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Notice |
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM
OBLIGATIONS - FISCAL YEAR (FY) 1998 -
AFTER AUGUST 1, 1998 |
Classification Code |
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N 4520.152 |
August 10, 1998 |
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- PURPOSE. To provide procedures governing determination and redistribution
of unneeded balances of FY 1998 obligation authority under section 1102(d)
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178.
- BACKGROUND
- Section 1102(d) of TEA-21 provides for the redistribution after August
1, 1998, of any authority distributed to a State for FY 1998 if the State
will not obligate the authority by September 30, 1998.
- A total of $16.7 billion in obligation authority was distributed by
formula to the States for FY 1998. An additional amount of $2.9 billion
was reserved for distribution as special limitation for the Minimum Guarantee,
High Priority Projects Program, and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. These amounts
remain available until expended and are not subject to redistribution.
The remaining $1.9 billion was reserved from the distribution and used
to support the allocation of non-formula (allocated), Federal Lands Highway
Program, Transportation Research and administrative funds.
- Amounts of unneeded obligation authority initially distributed by formula
will be identified separately from unneeded balances of authority reserved
from formula distribution and used to support obligation of FY 1998 allocations
of non-formula, Federal Lands and administrative funds. States need not
report on special limitation provided for the Minimum Guarantee, High
Priority Projects Program, and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
- REDISTRIBUTION OF UNOBLIGATED FY 1998 AUTHORITY INITIALLY DISTRIBUTED BY FORMULA
- To provide a basis for determining (1) the amount of FY 1998 obligation
authority initially distributed by formula that will be available for
redistribution among the other States after August 1, 1998, and (2) those
States that are able to obligate amounts in addition to that previously
distributed, each State shall submit a plan by August 19, 1998, to the
Division Administrator showing:
(1) the July 31, 1998, unobligated balance of obligation authority (formula), and
(2)the projects and/or Federal funds that will be obligated, or could
be obligated in the State by September 30, 1998, if additional authority is provided; or
(3)the obligation authority that is in excess and is released by the State.
- The Division Administrator shall review the plan submitted by the State
and reach an agreement with the State on those projects which could be
approved and authorized by the Division office on or before September 30, 1998.
- By August 24, 1998, the Division Administrators shall submit a report
to Washington Headquarters, Office of Budget and Finance, (HFS-10) showing,
(1) the amount of FY 1998 formula authority that is in excess and is released
by the State, or (2) that the State and Division Administrator have reached
an agreement that the State's
remaining unobligated FY 1998 formula authority can be obligated by September 30, 1998.
- RELEASE OF UNOBLIGATED FY 1998 AUTHORITY DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT OBLIGATION OF NON-FORMULA (ALLOCATED) FUNDS
- The amount of FY 1998 obligation authority distributed to support obligation
of non-formula (allocated) funds that will not be obligated by September
30, 1998, should be determined by the Division Administrator in consultation with the State.
- By August 24, 1998, the Division Administrator shall submit a report
to Washington Headquarters, Office of Budget and Finance (HFS-10) showing
(1) the amount of non-formula authority (allocated), by program, released
by the State, or (2) that the State and Division Administrator have reached
an agreement that the State will obligate available non-formula (allocated)
funds by September 30, 1998.
- Non-formula (allocated) funds and associated obligation limitation which
will not be obligated by September 30, 1998, should be returned to the
appropriate Washington Headquarters program office no later than August 19, 1998.
- REDISTRIBUTION OF FY 1998 AUTHORITY RESERVED FOR FEDERAL LANDS AND
HEADQUARTERS CONTROLLED PROGRAMS
- Any non-formula (allocated) funds and associated obligation limitation
not obligated by July 31, 1998, must be withdrawn and made available for
August redistribution unless Federal Lands and Headquarters offices have
firm commitments that the unobligated amounts will be obligated by September 30, 1998.
- Each Associate Administrator should report the total obligations for
each program and the amount, if any, which will not be obligated by September
30, 1998, to the Budget Division (HFS-10) no later than August 24, 1998.
- Obligation Authority made available for Transportation Research Programs
is available for three years and need not be released for this fiscal
year=s redistribution process.
- REDISTRIBUTION OF RELEASED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY
- A formula for redistribution of released obligation authority will be
developed to implement the requirements of section 1102(d) of TEA-21.
Priority will be given to those States having large unobligated balances
of funds apportioned under Sections 104, 144 and 160 of Title 23, United
States Code and under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Act of 1991.
- The August redistribution shall be accomplished by September 8, 1998.
- PROGRAM MONITORING. The Washington Headquarters will monitor the
program on a national basis to ensure that all available authority subject
to lapse on September 30, 1998, is fully utilized.
Original signed by,
Anthony R. Kane
Executive Director
Attachment
SAMPLE REPORT FORMAT |
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FISCAL YEAR |
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JULY 31 UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF FUNDS |
JULY 31 UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF LIMITATION |
OBLIGATION LIMITATION RELEASED |
AMOUNT WHICH COULD BE OBLIGATED BY SEPTEMBER 30 |
ADDITIONAL LIMITATION REQUIRED |
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FORMULA LIMITATION |
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NON FORMULA FUNDS (BY ACCOUNT) |
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FERRYBOATS |
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SCENIC BYWAYS |
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INTERSTATE DISCRETIONARY |
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BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY |
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PUBLIC LANDS DISCRETIONARY |
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NON-FORMULA SUBTOTAL |
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TOTAL |
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