1. What is the purpose of this Notice? This Notice is to advise of the redistribution of FY 2015 obligation limitation to the States pursuant to section 1102(d) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law (Pub. L.) 112-141, as amended by the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, Pub. L. 113-159, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Pub. L. 114-21, and the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, Pub. L. 114-41. The obligation limitation redistributed in this Notice expires on September 30, 2015.

2. How much obligation authority is available for redistribution? A total of $1.9 billion of obligation limitation is available for redistribution for FY 2015.

3. How much obligation authority was requested? States requested a total of $5.3 billion in additional formula obligation limitation for FY 2015.

4. How is the released obligation limitation redistributed? The amounts are redistributed in accordance with the requirements of section 1102(d) of MAP-21, as amended, so that priority is given to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP-21) and 104 of title 23, United States Code. The attached table shows the redistribution of unused obligation limitation to the States.

5. What action is required? Division Administrators should ensure that this additional obligation limitation is obligated no later than September 25, 2015.

Attachment

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

REDISTRIBUTION OF FY 2015 OBLIGATION LIMITATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 1102(D) OF THE MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS
IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT (MAP-21), AS AMENDED