U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Publication No. FHWA-PL-17-011
January 2017
This appendix describes the manner in which FHWA distributed the FY 2016 obligation limitation, pursuant to section 120 of the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2016 (Title I of Division L Public Law 114-113). All section references shown are to Division L of Public Law 114-113.
| New FY 2016 Contract Authority |
New FY 2016 Obligation Limitation |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 Total | 43,100,000,000 | 42,361,000,000 | |
| Beginning:
Exclude Exempt Programs |
Sec. 120(b) | ||
| Exempt Programs: | |||
| Emergency Relief | 100,000,000 | ---------- | |
| National Highway Performance Program (portion) | 639,000,000 | ---------- | |
| 739,000,000 | ---------- | ||
| Total Subject to Limitation | 42,361,000,000 | 42,361,000,000 | |
| STEP 1: Set aside certain programs at 100% |
Sec. 120(a)(1) | ||
| 100% Accounts: | |||
| FHWA Administration (net of set-asides) | 429,000,000 | 425,752,000 | |
| ARC Administrative Expenses (set-aside) | ---------- | 3,248,000 | |
| DBE Supportive Services (set-aside) | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| OJT Supportive Services (set-aside) | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects (set-aside) | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | |
| Bureau of Transportation Statistics | 26,000,000 | 26,000,000 | |
| Subtotal, 100% Programs | 479,000,000 | 479,000,000 | |
| STEP 2: Set aside limitation for carryover |
Sec. 120(a)(2) | ||
| Carryover, Allocated Programs | ---------- | 2,132,225,485 | |
| STEP 3: Determine ratio of obligation limitation to contract authority |
Sec. 120(a)(3) | ||
| Subtotal to Determine Ratio | 41,882,000,000 | 39,749,774,515 | |
| (Balances remaining after set-asides in Steps 1 & 2) | |||
| Ratio | 94.9090% | 94.9% | |
| STEP 4: Set aside limitation for allocated pgms. based on ratio |
Sec. 120(a)(4) | ||
| Tribal Transportation Program (no lop-off) | 465,000,000 | 441,285,000 | |
| Other Allocated Programs (net of penalties) | 2,322,316,160 | 2,203,878,036 | |
| Puerto Rico Penalties (immediate lapse) | 9,683,840 | ---------- | |
| STEP 5: Distribute remaining limitation to the States |
Sec. 120(a)(5) | ||
| Distributed to the States | 39,085,000,000 | 37,104,611,479 | |
| (before transfer penalties and high risk rural road set-aside) | 94.9331% | ||
