State Planning and Research

State Planning and Research
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
23 USC 505	Section 1503		Section 2101
This program provides funding to the States to carry out transportation planning, research & development, technology transfer, and data collection	Clarifies eligible activities, including planning capacity building and asset management.	Same as current law	Same as current law, but adds activities relating to the planning of real-time monitoring elements, and any purpose authorized under the International Highway Transportation Outreach Program.
Funding derives from a 2% setaside from the core highway programs after apportionment.	Funding derives from a 2½% setaside from the core highway programs after apportionment.	Same as current law	Restates current law.
25 percent of the 2% SPR setaside must be used for research, development, and technology transfer activities.	20 percent of the 2½% SPR setaside must be used for research, development, and technology transfer activities.	Same as current law	Same as current law.
Secretary may waive 25 percent RD&T rule if State certifies that metropolitan & statewide planning expenditures for the fiscal year will exceed 75 percent of the State's 2 percent setaside.	Similar to existing law, but clarifies that Secretary may waive RD&T rule if State certifies that the funds are not needed for RD&T for that fiscal year.	Same as current law	Same as current law.
No comparable provision.	Provides that not less than 20% of a State's setaside shall be spent to improve the collection and reporting of transportation data each fiscal year.	Same as current law	No comparable provision.
Codified as 23 U.S.C. 505	Moves the SPR program from Chapter V, Section 505 to Chapter I, Section 104 of Title 23.	Same as current law	Same as current law
The Federal share for SPR activities will be 80 percent.	The Federal share payable will be as provided for in section 120(b) of 23 USC (sliding scale) instead of a set 80%.	Same as current law	Provides that SPR funds are subject to sliding scale.
Allows the Secretary to approve a higher Federal share.	No change	Same as current law	Eliminates the Secretary's authority to approve a higher Federal share.

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