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Federal Transit Administration Overview

Gail Lyssy FTA Region 6 Deputy Regional Administrator Southern Municipal Finance Society Conference September 2017

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Public Transportation Industry Profile

• Transit Passengers - FTA provides $12 billion annually to transit providers

delivering over 10 billion trips to public transportation customers, supporting access to jobs, education, health care and other important activities.

• Transit Systems
• Transit Workforce

246,000 vehicle operations 64,000 Vehicle maintenance 42,000 Administration 39,000 Non-vehicle maintenance 9,000 Other 400,000 U.S. Public Transportation Workforce Agencies ≈ 4,000 Assets ≈ $850 billion 900 FTA grantees: states and transit agencies 3,000 Recipients of FTA funds through states ≈ 4,000 Total U.S. Public Transit Providers 130,000 - transit vehicles (e.g. buses, rail cars, ferries) 13,000 miles – rail track and BRT guideway Other – transit stations, maintenance facilities, etc.

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Federal Transit Administration

• One of 9 operating administrations at the U.S. Department of

Transportation

• Provides nearly half of the capital funding for U.S. public transportation (≈

45 percent)

• Sets Federal framework for transit safety
• FTA accomplishes this mission through:

– Financial assistance – Technical assistance – Research – Oversight - safety, grant programs, and grant projects

Improve public transportation for America’s communities.

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Evolution of the Federal Role in Transit

• 1964 – Federal transit funding program
• created. The law prohibited FTA from directly

regulating transit system operations

• 1964-2012 – FTA primarily a funding agency
• 2012 – MAP-21 law establishes FTA safety

regulatory, training, inspection, investigation and vehicle standards program

• 2016 – FAST Act

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• FiveYear Authorization (FY2016 through FY2020)
• $12.25B in FY17, increasing ~$1B/yr thru FY2020
• Funding Increases for State of Good Repair &

Buses

• Re-Introduces a Discretionary Bus Program
• Increases Buy America requirements to 70% by

FY2020

• Continues MAP-21 Safety and Transit Asset Mgmt

Major FAST Act Features for FTA

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FAST Act FY17 Authorized Funding

(in Millions)

FY17 Apportionment: $12.25 Billion

$5011 $2,524 $2,505 $703 $433 $281 $270 $197 $149 $133 $28$10 $9 5307 Urban Area Formula Program ($5,011) 5337 State of Good Repair ($2,524) 5309 Capital Investment Grants ($2,505) 5311 Rural Program ($703) 5339 Bus/Bus Facilities Formula ($433) 5339 Bus/Bus Facilities Discretionary ($281) 5310 Enh Mob Seniors and Ind w/Disabl ($270) 3028 Positive Train Control ($197) WMATA ($149) 5303/5304 Metro/State Tran Planning ($133) 5312 Public Transp Innovation ($28) TOD (Discretionary pilot) ($10) 5314 Workforce Development ($9)

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Other DOT Support for Transit Projects

• Build America Bureau - streamlines credit
• pportunities and grants and provides access to the

credit and grant programs.

– Public – Private Partnerships (P3) – Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) – Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) – Others

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Build America Bureau Credit Programs

• Transportation Infrastructure Finance and

Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) credit program

– $275M - $300M Annual Authorization from FY16-20 – Translates to potentially $20B in credit assistance

• Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement

Financing (RRIF) credit program.

– $35B Authorized under SAFETEA-LU

https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/programs-services/tifia

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FTA FAST Act Website

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