Tribal Transportation Program Alaska Department of Transportation & PF Anchorage, Alaska January 25, 2018 Brian G. Allen, P.E., PMP
Key TTP Facts • $485m – FY18 • Serves 567 Federally recognized Tribes • Jointly administered with BIA • Regulations: 25 CFR Section 170 (2004) ▫ Updated Dec 7, 2016
Program Purpose (25 CRF 170) • Provide safe and adequate transportation and public road access to and within reservations, Indian lands and communities….. • Contribute to economic development, self- determination and employment of Indians and Alaska Natives…..
Program Guiding Principles (25 CFR 170) • Promote the rights of tribal governments to govern their own affairs….. • Encourage flexibility and innovation in program implementation ….. • Regulations will be liberally construed for the benefit of Tribes ….. • Ensure implementation is consistent with tribal sovereignty and the government-to-government relationship…..
25 CFR 170 - TTP • Governing Policies (170.2; p465) • Eligible Uses of TTP Funds (170.111; p470) • Seasonal Transportation Routes (170.117; p471) • Airport Facilities (170.122 & 170.805; p471&489) • Non Federal Match (170.133; p473) • Coordinating Committee (170.135; p473) • TTIP (170.421; p479) • NTTFI (170.442; p480) • NEPA CE (170.453; p482)
25 CFR 170 – TTP (cont’d) • PS&E Approval (170.461; p482) • Bridge Inspections (170.513; p484) • Legislation and Procurement (170.606; p485) • 202(a)(9) Transfers (170.627; p487) • Maintenance (170.800; 488)
TTP DELIVERY MECHANISMS (567 TRIBES) FHWA PA 24% BIA 638 Contracts (Title 1) 35% BIA Direct Service 4% BIA G2G OSG 32% (Title IV) 5%
Alaska Tribes
Tribal Transportation Program Funds FY18: $485,000,000 Planning, Bridge and Safety Tribal Shares Formula • 39% - Population • 34% - Ave FY 05-11 Shares • 27 % - Road Miles (BIA and Tribal)
TTP Funds Distribution DOI OSG BIA DOT Tribal Governments
FY17 TTP Funds to Alaska (229 Tribes) • Tribal Shares: $ 46,353,346 • Safety Funds: $ 478,025 • Bridge Funds: $ 1,800,000 Total: $ 48,631,371 Smallest Tribal Share: $ 5,403 (Kaguyak) Largest Tribal Share: $1,184,619 (Hydaburg) https:/ / flh.fhwa.dot.gov/ programs/ ttp/ shares.htm http:/ / tribalsafety.org/
135 Tribal Governments working with FHWA AK Consortiums . . . • Kawerak – 16 Tribes • AVCP – 14 Tribes • BBNA – 7 Tribes • TCC – 3 Tribes
TTP Program Delivery Team • Inherent Federal functions ▫ Approve Tribal TIPs ▫ Sign NEPA decisions ▫ Approve design exceptions • Technical assistance ▫ Planning, project development, construction ▫ Training ▫ TTAP Center
TTP Program Delivery Team (cont’d) • Stewardship and Oversight ▫ Work with HQ Team to transfer funding to Tribes ▫ Conduct construction inspections ▫ Review semi-annual progress and financial reports. ▫ Assist in program reviews ▫ Resolution of findings from single audits • Other Programs/ Activities ▫ Administer ARRA, ERFO, TIGER and FLAP funds ▫ Transfer Chapter 1 Funds ▫ Assist FHWA
TTP Program Oversight Team (cont’d) Expectations for Meeting with Tribes • At a minimum: ▫ Inspect every active project once per year ▫ Perform a final inspection on every project ▫ Meet face-to-face with Tribal POC once per year ▫ Visit each Tribal community every 3 years
FY16 Annual Report to S ecretaries • 98% of Tribes completed reporting • TTP Funds Received: $367,951,705 • TTP Funds Expended: $267,805,986 ▫ Almost $35 million for maintenance ▫ Jobs Retained: 1683 ▫ Jobs Created: 5702 ▫ 970 design/ construction projects ▫ Additional $264 million in other funds expended on projects.
MAP-21 Unambiguously Authorized Cooperation of States and Local Governments New section at 23 U.S.C. § 202 (a)(9)(A): “The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.”
Also Authorized BIA and FHWA to Transfer and Oversee Funds Received From States or Their Political Subdivisions 23 U.S.C. § 202 (a)(9)(B) provides that: “ any funds received from a State, county, or other local subdivisions shall be credited to appropriations available for the tribal transportation program.”
Challenges For Tribes, States & Local Governments • States & local governments are usually not familiar with Chapter 2 of Title 23/ TTP because their world is Chapter 1. • Tribes today are seeking a place at the table for state or other non-tribal projects on their lands, in part as a result of taking on “all but the inherently Federal functions” of the TTP under Program Agreements and other contract mechanisms. • Politics of tribal-state relationships sometimes interfere with finding effective solutions benefitting tribes, states, counties, other governments and the traveling public.
Funding Sources That May Be Eligible for a 202 (a)(9) Agreement • Overall - Federal-aid and other Funds ▫ Transportation Enhancement ▫ Surface Transportation Program ▫ Strategic Highway Research Program ▫ Other discretionary funds from programs authorized under Title 23, or any other funds from a state, county, or other local subdivisions. • Otherwise consistent with the mission of BIA and FHWA.
BIA & FHWA Coordination • Educating states and FHWA Division offices about the new law. Finding opportunities. • 25 CFR § 170.627 requires an agreement among Tribe, State and BIA/ FHWA describing source and use of funds. • A model agreement is now available • In most cases, States are relieved of oversight responsibility.
Moving Forward • FHWA’s fiscal office, working in cooperation with its Office of Chief Counsel, has issued internal guidance for how to “move” funds under agreements using 23 USC 202 (a)(9). • This should further expedite the process for moving funds back to FHWA and on to tribes.
202(a)(9) Transfers BI A/ Tribe Project Name Amount Date FH W A Native Village of Tanana Dust Control Mitigation FHWA $ 79,226.00 4/17/2017 Tanana Seneca Nation Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail FHWA $ 486,206.00 4/19/2017 Orleans Community Center FHWA Karuk $ 183,080.00 3/15/2016 Connectivity Plan La Jolla Multi-use Trails and Sidewalks BIA $ 4,855,000.00 6/10/2016 Jamestown Olympic Discovery Trail FHWA $ 153,528.00 8/25/2015 S’Klallam Craig Tribal Sidewalks in the City of Craig FHWA $ 464,144.00 7/24/2017 Association Section of the Barrow Arctic BIA Barrow $ 2,482,867.60 6/9/2017 Research Center Road Bena Trail - Phase 2 BIA Leech Lake $ 674,800.00 6/23/2016 Trunk Hwy. 1 Improvements, BIA Red Lake $ 2,292,243.65 7/1/2016 including Bridge Replacement Shared Use Path in Eagle Butte, Cheyenne River BIA $ 553,396.00 5/9/2016 SD Sioux
U.S . DOT Tribal Consultation Plan • U.S. DOT Order 5301.1 – Policies and Procedures Affecting American Indians, Alaska Natives and Tribes, Nov 1999 • Executive Order 13175 – Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, Nov 2000 • Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation – Nov 2009 • Issued Mar 2010
U.S . DOT Tribal Consultation Plan • Develop, improve and maintain partnerships with Indian Tribes • Support the principles of self-government, self- determination and tribal sovereignty • Foster meaningful Government to Government relations • Improve existing programs • Provide timely technical assistance • Build transportation program administration capacity
TTP Projects……………………
Oglala Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Bridge, Custer County, SD, SDDOT Partnership
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe - WA Old Blynn Highway reconstruction, pedestrian path and traffic calming proj ect
Lummi Tribe, Washington, Haxton Way roundabout
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