RECD CITY SEC OFF AUG 23 PM12:17 WEBB PLANT NING MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING www.laredompo.org Meeting Date & Time: August 16, 2023 at 1:30 P.M. Meeting Location: City of Laredo Council Chambers, 1110 Houston St., Laredo, Texas 78040 Meeting Link: mtp/lemdeuswastcomlwe Laredo TV: Spectrum TV channel 1300 AGENDA: I. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL ROLL III. CITIZEN COMMENTS Speakers are required to fill out witness cards, which must be submitted to MPO Staff no later than 1:45 p.m. the day of the meeting. Speakers shall identify themselves at the microphone. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a specific issue, they should select not more than three (3) representatives to speak on their behalf. The presiding officer may further limit public on the interest of order or time. Speakers may not transfer their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to MPO business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks shall be permitted. IV. ITEMS REQUIRING POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION: A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held on July 19, 2023. B. Receive publictestimony and approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-11, adopting the FY 2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APL). C. Discussion with possible action on programming of projects with Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funds. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY Page 1 of 3 AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA D. Discussion with possible action on the Hachar-Reuthinger Road project. V. REPORT(S) AND PRESENTATIONS (No action required). A. Presentation by TxDOT to discuss the Ports-to-Plains (P2P) Project. B. Status report by the Regional Mobility Authority (RMA). VI. DIRECTOR's COMMENTS VII. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting was posted at the municipal government offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Friday, August 11th 2023 by 5:00 PM. The agenda and meeting information was also posted online at Atp/Ppelardompoorasendas-minutes All meetings of the MPO Committee are open to the public. Persons who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services such as: interpreters for persons who are deaf orh hearing impaired, readers of large print or Braille, or a translator for the Spanish language are requested to contact MPO Staff at 956-794-1605, or via email at avglec.aredo.k.us at least two working days prior to the meeting SO that appropriate arrangements can be made. Materials in Spanish may also be provided upon request. Disability Access Statement: This meeting is wheelchair accessible. 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LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY Page 2 of 3 AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA Informacion en espanol: Si usted desea esta informacion en espanol o si desea explicacion sobre el contenido, por favor llâmenos al teléfono (956) 794-1605 o comunicarse con nosotros mediante correo electronico a avgl@d.aredo.kus POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: LWCAMPO Chairperson Honorable Tano E. Tijerina, Webb County Judge LWCAMPO Vice-Chairperson Honorable Dr. Victor D. Trevino, City of Laredo Mayor City of Laredo Representatives: Honorable Ruben Gutierrez, Jr., City Councilmember, District V Honorable Melissa R. Cigarroa, City Councilmember, District III County of Webb Representatives: Honorable Jesse Gonzalez, Webb County Commissioner, Pct. 1 Honorable John Galo, Webb County Commissioner, Pct. 3 Laredo Mass Transit Board Representative: Honorable Vanessa Perez, City Councimember, District VII State Representative: Mr. Epigmenio "Epi" Gonzalez, P.E., TxDOT District Engineer Member at Large Representative: Jed A. Brown Ex-Officio Representatives: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, State Senator, District 21 Honorable Richard Raymond, State Representative, District 42 Honorable Tracy O. King, State Representative, District 80 AGENDA REVIEWED: SR Juan S. Mendive, AICP Jose A. Valdez, Jr. LWCAMPO Director Laredo City Secretary LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY 3 of 3 AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Page LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item IV.A. Approval ofthe minutes for the meeting held onJuly 19, 2023. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES July 19, 2023 LIVE WEB LINK:h MtP/Paarastomlhe PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL: Spectrum TV channel 1300 I. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER Judge, Tano E. Tijerina, called meetingto order at 1:30 PM. II. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL ROLL Juan Mendive, MPO Director, called roll and verified a quorum existed. Regular members present: Honorable Tano E. Tijerina, Webb County Judge and LWCAMPO Chairperson Honorable Dr. Victor D. Trevino, Mayor and LWCAMPO Vice-Chairperson Honorable Melissa R. Cigarroa, City Councilmember, Districtlll Honorable Ruben Gutierrez Jr., City Councilmember, DistrictV Mr. Epigmenio "Epi" Gonzalez, P.E., TxDOT District Engineer Mr. Jed A. Brown, Member-at-Large Regular members not present: Honorable Jesse Gonzalez, Webb County Commissioner, Pct. 1 Honorable John Galo, Webb County Commissioner, Pct. 3 Honorable Vanessa Perez, Mayor Pro Tempore, CM. District VII CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to excuse members not present. Second: Mr. Brown For: 6 Against: Abstained: 0 Motion carried unanimously. 1 Ex-Officio members not present: Honorable Judithz Zaffirini, State Senator, District 21 Honorable Richard Raymond, State Representative, District 42 Honorable Tracy O. King, State Representative, District 80 LWCAMPO Staff present: Juan S. Mendive, LWCAMPO Director Julio Nino, LWCAMPO Plannerlll Eduardo Bernal, LWCAMPO Planner III Adriana A. Vigil, LWCAMPO Administrative Assistant Others: Roberto Rodriguez, TxDOT Ana Duncan, TXDOT Luis M. Villarreal, TxDOT Fernando Martinez, TxDOT Ramon Chavez, COL Engineering Orlando Navarro, COL Planning Dept. Eloisa Mascorro, COL Transit Adelaido "Lalo" Uribe, Webb County Judge'sOffice Luis Perez Garcia, Webb County Engineering Victoria Villarreal, Webb County Planning Melissa Montemayor, UA/WC-CL RMA Blasita Lopez, UA/WC-CL RMA III. CITIZEN COMMENTS Speakers are requiredto fill out witness cards, which must be submitted to MPO Staffno later than 1:45 P.M. the day of the meeting. Speakers shall identify themselves at the microphone. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No more than three (3) persons will be allowedto speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a speciticissue, they should selectnot more than three (3) epresentatvestospeak on theirbehalf. The presiding officer mayfurther limit public on the interest of order or time. Speakers may not transfer their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to MPO business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks shall be permitted. Judge Tijerina, ask if there were any comments. No comments were received from the public. IV. ITEMS REQUIRING POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION: A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held on June 21, 2023. 2 CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to approve the minutesof June 21, 2023. Second: Mayor Dr. Trevino For: 6 Against: J Abstained: J Motion carried unanimously. B. Receive public testimony and approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-08, adopting the proposed amendments to the 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Mr. Mendive, stated this item was presented last month and was brought back for final approval to adopt the Resolution. Judge Tijerina, asked the public if anyone was for or against adopting the proposed amendments to the 2023-2026 Transportationlmprovement Program (TIP). No one spoke for or against the item. CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-08, adopting the proposedamendmentsto the 2023-2026 Transportation mprovementProgram (TIP). Second: Mayor Dr. Treviho For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Motion carried unanimously. C. Receive public testimony and approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-09, adopting the following proposed revisions to the 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP): 1. Revision of Appendix. A = Short Range Projects Identified in the MTP and Listed in the TIP: as necessarytoi incorporate and reflect the proposed revisions to the 2023- 2026 TIP. Mr. Mendive, stated this item is similar to the previous one. He further stated that any revisions made to the TIP needed to be done to the MTP. Mr. Mendive stated that this item was also presented at the last meeting. 3 Judge Tijerina, commentedfor clarification that the MTP is a 25-year plan and the TIP is a 4-year plan. CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-09, adopting the proposedrevisionsto the 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). Second: Mayor Dr. Trevino For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: Motion carried unanimously. D. Receive public testimony and approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-10, adopting the FY2024 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). Mr. Mendive, stated that thisi item was presented atthe last meeting, and briefly provided an overview of what the UPWP is. Mr. Mendive, further stated that this is basically the operating budget fori the year which also describesthe work undertaken by the MPO. He also mentioned that in the Policy packet provided, there was a list that includes all the items such as, salaries and different studies that will be done in the total amount of $1,410,000 out of the total available of $2,429,997. He also stated this needed to be approved by the MPO Policy Committee and then would have to be submitted to TxDOT and FHWA before July 31st fori final approval. Judge Tijerina, asked if there was any significant change to the FY2024 UPWP from last year. Mr. Mendive, stated that some of the changes included were the Director's salary and a fewstudies. CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-10, adopting the FY2024 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). Second: Mayor Dr. Trevino For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Motion carried unanimously. 4 E. Receive public testimony and initiate a 20-day public review and comment period for the FY2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APL). Judge Tijerina, asked the public if anybody was for or against initiating a 20-day public review and comment periodi forthe FY2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APL). No one from the public spoke for or against thisitem. Mr. Mendive, stated this was a list done everyyear and neededto be submittedfor the previous fiscal year of all the Federal funds that were obligated. He further stated that many of these projects were done by TxDOT or Transit and were not necessarily the ones that they see, go through the MPO but thisyear TxDOT requested these reports submitted to them and to FHWA. Mr. Mendive, presented to the Committee the Transit projects that were added to the FY2022 APL. Mr. Mendive, stated that the projects listed would be publishedonthe MPO website forthe publiccomment period, and a Resolution would be presentedforapprova at nextn meeting. CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to initiate a 20-day publiccomment period for the FY 2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APL). Second: Mr. Brown For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Motion carried unanimously. F. Motion to accept the sole proposal in response to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) FY23-047 for the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Update and authorize staff to initiate contract fee negotiations. Mr. Mendive, stated that the MTP is a 25-year document that is now being prepared to be updated before 2025, they will be doing a 2025-2050 MTP, and the process wouldtake about a year or a year and a half. Mr. Mendive, stated that the RFQ was issued, it was sent out to several firms and was opened on the City's E-Bid system which received one (1) proposal from WSP with UJA Engineering as a subconsultant. He further stated that it went through a scoring exercise, with people from the County, City and TxDOT and it scored an average of 89.5. Mr. Mendive, also stated that it was discussed with the MPO Technical Committee, and they as well as staff were recommendingto proceed with the sole proposal, and if authorized by the Policy Committee the next step is to initiate the contract fee negotiations. Judge Tijerina asked to briefly discuss what the MTP Update would do. He asked if the updated plan would reorganize projectsfor the next 25 years. 5 Mr. Mendive explained that this was a Federally required document for the MPO that among otherthings, included fiscally constrained listif projectsfort the next 25 years. MPO has to coordinate with stakeholders such as City of Laredo, Webb County, TxDOT, and RMA in creating a list and prioritizing these projects through specificcriteria. CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to accept the sole proposal in response to the Requestfor Qualifications (RFQ) FY23-047 fort the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Update and authorize staff to initiate contract fee negotiations. Second: Mayor Dr. Trevino For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Motion carried unanimously. G. Discussion with possible action on the Hachar-Reuthinger Road project. Mr. Chavez, COLEngineering, presented: dan update on the project. Mr. Chavez, stated that they City of Laredo was responsible for the utility coordination and the right-of-way acquisition. He further stated that regarding the utility coordination, the COL consultant had completed 60% submittal and in regards to the property acquisition the COL Real Estate Division would continue to work on it. Mr. Chavez, stated that on the last report presentedtheyhad receivedall the appraisals for the eight (8) differenttracks that were originallyprovidedbyi TxDOT. He further stated that the next step was for the third-party appraiserto certify the appraisals, and that the final reviews wereexpected to be received soon. He continued by stating that the next step would be to send out the offerletters, after obtaining the Environmental Clearance from TxDOT. Mr. Rodriguez, TxDOT, stated that they were estimating early Septemberof this year for the Environmental Clearance. Judge Tijerina asked if this would delay the process or it would change the timeline previouslyr presented. Ana Duncan, TxDOT stated that the project remained on track. V. REPORT(S) AND PRESENTATIONS (No action required). A. Status report by the Regional Mobility Authority (RMA). Mr. Brown, presentedthe following RMA: status report: 6 1. FM 1472 and Killam Industrial Blvd. Turn Lanes - The commencementofwork at Killam Industrial Blvd. at FM 1472 occurred in early May 2022. The traffic signal is fully operational, and traffic is now utilizing the new turn lanes on FM 1472 and Killam Industrial Blvd. Project is pending final walk-through, TDLR inspection and final Close- out Construction Change Order. Project is 99+% complete. 2. Los Presidentes (Cuatro Vientos to Brownwood) - Projectis complete and pending lose out with the City and RMA. 3. Loop 20 South (Cuatro Vientos) Acceleration/ Deceleration Lane Project Project is complete. 4. Springfield Phase III - Final walk-through of the project occurred on 12/9/22. The Shiloh Traffic Signal is complete. The lightingis: seneduledforcompetion by August. Projectis 99% Complete. 5. Webb County Fair Grounds TIA - The TIA report is complete. The WC-CL RMA stands ready to provide a presentationto the County at theirrequest. 6. River Road Corridor Study - The studyis complete. The study's findings were presented to the MPO Policy Committee at the June meeting. 7. Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant - In partnership with the MPO and the City of Laredo, the RMA developed: a $2M grant application to develop an action to prevent roadway deaths and seriousi injuries. On the 30th of January, the RMA was informedby US Congressman Cuellar's Office that the grant was approved for $1.6M. A formal announcement by Congressman Cuellar was conducted at City Hall on 2/21/23. The RMA submitted to the FHWA the draft Grant Agreement between the RMA and the FHWA. Upon execution, the WC-CL RMA will work with the City of Laredo for the execution of an Inter Local Agreementforthe sharing oft the local funding match for the grant. The Study effortto commence in September 2023. 8. Vallecillo Road - The RMA received the draft AFA from TxDOT on 3/2/23. The RMA Board of Directors approved the AFA on April 4, 2023. Chairman Brown signedt the AFA on 4/11/23. AFA with TxDOT is fully executed. Schematic, Environmental and PS&E to commence in August 2023. 9. Concord Hills (Wormser Road/ Lomas Del Sur to Los Presidentes) - Similar to the Los Presidentesp project, the WC-CL RMA will sponsor and lead the design and construction ofa newlocation 1.3 mile, 2-lane minor: arterial roadway extension from Los Presidentes to Wormser Road/ Lomas Del Sur within a nominal ROW width of 90' in partnership with the City of Laredo. The WC-CL RMA has committed $1 million to the development of the project. The project will provide aj parallel route to Cuatro Vientos and provideadditional access to the new Laredo Sports Complex and the Municipal Water Park. The sponsorship and implementation are subject to the negotiation of an Inter Local Agreement between the City of Laredo and the WC-CLF RMA. The WC-CLI RMA is working with the City of Laredo to finalize the construction cost estimate for the project and complete the Interl Local Agreementfor the project. 7 10. Springfield Phase I, II, and IV - Similar to Springfield Phase III, the WC-CL RMA has committed up to $1 million to the City of Laredo to assist with the funding of the construction of the next Phase of the project. The sponsorship and implementation are subject to the negotiation of an Inter Local Agreement between the City of Laredo and the WC-CL RMA. The WC-CL RMA is working with the City of Laredo to finalize the construction cost estimate for the project and complete the Inter Local Agreement for the project. 11. The WCCL RMA is hostinga a TRZ workshop on July 19, 2023. A review of the TRZ study and implantation process will be presented. 12. Other Items: WC-CL RMA will have their next board meeting on August 1, 2023. VI. DIRECTOR's COMMENTS Mr. Mendive, MPO Director provided the following comments/report: 1. Policy Committee members Mayor Pro Tempore Vanessa Perez and Councilmember Melissa R. Cigarroa, and the MPO Director attended the June 29th Texas Transportation Commission meetingin Austinto thank the Commissiont for theircontinued support and considerationfor our priority projects. Upcoming meetings and agendas can be found on thefollowinglink: https//www.txdotgovabout/eadershp/exas-transportation.commission/meeting: dates-agendas.html. 2. TxDOT will provide a presentation on the Ports to Plains (P2P) Corridor at the August 16th Policy Committee meeting. 3. The next TxDOT Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC) meeting willl be heldi in McAllen on August 22, 2023. BTAC providesaforum fort the exchange of communications between the Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT, the governor, and committee members representing bordertrade interests. 4. We are inviting our planning partners to a Vision Zero Safe Systems trainingto be held on July 26th at the City of Laredo Health Department Auditorium. This training is being providedby Farm and City, a non-profit, and its' Vision Zero Texas program. 5. Upcoming regularly scheduled meetings: Technical Committee - August 8, 2023 Policy Committee August 16, 2023 Active Transportation Committee August 30, 2023 8 VIII. ADJOURNMENT CM. Gutierrez, made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:48 P.M. Second: Judge Tijerina For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Motion carried unanimously. Juan S. Mendive, AICP Tano E. Tijerina, Webb County. Judge and LWCAMPO Director LWCAMPO Chairperson 9 LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item IV.B. Receive public testimony and approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-11, adopting the FY 2022 Annual Listing ofObligated Projects (APL). LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ACTION ITEM DATE: 08-16-23 ITEM: IV.B SUBJECT: RESOLUTION Receive publictestimony and approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-11 adopting the FY2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APL). INITIATED BY: STAFF SOURCE: Staff Juan S. Mendive, AICP MPO Director PREVIOUS POLICY ACTION: On July 19, 2023, the Laredo Webb County Area MPO (LWCAMPO) Policy Committee approvedto receive publictestimony and initiate a 20-day public review comment period for the FY2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APL). BACKGROUND: Federal regulations require MPOS, state departments of transportation, and public transportation operator(s) to develop a 4-year Transportation Improvement program (TIP) and a listing offederallyfunded projectsthat were obligated in the preceding program year. As per 23 CFR 450.334, the Annual Listing of Obligated Projects, also known as the APL, needs to be publisnedorotherwise made available in accordance with the MPO's PublicPartidpation Plan criteria fori the TIP. While in previous years this report did not require Policy Committee approval and only needed to be submittedto the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), TxDOT's Transportation Planning & Programming Division has requested that the LWCAMPO Policy Committee approval be obtained by resolution for the final version ofthe FY2022 APL. No comments were receivedfrom the public. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Technical Committee recommends approval. Staff recommendsapproval. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION RESOLUTION NO. MPO 2023-11 BY THE LAREDO WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE ADOPTING THE FY 2022 ANNUAL LISTING OF OBLIGATED PROJECTS (APL). WHEREAS, the Laredo Webb County Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (LWCAMPO), is the designated MetropoltanPanning Organization, for the Laredo Urbanized Area; and, WHEREAS, in metropolitan planning areas, on an annual basis, no later than 90 calendar days following the end oft the program year, the State, public transportation operator(s), andthe MPO: shall cooperatively develop a listing of projects (including investments in pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) for whichfunds under 23U.S.C. or 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 were obligatedi in the preceding program year;and, WHEREAS, the listing shall be prepared in accordance with 5450.314(a) and shall include all federally funded projects authorized or revised to increase obligations in the preceding program year, and shall at a minimum include the TIP information under 5450.324(e)(1) and (4) and identify, for each project, the amount of Federalfunds requested int the TIP, the Federalfunding thaty twasobligated during the preceding year, and the Federal funding remaining and available for subsequent years;and, WHEREAS, the Annual Listing of Obligated Projects, also known as the APL, shall be published or otherwise made available in accordance with the MPO's S public participation criteria for the TIP. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, bythe Laredo' Webb County Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (LWCAMPO), that: Section 1: The Laredo Webb County Area MPO hereby agrees to adopt the FY 2022 Annual Listing of ObligatedProjects. We certify that the above resolution was passed and adopted on this 16th day of August 2023, at a public meeting of the Policy Committee of the Laredo Webb County Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (LWCAMPO). Honorable Tano E. Tijerina Webb County Judge and Chairperson of the LWCAMPO Policy Committee Juan S. Mendive, AICP Epigmenio "Epi" Gonzalez, P.E. MPO Director TxDOT District Engineer & WEBB So 2 # BUS a ONLY dle - - - J PLANNING - Laredo Webb County Area MPO Annual Projects Listing FY 2022 Federal-Aid Project Number: 2021233 CSJ Number: MPO Project ID: Sponsor: Phase of Work: 0018-04-063 Project Name/Facility: Limits: Funding Categories: IH35 From: 1.1 MI NORTH OF US 83 1 To: MILE MARKER 23 (SBML) Project Description: RESURFACE ROADWAY Amount of Federal Funding Programmed in MPO TIP: $ 4,146,634.67 Amount of Federal Funding Obligated in Fiscal Year: $4,146,634.67 Amount of Federal Funding Remaining and Available for Subsequent Years: $0.00 Federal-Aid Project Number: 2021883 CSJ Number: MPO Project ID: Sponsor: Phase of Work: 0038-01-095 C Project Name/Facility: Limits: Funding Categories: US 83 From: US 83 SB 8 To: LOMAS DEL SUR BLVD. Project Description: HAZARD ELIMINATION & SAFETY Amount of Federal Funding Programmed in MPO TIP: $1 169,389.91 Amount of Federal Funding Obligated in Fiscal Year: $1 169,389.91 Amount of Federal Funding Remaining and Available for Subsequent Years: $0.00 Federal-Aid Project Number: 2022923 CSJ Number: MPO Project ID: Sponsor: Phase of Work: 0018-06-215 ( Project Name/Facility: Limits: Funding Categories: IH35 From: 0.4 MI N OF KILLAM 8 To: KILLAM Project Description: INSTALL ILLUMINATION Amount of Federal Funding Programmed in MPO TIP: $275,574.24 Amount of Federal Funding Obligated in Fiscal Year: $ 275,574.24 Amount of Federal Funding Remaining and Available for Subsequent Years: $0.00 FY 2022 ANNUAL PROJECT LISTING 5 f FTA FTA Local Match State Funds TOTAL TIPE FY PROJECT ID ECT DES P 1C ON FUNDING APPORTIONMENT FTAI FUNDS Funds From" TxDOT PROJECT COST CATEGORY YEAR 2022 TX-2022-005-00 Laredo Transit Management Inc. willr replace three (3) paratransit vans for EILift. 5310 2022 X $300,000 $75,000 $375,000 2022 TX-2022-011-00 Funds will be used for assistance for EI Metro Transit bus operations and maintenance. 5307 2022 x $3,515,783 $2,856,574 $637,564 $7,009,921 2022 TX-2022-038- -00 Laredo Transit Management Inc. will purchase two (2)I light-duty! buses. 5339 2022 X $381,215 $67,273 $448,488 FY 2022 Total $4,196,998 $2,998,847 $637,564 $7,833,409 LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item IV.C. Discussion with possible action on programming of projects with Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funds. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ACTION ITEM DATE: 08-16-23 ITEM: IV.C SUBJECT: MOTION Discussion with possible action on programming of projects with Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)funds. INITIATED BY: STAFF SOURCE: Staff Juan S. Mendive, AICP MPO Director PREVIOUS POLICY ACTION: None. BACKGROUND: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) established the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP). The purpose of the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) is to reduce transportation emissions. Funding can be used for non-added capacity projects. CRP funds are available for obligation fora period of 3 years after the last day ofthe fiscal year for which funds are authorized. This program does not require new or separate project scoring methodology or a competitive selection process. TxDOT has provided guidance to MPOS on the selection ofp projects and has encouraged MPOS to use CRP funds on currently eligible projects. fundingAvailability through FY 2026 (BIL/IJA CRP fundingis authorized through 2026): FY 2024 FY 2025 FY2026 Total (FY24-FY26) $2,872,502 $996,056 $1,015,978 $4,884,536 Webb County has requested CRP fundsi to construct an approximately 3.9 mile, 10 ft. shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists within existing ROW on Mangana-Hein Rd. The project is divided intot two segments. Segment1 project limits are from US 83 to SH20 and segment 2 limitsare from SH20 to 2.5 mileseastof SH20. Segment 1 isidentifiedin TxDOT'sBicycle Tourism Example Network (TxDOT Bicycle Tourism Trails Study). MPO staff and the Technical Committee recommend to program the total project cost of $3.12 million, which includes the 80% federal portion of $2,496,000 and 20% required local match of $624,000. Staff continues to work with its Technical Committee and planning partners such as the City of Laredo to identify additional projects eligible for CRP funds. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Technical Committee recommends approval. Staff recommendsa approval. TEXASTRANSPORTATION PLAN2050 Carbon Reduction Program TxDOT = MPOs coordination meeting February 17, 2023 Table of contents 1 Carbon Reduction Strategy 3 2 Carbon Reduction Program Overview 5 3 Eligible Activities 7 Funding Notes 9 5 Fiscal Year 22/23 Category 10 Carbon Reduction 10 Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 2 Carbon Reduction Program As part of the Carbon Reduction Program, the State, in consultation with MPOS, is required to develop a Carbon Reduction Strategy that aims to: Facilitate the Reduce traffic Facilitate the use of Quantify the total construction of congestion by vehicles/modes of carbon emissions transportation assets facilitating use of travel thatresult in from the production, that result in lower alternatives to SOV lower transportation transport, and use of transportation trips emissions materials used in the emissions construction of transportation o2 The Carbon Reduction Strategy is not binding andthe facilities within the money will flow before it is completed and regardless State LS of whetheritachieves its objectives Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 3 Carbon Reduction Strategy - Development Schedule MARCH 2023 MAY 2023 JULY 2023 OCT 2023 Complete peer IdentifyCR strategies Draftfinal document Final submittal state reviews and projects and obtain feedback to FHWA Coordinationwith Coordinationwith Coordinationwith MPOs MPOS MPOS FEB 2023 APRIL 2023 JUNE 2023 Additional MPO coordination and consultation will be scheduled, as required and needed, to discussallocation of State portion ofCRP funds. Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 4 Carbon Reduction Program Texas will receive -$641M The Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) is a Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) program for FY 22-26 in Federal administered bythe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Apportionment $416.65M Goal Provide funding for projects designed to reduce carbon urban areas dioxide emissions from on-road highway sources based on 65% population Formula $224.35M $6.4 billion total (U.S. wide) from FY2022 to 2026 Funding for any location 35% States are required to develop a Carbon Reduction statewide Strategy Strategy by Nov 15, 2023, in consultation with MPOS. Must be updated every 4 years. There is a 20% STATE MATCH Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 5 Carbon Reduction Program CRP funds are available for Havetheauthonthontytoallocate corresponding obligation for a period of 3 MPOS ederalapportonments, including the State match (Fed 80% - State 20%) years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized (See STIP Projects must be listed individually in the STIP 23 U.S.C. 118(b)). Thus, CRP funds are availablefor obligation for up to 4 years. Will manage part of the 65% allocated to smaller Any amounts SO apportioned or TXDOT populations (less than 5,000 and 5,000to 50,000 people) allocated that remain unobligated at the end of that period shall lapse. FY: 22 apportionments are available for * A percentage of the eligible Carbon Reduction Program funds have been until transferred to other federal eligible programs * obligation September30. 2025 https/Awww.fhwa dot.gov/ CSSSX Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 6 Carbon Reduction Program - Eligible Activities Activities or projects that are eligible for CRP funds include those that Reduce environmental Support congestion Shift and community impacts pricing and traffic and transportation of freight movement, . congestion management demand 00 (e.g., truck parking, technologies including ITS) H Reduce demand Enhance Vehicle to HOV Developmentofa for roads 00 Infrastructure Carbon Reduction (e.g., non-SOV connectingtechnology strategies) Strategy Itis encouraged to allocate funds on projects currently in the UTP or STIP an swap the funding category Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 7 Carbon Reduction Program - Eligible Activities Activities or projects that are eligible for CRP funds include those that Altemative DoD Reduce emissions Transportation fuel vehicle - popa at Port facilities alternative (e.g., deployment (e.g., supporting bicycle and (e.g., EVs) docked ships) pedestrian facilities) Diesel engine CMAQ type except for Public A retrofit projects added capacity transportation on Itis encouraged to allocate funds on projects currently in the UTP or STIP an swap the funding category Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 8 Carbon Reduction Program - Funding Notes Approach for managing UTP - Category 10: Carbon Reduction/fnon-MPO/non-IMA) 00 Reduce environmental and community impacts of freight movement (truck parking) - dentify truck parking projects in the current UTPin coordination with TxDOT Divisions and Districts 2 Draft complete list of eligible projects and include descriptions to prove compliance 3 Coordinate with MPOs on projects selected by TxDOT to use CRP funds 4 Coordinate with FHWA on TxDOT'sintentto use State CRP funds h Work with Finance to assign funds on eligible projects and use Cat 10 Carbon funds Applies only to CRPfunds managed by TxDOT-TPP Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 9 UTP Category 10: Carbon Reduction (80% - 20%) Category 10: Carbon Reduction District/MPO/ Division FY2024 FY2025 FY: 2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 FY2031 FY2032 FY2033 TOTAL ABL- Abilene MPO $ 1,345,541 - $ 466,574 $ 475,906 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 s 457,604 s 457,604 $ 5,491,250 AMA- Amarillo MPO $ 2,396,306 $ 830,932 $ 847,552 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 : $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 9,779,492 ATL- - Texarkana MPO $ 634,744 $ 220,101 - $ 224,503 $ 215,870 I $ 215,870 $ 215,870 - $ 215,870 $ 215,870 I $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 2,590,437 AUS- CAMPO MPO $ 17,245,527 $ 5,979,980 $ 6,099,587 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 s 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 s 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 s 70,380,213 EMT- SETRPCI MPO $ 3,668,731 $ 1,272,152 $ 1,297,597 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 - $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 s 14,972,351 BRY- Bryan-College Station MPO $ 2,087,936 $ 724,003 $ 738,484 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 s 710,085 $ 710,085 s 8,521,016 CRP- Corpus Christi MPO $ 3,900,223 $ 1,352,423 $ 1,379,474 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 s 15,917,085 DAL/F /FTW/PAR- NCTCOGI MPO $ 68,947,099 $ 23,907,780 $ 24,385,966 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 281,377,987 ELP- EIF Pasol MPO $ 9,411,814 $ 3,263,598 $ 3,328,874 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 s 3,200,856 s 3,200,856 $ 38,410,280 HOU/BMT- -HGACN MPO $ 65,381,443 $ 22,671,369 $ 23,124,826 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 s 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 s 266,826,291 LBB- -Lubbockl MPO $ 2,892,316 $ 1,002,926 $ 1,022,986 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 S 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 s 11,803,744 LRD- -Laredo Webb County Area MPO $ 2,872,502 - $ 996,056 s 1,015,978 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 s 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 11,722,883 ODA- Permian Basin MPO $ 2,975,862 - $ 1,031,896 $ 1,052,535 $ 1,012,058 s 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 s 1,012,058 s 1,012,058 s 1,012,058 $ 12,144,701 PAR- Sherman-D -Denison MPO $ 754,288 $ 261,553 $ 266,785 $ 256,525 s 256,525 $ 256,525 s 256,525 $ 256,525 s 256,525 $ 256,525 s 3,078,301 PHR- Rio Grande Valley MPO $ 13,185,672 $ 4,572,203 $ 4,663,653 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 s 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 s 53,811,658 SAT- AAMPO $ 21,424,782 $ 7,429,159 $ 7,577,752 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 87,436,051 SIT- San Angelo MPO $ 1,133,061 $ 392,895 $ 400,753 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 s 4,624,102 MML- Longview MPO $ 1,204,958 $ 417,826 $ 426,183 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 s 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 4,917,519 TVL-1 Tyler MPO $ 1,587,133 $ 550,347 - $ 561,355 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 s 6,477,203 WAC- Killeen-T Temple MPO $ 3,753,395 $ 1,301,510 $ 1,327,542 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 s 1,276,489 s 1,276,489 s 1,276,489 $ 15,317,869 WAC- Waco MPO $ 2,100,523 $ 728,368 $ 742,936 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 - $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 8,572,383 WFS- Wichita Falls MPO $ 1,211,698 $ 420,163 - $ 428,567 $ 412,085 s 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 4,945,024 VKM- Victoria MPO $ 776,014 $ 269,087 $ 274,469 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 s 3,166,969 Carbon Reduction Program- Non-IMAS/MPOS $ 75,521,306 $ 26,187,422 s 26,711,204 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 s 308,207,791 TOTAL $ 306412874 106,250,323 108,375,464 s 104,207,706 S 104,207,706 s 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 s 104,207,706 s 104,207,706 s 1250,492,601 Notes: Carbon Reductiont funding is allocated to urbanized area populations over 200,000 (known as Transporation Management Areas), area populations 50,000 to 200,000 (known as Metropolitan Planning Organizations), and small area populations under 50,000. Some eligble projects include traffic management, congestion reductioni technology, truck parking, energy efficient streetlights, traffic controls and options to reduce congestion throught the use of alternativest to singleoccupant vehicle trips, including public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and shared/pooled vehicle trips. These amounts do not include carryover balances or other adjustments made through cashfiow, lettings, and program accelerations. To view the program adjustments, please got tol https//www.t baskesihnsyoastansemaswsiaewadiating deshboards.htm! and find the reports under Category Analysis Dashboard. 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ACT REQUIREMENTS e Sues CRP ppor stigaesi y es ofthe Su 148R aau 75ek Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 11 Carbon Reduction Program Comments or Questions Department Texas of Transportation CASEY WELLS Systems Planning Section Director Case/Wells@ldotgov ADRIANA TORCAT Statewide Planning Branch Manager Adnana.oratedotgor WILL ETHEREDGE UTP Project Manager Wil.Eineredge@ludotgow Carbon Reduction Program August 3, 2023 12 Texas Department of Transportation 125 EAST: 11TH STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701-2483 I 512.463.8588 I WWW.TXDOT.GOV August 3, 2023 Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) On November 15, 2021, the President signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law") (BIL) into law. The BIL authorizes a new Carbon Reduction Program codified as 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) 175 to reduce transportation emissions. The linked Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Implementation Guidance provides information on funding, eligible activities, and requirements of the CRP. The purpose of the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) is to reduce transportation emissions through the development of State carbon reduction strategies and byfunding projects designed to reduce transportation emissions (See 23 U.S.C. 175 as established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" (BIL)) (BIL S 11403). Texas will receive over $640 million for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 in Federal Apportionment. A total of 65% will be distributed in urban areas based on population and 35% of the total apportionment is available for any other location statewide. Figure 1 includes the total CRP Texas allocation by FY and the State fund match. Allocations for each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) are included in Appendix. A. FY2022 FY2022 FY2023 FY2023 FY2024* FY2 2024* FY2025* FY 2025* FY2026* FY2026* Federal Texas Federal Texas Federal Texas Federal Texas Federal Texas allocation match allocation match allocation match allocation match allocation match (80%) (20%) (80%) (20%) (80%) (20%) (80%) (20%) (80%) (20%) Allocation based on each area's proportion of the $80M $16M $82M $16.3M $83M $16.6M $85M $17M $86.5M $17.3M State population (65%) Allocation anywhere in the $43M $8.6M $44M $8.8M $45M $9M $46M $9M $46.5M $9.3M State (35%) Total $123M $24.6M $126M $25M $128M $25.6M $131M $26M $133M $26.6M FY2022 FY2023 FY2024* FY2025* FY2026* FY1 Total $147.6M $151M $153.6 $157M $157.6M *FY: 2024-2026: allocations: are estimated. States can transfer up to 50% of CRP funding available each year to other federally funded programs. Figure 1: Carbon Reduction Program Texas allocations CRP funds are available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized (See 23 U.S.C. 118(b)). Thus, CRPfunds are availabl le for obligation for up to 4 years. Any amounts SO apportioned or allocated that remain unobligated at the end of that period shall lapse. For example, the funds resulting from the apportionment for FY: 2022 are available for obligation until September 30, 2025. Any amounts not obligated by the State on or before September 30, 2025, shall lapse. OUR VALUES: People Accountability . Trust . Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas AnE Equal Opportunity Employer The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Carbon Reduction Program Fact Sheet and Implementation Guidance provides upi to date information about the program. Frequently Asked Questions CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM (CRP)AND CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGY (CRS) 1. What is the difference between the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) and Carbon Reduction Strategy (CRS)? The CRP, as established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs. Act (IIJA), provides funding for projects designed to reduce carbon emissions. A CRS is a statewide document to support efforts that reduce transportation emissions and to identify projects and strategies to reduce these emissions. The CRS is a requirement of the CRP, which is a federal highway funding program that provides formula dollars to reduce transportation emissions (specifically carbon dioxide emissions) through the development of State carbon reduction strategies and funding projects designed to reduce transportation emissions. All state CRS documents must support efforts to reduce transportation emissions and identify projects and strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 2. Are MPOS required to develop a Carbon Reduction Strategy? No. Only States are required to develop a CRS in consultation with any MPO designated within the State (23 U.S.C. 175(d)(1). Coordination meetings will take place with all MPOs as part of the CRS development process. Additional coordination will occur with MPOS that decide to develop their own carbon reduction strategy. 3. Do TxDOT Districts, MPOS, or the Transportation Planning and Programming (TPP) Division have to wait until the TxDOT CRS is approved before programming CRP funds? No. CRP funds for FYs 2022, 2023, and 2024 are available now through Category 10 Carbon Reduction in the Unified Transportation Program (UTP). Further, the CRS is not binding, SO the funds are available now and will be regardless of whether CRS objectives are met. 4. What is the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) approach to developing the CRS? TXDOT recently completed interviews with peer state DOTS to identify best practices that will inform the CRS development. Currently, TXDOT is identifyingand categorizing potential carbon reduction strategies and projects associated with the Texas transportation sector for further evaluation and prioritization. Next, TXDOT will develop a framework for evaluating and prioritizing the identified carbon reduction strategies and projects. The framework will be used to developa prioritized list of carbon reduction strategies and projects for inclusion in the CRS. 5. What are the next steps for TxDOT in developing the CRS? The CRS is due to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by November 15, 2023. To meet this deadline, TxDOT is engaging with MPOS, TxDOT Divisions, and TxDOT Districts to identify potential carbon reduction strategies and projects, as well as criteria and considerations for evaluating and prioritizing the strategies and projects for inclusion in the CRS. This engagement will occur in summer 2023 (May through July). For more information regarding this engagement, please contact Adriana Torcat, Statewide Planning Branch Manager at Adranalorateldotgo. OUR VALUES: People Accountability Trust . Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer 6. What will happen to the CRS after it is submitted to FHWA? FHWA has 90 days to either approve or deny certification of the CRS. Once approved by FHWA, TxDOT's CRS will be integrated into the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan (SLRTP) and MPO Metropolitan Transportation Plans (MTPs) or incorporated by reference into those plans. The CRS must then be updated at least once every four years (23 U.S.C. 175(d)(3) and (4)). ALLOCATION OF FUNDS 7. What portion of the allocation to TxDOT Districts or MPOS is designated for Rural Areas? Specifics can be found on the UTP allocation tables sent out by the TPP Division Director, Humberto "Tito" Gonzalez, on March 3, 2023. FHWA set upi the program as follows (Source): Sixty-five percent (65%) of a State's CRP apportionment is to be obligated in the following areas in proportion to their relative shares of the State's population [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(1)(A): Urbanized areas with an urbanized area population greater than 200,000: This portion is to be divided among those areas based on their relative share of population unless the Secretary approves a joint requestfrom the State and relevant MPO(s) to use other factors [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(1)(A)0) and (e)(3)]. Urbanized areas with an urbanized area population ofat least 50,000 but no more than 200,000: This portion is to be divided among those areas based on their relative share of population unless the Secretary approves aj joint request from the State and relevant MPO(s) to use other factors [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(1)(A)() and (e)(3)]. Urban areas with population at least 5,000 and no more than 49,999 [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)1)A)(i). Areas with population of less than 5,000 [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)1)A)(M). The remaining 35% of the State's CRP apportionment is to be obligated in any area of the State. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(1)(B)] 8. Is a local match required? Will TxDOT be covering the local match? Local participation may be required depending on the type of project and type of work. Certain categories of funding in the UTP are directly tied to federal apportionments. These include Categories 5, 7,9 and 10 Carbon. When funds are allocated via the UTP, the allocation listed in the UTP is inclusive of the federal portion that is typically 80% and a non-federal portion that is typically 20%. This non-federal portion could be either state or local. The use of Category 10 Carbon funds should be similar to other categories of funds provided via the UTP. Federal, state, and/or local participation is dictated by the project type, type ofwork, and type of federal funds. See the Participation Chart" from TxDOT's Project Development Manual Ihntp/oninemenuais.btspw/poomenuais/pdp/ndezhtm, Iti is important to note that all participation ratios shown on the chart depict the minimum local participation for eligible costs. The federal percentage and state percentage shown on the chart depict a maximum. OUR VALUES: People Accountability . Trust Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer To understand the chart, (i) identify the project type in question under the "Condition" column, then (ii) identify the type of work (preliminary engineering, construction enginerng/constiucion funds; or right of way/utilities). 9. Does the MPO's local scoring or ranking methodology need to be different from the Category 7 STP-MM criteria, and tailored for CRP purposes and eligible activities? No new or separate methodology has been required or suggested for the Carbon Reduction Program. 10. Can CRP funds be programmed to existing projects (either funded by Category 7 or Category 9) that are in project development? Ifa project currently funded through another UTP category is eligiblei for CRP funds, you can work with the program manager to remove the original category and program Category 10 CR. For example, for a project currently funded with Category 9f funds, you would work with the corresponding MPO or TxDOT's Public Transportation Division (PTN) to remove Category 9 and use Category 10 CR. Similarly, for Category 7, the MPO could elect to remove Category 7 and program Category 10 CR. 11. Can CRP funds be, grouped or applied to projects that are already grouped in the STIP? Per FHWA, iti is preferred that CRP funded projects be individually listed. A project that is currenty grouped in the STIP will still be considered for funding under CRP subject to requests to be ungrouped. 12. Can Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) be used in lieu of local match on the Carbon Reduction Funds? Yes. MPO TDCS can be used in lieu of required non-federal match. 13. Are the allocations included in the 2024 draft UTP the most current calculations? Yes, the latest draft was sent out by the TPP Division Director, Humberto "Tito" Gonzalez, on March 3, 2023 and is included in Appendix A. Please contact Adnanaloratendotsy ifyou need a copy of the draft distributed on the date indicated above. 14. Can MPOS spend ahead on their CAT 10CR allocation? For example, would an MPO be able to spend FY 24 and FY25 in FY24? TXDOT's Finance Division will consider a request to accelerate funding on a case-by-case basis. Note that FY: 2024 includes 3 years of allocations (FY 2022, FY2 2023, and FY: 2024). 15. Ifthe funds are used on a project that S later de-commissioned (e.g., truck parking lot), do funds need to be paid back" to FHWA? This would be evaluated by FHWA on a case-by-case basis. 16. Would TxDOT Districts be responsible for letting the MPO selected projects? Or will project sponsors be responsible for letting? MPOS and TxDOT Districts should determine project management responsibilities. OUR VALUES: People Accountability . Trust . Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer 17. Will direct state costs (DSC) be covered by CRP funds? Yes, CRP funds can cover direct state costs. PROJECT ELIGIBILITY 18. What type of projects would be eligible for CRP funds? Eligible CRP project types may include but are not limited to: traffic monitoring, advanced truck stop electrification, surface truck parking, capital projects for the construction of a bus rapid transit corridor or dedicated bus lanes, on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation, replacement of street lighting and traffic control devices with energy-efficient alternatives. Detailed information associated with a given project will be needed to determine eligibility. 19. Can MPOS use a call for proposals to select and award CRP funds to projects that are not in the UTP and STIP? Yes, but TxDOT encourages MPOS to use CRP funds on currently eligible projects. CRPfunds are available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized. Thus, CRP funds are available for obligation for up to 4 years. Any amounts apportioned or allocated that remain unobligated at the end of that period will lapse. (Source) 20. Are off-system projects eligible? Yes. In addition, non-highway projects are eligible (Source). Every project funded under the CRP is treated as if it were located on a Federal-aid highway. This ensures applicability of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (Source). 21. Are added-capacity projects eligible? No. CRP funds cannot be used exclusively for added-capacity projects. However, CRP funds can be used on eligible components of added capacity projects (Source). 22. Can CRP funds be used on planning activities (e.g., plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E), environmental clearance, feasibility studies, right of way (ROW) acquisition, utility relocation)? General planning activities (except development of the CRS) such as corridor or feasibility studies would not be considered eligible. Activities that support a construction project could be considered eligible. Detailed information for a given project and its associated planning activities will be required to determine eligibility. 23. Ifthere are eligible activities on current projects, does a new CSJ need to be created, or can CRP funds be applied to existing CSJs? Once eligibility has been confirmed, and in coordination with the MPO/RPO as applicable, you may switch funding categories for the existing CSJ. A new CSJ is not needed. The project must be individually listed in the STIP. OUR VALUES: People Accountability Trust Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer 24. Can CRP funds be used for Transportation Alternative Projects? Yes (Source), including, but not limited to, the construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation. OUR VALUES: People Accountability . Trust . Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer Texas Department of Transportation 125 EAST 11TH STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701-2483 I 512.463.8588 I WWW.TXDOT.GOV Appendix. A Category 10: Carbon Reduction Distic/MPO/Dwision FY2024 FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 FY2031 FY2032 FY2033 TOTAL ABL -Abilene MPO e 1,345,541 $ 466,574 $ 475,906 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 5,491,250 AMA- Amarillo MPO $ 2,396,306 S 830,932 $ 847.552 $ 814,958 S 814,958 S 814,958 S 814,958 $ 814,958 s 814,958 s 814,958 $ 9,779,492 ATL-T Texarkana MPO 9 634,744 $ 220,101 $ 224503 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 2,590,437 AUS. -CAMPOMPO 17,245,527 $ 5,979,980 $ 6,099,587 $ 5,865,017 - $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 - $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 70,380,213 BMT- -SETRPC MPO 3,668,731 $ 1272,152 $ 1,297,597 $ 1247,696 s 1247,696 $ 1247,696 S 1247,696 - $ 1247,696 $ 1247,696 $ 1247,696 $ 14,972,351 BRY- Bryan-college: Station MPO a 2,087,936 $ 724,003 $ 738,484 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 8,521,016 CRP- corpus christi MPO 3,900,223 $ 1,352,423 $ 1,379,474 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1326,424 $ 15,917,085 DAL/FTW/PAR- -NCTCOGI MPO $ 68,947,099 s 23,907,780 $ 24,385,966 s 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 s 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 s 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 281,377,987 EP-EP Paso MPO $ 9,411,814 $ 3,263,598 $ 3,328,874 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 38,410,280 HOU/BMT- -HGACI MPO $ 65,381,443 $ 22,671,369 $ 23,124,826 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 266,826,291 LBB- Lubbock MPO 2,892,316 $ 1,002,926 $ 1,022,986 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 11,803,744 URD-Laredov Webb county Area MPO $ 2,872,502 $ 996,056 $ 1,015,978 S 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 S 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 11,722,883 ODA- -Permian Basin MPO $ 2,975,862 $ 1,031,896 $ 1,052,535 $ 1,012,058 - $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 S 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 12,144,701 PAR- Grayson county MPO $ 754,288 $ 261,553 $ 266,785 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 3,078,301 PHR- Rio Grande Valley MPO $ 13,185,672 $ 4,572,203 $ 4,663,653 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 de 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 53,811,658 SAT-AAMPO $ 21,424,782 s 7,429,159 s 7,577,752 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 87,436,051 SIT- -San Angelo MPO 9 1133,061 $ 392,895 $ 400,753 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 S 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 - S 385,342 - $ 385,342 $ 4,624,102 ML- -Longview MPO 1,204,958 $ 417,826 $ 426,183 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 4,917,519 MYL-Tyler MPO 1587,133 $ 550,347 $ 561,355 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 539,767 - $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 6,477,203 WAC- Killeen-Temple MPO $ 3,753,395 $ 1,301,510 $ 1,327,542 s 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 15,317,869 WAC- Waco MPO 2,100,523 $ 728,368 $ 742,936 $ 714,365 714,365 $ 714,365 ee 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 8,572,383 WFS- Wichita Falls MPO 1,211,698 $ 420,163 $ 428,567 - $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 4,945,024 VKM- Victoria MPO $ 776,014 s 269,087s 274,469 s 263,914 $ 263,914 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 s 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 3,166,969 carbon ReductionF Program- NOP-TMAS/MPOS $ 75,521,306 $ 26,187,422 $ 26,711204 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 308,207,791 TOTAL s 306,4128745 106,250,323 108375,4649 104207,70615 104,207,706 104207,706 104207,7065 104207,7065 104207,7065 104,207,706 $ 1250,492,601 Notes: -Carbon Reduction fundingi S allocatedt to urbanizeda area populations over 200,000 known as Transporation Management Areas), arear populations 50,000t to 200,000 (known as Metropolitan! Planningo Organizations), ands small area populations under 50,000. Some eligble projects include trafficr management, congestion reduction technology, truck parking energy efficient streetlights, traffic controls and optionst toreduce congestiont through the use of alternatives tos singleoccupant vehicle trips, includingp public transportation, pedestrian and! bicycle facilities, ands shared/pooled vehiclet trips. -These amounts do noti include carryover balances or other adjustments made through cashfiow, lettings, and program accelerations To view thep program adjustments, please got to https:// www. MoEPpGnes/csuneAEANENYCNASAGAPCPOAeIRE dashboards.html and1 findt the reports under Category Analysis Dashboard. OUR VALUES: People Accountability . Trust . Honesty OUR MISSION: Connecting Youl With Texas AnE Equal Opportunity Employer U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey_Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 202-366-4000 BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW Home Overview Funding Assistance / Local Support Fact Sheets Guidance V FACT SHEETS Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) FAST Act (extension) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Fiscal year (FY) 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Contract authority $1.234 B* $1.258 B* $1.283 B* $1.309 B* $1.335 B* *Calculated (sum of estimated individual State Carbon Reduction Program apportionments) Note: Except as indicated, all references in this document are to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021). Program Purpose Thel BIL establishes the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), which provides funds for projects designed to reduce transportation emissions, defined as carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from on-road highway sources. Statutory Citations $ 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175 Funding Features Type of Budget Authority Contract authority from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund, subject to the overall Federal-aid obligation limitation. Apportionment of Funds As under the FAST Act, the BIL directs FHWA to apportion funding as a lump sum for each State then divide that total among apportioned programs. Each State's CRP apportionment is calculated based on aj percentage specified in law. [23 U.S.C. 104(b)(7)] (See Apportionment" fact sheet for a description of this calculation) Transferability to Other Federal-aid Apportioned Programs A State may transfer up to 50% ofCRP funds made available each fiscal year to any other apportionment of the State, including the National Highway Performance Program, Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, Highway Safety Improvement Program, Congestion Mitigation and. Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program, National Highway Freight Program, and [NEW] Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program. Conversely, subject to certain limitations, a State may transfer up to 50% of funds made available each fiscal year from each other apportionment ofthe State to CRP. [23 U.S.C. 126(a)] (See other program-specific fact sheets for additional details.) Suballocation 65%0 of a State's CRP apportionment is to be obligated in the following areas in proportion to their relative shares ofthe State's population. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(1)(A)] Funds attributed to an urbanized area may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under 23 U.S.C. 1341 that encompassed the urbanized area [23 U.S.C. 175(e)(2)): Urbanized areas with an urbanized area population greater than 200,000: This] portion is to be divided among those areas based on their relative share of population, unless the Secretary approves a joint request from the State and relevant MPO(s) to use other factors. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(I)(A)) and (e)(3)] Urbanized areas with an urbanized area population ofa at least 50,000 but no more than 200,000: This portion is to be divided among those areas based on their relative share of population, unless the Secretary approves a joint request from the State and relevant MPO(s) to use other factors. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(I)(A)) and (e)(3)] Urban areas with population at least 5,000 and no more than 49,999. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)1)(A)@m)) Areas with population ofless than 5,000. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(I)(A)(iv) Ther remaining 35% of the State's CRP apportionment be obligated in any area of the State. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(1)(B) Requires each State, over the period of FY22-26, to make available to each urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 obligation authority for use with the suballocated CRP funding. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(6)] States are required to divide the funding to urbanized areas with a population of at least 50,000 based on the relative population oft the areas. [23 U.S.C. 175(e)(3)] Federal Share In accordance with 23 U.S.C. 120. (See the "Federal Share" fact sheet for additional detail.) [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 120 and 175()] Eligible Projects CRP funds may be obligated for projects that support the reduction of transportation emissions, including, but not limited to- [except as noted, $ 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(c)(1)] o aj project described in 23 U.S.C. 149(b)(4) to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program, including advanced truck stop electrification systems; o aj public transportation project eligible under 23 U.S.C. 142; o at transportation alternative (as defined under the Moving Ahead for Progress under the 21st Century Act [23 U.S.C. 101(a)(29), as in effect on July 5, 2012]), including, but not limited to, the construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation; aj project described in 23 U.S.C. 503(c)(4)(E) for advanced transportation and congestion management technologies; o deployment ofinfastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements and the installation of vehicle-to- infrastructure communications equipment; o aj project to replace street lighting and traffic control devices with energy-efficient alternatives; o development of a carbon reduction strategy developed by a State per requirements in 23 U.S.C. 175(d); o aj project or strategy designed to support congestion pricing, shifting transportation demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increasing vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reducing demand for roads, including electronic toll collection, and travel demand management strategies andj programs; efforts to reduce the environmental and community impacts of freight movement; o aj project that supports deployment of alternative fuel vehicles, including- - acquisition, installation, or operation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure or hydrogen, natural gas, or propane vehicle fueling infrastructure; and purchase or lease ofzero-emission construction equipment and vehicles, including the acquisition, construction, or leasing of required supporting facilities; o aj project described in 23 U.S.C. 149(b)(8) for a diesel engine retrofit; certain types of projects to improve traffic flow that are eligible under the CMAQ program, and that do not involve construction of new capacity; [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 149(b)(5); and 175(c)(1)(L)] aj project that reduces transportation emissions at port facilities, including through the advancement of port electrification; and any other STBG-eligible project, ifthe Secretary certifies that the State has demonstrated a reduction in transportation emissions, as estimated on a per capita andj per unit of economic output basis. (Note: FHWA will issue guidance on how the Secretary will make such certifications.) [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 133(b) and 175(c)(2)] Coordination in Urbanized Areas Other Than Transportation Management Areas Before obligating CRP funds for an eligible project in an urbanized area that is not a transportation management area, a State shall coordinate with any MPO that represents the urbanized area prior to determining which activities should be carried out under the project. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(4)] Consultation in Rural Areas Before obligating CRP funds for an eligible project in a rural area, a State shall consult with any regional transportation planning organization or MPO that represents the rural area prior to determining which activities should be carried out under the project. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(5)] Program Features Carbon Reduction Strategy Requires each State, in consultation with any MPO designated within the State, to- [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(d)] o develop a carbon reduction strategy not later than 2 years after enactment; [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(1)] and o update that strategy at least every four years; [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(3)] Requires the carbon reduction strategy to- o support efforts-and identify projects and strategies-to support the reduction oft transportation emissions; o at the State's discretion, quantify the total carbon emissions from production, transport, and use of materials used in the construction oft transportation facilities in the State; and be appropriate to the population density and context of the State, including any MPO designated within the State. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(2)] Allows the carbon reduction strategy to include projects and strategies for safe, reliable, and cost-effective options to- o reduce traffic congestion by facilitating the use ofalternatives to single-occupant vehicle trips, including public transportation facilities, pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, and shared or pooled vehicle trips within the State or an area served by the relevant MPO; facilitate use of vehicles or modes of travel that result in lower transportation emissions per person-mile traveled as compared to existing vehicles and modes; and facilitate approaches to the construction of transportation assets that result in lower transportation emissions as compared to existing approaches. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(2)(B)] Requires FHWA to- o review the State's] process for developing its carbon reduction strategy and certify that the strategy meets statutory requirements; and o at the request of a State, provide technical assistance in the development ofthe strategy. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(4) and (5)] Treatment of Projects Treats every project funded under the program as ifi it were located on a Federal-aid highway. This ensures applicability of Davis-Bacon wage requirements. [S 11403; 23 U.S.C. 175(g)] Additional Information and Assistance FHWA can connect you with your local FHWA office and support you with technical assistance for planning, design, construction, preserving, andi improving public roads and ini the stewardship of Federal funds. For assistance, visit: htps/yww/fhwadottgovbipatrtisan- imfasmciwmelnwitchmial support.cfm Page last modificd on April 20, 2022 Memorandum U.S. Department ofT Transportation Federal Highway Administration Subject: INFORMATION: Carbon Reduction Program Date: April 21, 2022 (CRP) Implementation Guidance Ha 1 - In Reply Refer To: From: Gloria M. Shepherd HEP-1 Associate Administrator, Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty To: Division Administrators Directors of Field Services On November 15, 2021, the President signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law") (BIL) into law. The BIL authorizes a new Carbon Reduction Program codified at 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) 175 to reduce transportation emissions. The attached Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Implementation Guidance provides information on funding, eligible activities, and requirements of the CRP. Except for the statutes and regulations cited, the contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the States or the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide information regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. This document will be accessible on the Sustainability Website (FHWA Sustainability Website), the BIL Website (FHWA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Website), and through the Policy and Guidance Center (FHWA Policy and Guidance Center). If you have questions, please contact: Becky Lupes (202-366-7808 or Rebecca.Lupest @dot.gov) or John Davies (202-366-6039 or JohnG.Davies @dot.gov) of the Office of Natural Environment. Attachment Carbon Reduction Program Implementation Guidance (April 21, 2022) TABLE OF CONTENTS A. DEFINITIONS B. PROGRAM PURPOSE C. GUIDANCE ON ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND USE OF THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FORMULA! FUNDING D. GOVERNING AUTHORITIES E. FUNDING F. CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGIES G. ELIGIBILITIES AND COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS H. DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIREMENTS 2 A. Definitions In this guidance, the following definitions apply: Consultation means that one or more parties confer with other identified parties in accordance with an established process and, prior to taking action(s), considers the views of the other parties and periodically informs them about action(s) taken (See 23 CFR 450.104). Coordination means the cooperative development of plans, programs, and schedules among agencies and entities with legal standing and adjustment of such plans, programs, and schedules to achieve general consistency, as appropriate (23 CFR 450.104). Metropolitan Planning Organization means the policy board of an organization established as a result of the designation process under 23 U.S.C. 134(d) (23 U.S.C. 134(b)(2); 23 U.S.C. 175(a)(1)). Transportation Emissions means carbon dioxide emissions from on-road highway sources of those emissions within a State (23 U.S.C. 175(a)(2)). Transportation Management Area means a transportation management area identified or designated by the Secretary under 23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1) (See 23 U.S.C. 175(a)(3)). Urbanized Area means a geographic area with a population of 50,000 or more, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (23 U.S.C. 134(b)(7); 23 U.S.C. 175(a)(1)). B. PROGRAM PURPOSE The purpose of the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) is to reduce transportation emissions through the development of State carbon reduction strategies and by funding projects designed to reduce transportation emissions (See 23 U.S.C. 175 as established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" (BIL)) (BIL 8 11403). C. GUIDANCE ON ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND USE OF THE FEDERAL- AID HIGHWAY FORMULA FUNDING 1. Overview: This document provides background and guidance to clarify eligibility requirements for the CRP. On December 16, 2021, FHWA issued guidance, Policyon Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources to Build a Better America, that serves as an overarching framework to prioritize the use of BIL resources on projects that will Build a Better America. That policy is available on FHWA's BIL resources implementation website at the following URL: htps/wwwfhwa.dotovbipartisan- miasncur-lawhulding a better america-policy framework.cfm. 3 2. Safety: Prioritizing Safety in All Investments and Projects The National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) (issued January 27, 2022) commits the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and FHWA to respond to the current crisis in traffic fatalities by "taking substantial, comprehensive action to significantly reduce serious and fatal injuries on the Nation's roadways," 99 in pursuit of the goal of achieving zero highway deaths. FHWA recognizes that zero is the only acceptable number of deaths on our roads and achieving that is our safety goal. FHWA therefore encourages States and other funding recipients to prioritize safety in all Federal highway investments and in all appropriate projects, using relevant Federal-aid funding, including funds from CRP. The Safe System approach addresses the safety of all road users, including those who walk, bike, drive, ride transit, and travel by other modes. It involves aj paradigm shift to improve safety culture, increase collaboration across all safety stakeholders, and refocus transportation system design and operation on anticipating human mistakes and lessening impact forces to reduce crash severity and save lives. To achieve the vision of zero fatalities, safety should be fully reflected in a State's transportation investment decisions, from planning and programming, environmental analysis, project design, and construction, to maintenance and operations. States should use data-driven safety analyses to ensure that safety is a key input in any decision made in the project development process and fully consider the safety of all road users in project development. FHWA encourages State and local agencies to consider the use of funds from CRP to address roadway safety and implement the Safe System approach wherever possible. Improvements to safety features, including traffic signs, pavement markings, and multimodal accommodations that are routinely provided as part of a broader Federal-aid highway project can and should be funded from the same source as the broader project as long as the use is eligible under that funding source. Because of the role of speed in fatal crashes, FHWA is also providing new resources on the setting of speed limits and on re-engineering roadways to help "self-enforce" speed limits. To achieve the vision of zero fatalities on the Nation's S roads, FHWA encourages States to assess safety outcomes for all project types and promote and improve safety for all road users, particularly vulnerable users. FHWA recommends that streets be designed and operated to maximize the existing right-of-way for accommodation of nonmotorized modes and transit options that increase safety and connectivity. Pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Complete Streets As one approach to ensuring the safety of all roadway users, FHWA encourages States and communities to adopt and implement Complete Streets policies that prioritize the safety of all users in transportation network planning, design, construction and operations. Section 11206 of the BIL defines Complete Streets standards or policies as 4 those which "ensure the safe and adequate accommodation of all users ofthe transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, children, older individuals, individuals with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles." A complete street includes, but is not limited to, sidewalks, bike lanes (or wide paved shoulders), special bus lanes, accessible public transportation stops, safe and accommodating crossing options, median islands, pedestrian signals, curb extensions, narrower travel lanes, and roundabouts. A Complete Street is safe, and feels safe, for everyone using the street. 3. Transit Flex: FHWA, working with FTA, seeks to help Federal-aid recipients plan, develop, and implement infrastructure investments that prioritize safety, mobility, and accessibility for all transportation network users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, micromobility users, freight and delivery services providers, and motorists. This includes the incorporation of data sharing principles and data management. Funds from CRP can be "flexed" to FTA to fund transit projects. For title 23 funds that are flexed to FTA, section 104(f) of title 23, U.S.C., allows funds made available for transit projects or transportation planning to be transferred to FTA and administered in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, U.S.C., except that the Federal share requirements of the original fund category continue to apply (See 23 U.S.C. 104(f)(1)). The use of Federal-aid funding on transit and transit-related projects can provide an equitable and safe transportation network for travelers of all ages and abilities, including those from marginalized communities facing historic disinvestment. FHWA encourages recipients to consider using funding flexibility for transit or multimodal-related projects and to consider strategies that: (1) improve infrastructure for nonmotorized travel, public transportation access, and increased public transportation service in underserved communities; (2) plan for the safety of all road users, particularly those on arterials, through infrastructure improvements and advanced speed management; (3) reduce single- occupancy vehicle travel and associated air pollution in communities near high-volume corridors; (4) offer reduced public transportation fares as appropriate; (5) target demand- response service towards communities with higher concentrations of older adults and those with poor access to essential services; and (6) use equitable and sustainable practices while developing transit-oriented development. 4. Transferability Between FHWA Programs: Section 126 of title 23, U.S.C., provides that a State may transfer up to 50 percent of the amount apportioned for the fiscal year for certain highway programs, including CRP, to other eligible apportioned highway programs. See also FHWA Order 4551.1, "Fund Transfers to Other Agencies and Among Title 23 Programs", , (Fund Transfers to Other Agencies and Among Title 23 Programs). Historically States have used this flexibility to address unmet needs in areas where apportioned funding was insufficient. The BIL made historic investments in highway programs including more than $300 billion in Contract Authority from the Highway Trust Fund. This represents an average 1 States may only transfer CRP funds that are allocated for use anywhere in the State. 5 annual increase of 29 percent in Federal-aid funding over the amount of Contract Authority for FHWA programs compared to fiscal year 2021. Congress also established more than a dozen new highway programs to help address urgent surface transportation needs. States have the flexibility to transfer funds out of CRP to other apportioned programs, but we encourage States to first consider the need to transfer in light of the significant increase in apportioned funding and the considerable funding for new programs. States, working with FHWA, should determine the need for CRP funds including the ability to apply CRP funds to eligible assets owned by local governments, counties, and Tribes - and identify and prioritize projects that maximize the CRP funding before deciding to transfer funds out of the CRP. 5. ADA: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities and ensure equal opportunity and access for persons with disabilities. The Department of Transportation's Section 504 regulations apply to recipients of the Department's financial assistance (See 49 CFR 27.3(a)). Title II of the ADA applies to public entities regardless of whether they receive Federal financial assistance (See 28 CFR 35.102(a)). The ADA requires that no qualified individual with a disability shall, because aj public entity's facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with disabilities, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any public entity (See 28 CFR 35.149). A public entity's pedestrian facilities are considered a "service, program, or activity" of the public entity. As a result, public entities and recipients of Federal financial assistance are required to ensure the accessibility of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, such as curb ramps, sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian signals, and transit stops in accordance with applicable regulations. If the project reduces transportation emissions, funds from CRP are available to improve accessibility and to implement recipients' ADA transition plans and upgrade their facilities to eliminate physical obstacles and provide for accessibility for individuals with disabilities. FHWA will provide oversight to recipients of CRP funds to ensure that each public agency's project planning, design, and construction programs comply with ADA and Section 504 accessibility requirements. 6. Equity: The BIL provides considerable resources to help States and other funding recipients advance projects that consider the unique circumstances affecting community members' mobility needs and allocate resources consistently with those needs, enabling the transportation network to effectively serve all community members. FHWA will work with States to ensure consideration of using CRP funds for projects and inclusion of project elements that proactively address racial equity, workforce development, economic development, and remove barriers to opportunity, including automobile dependence in both rural and urban communities as a barrier to opportunity or to redress prior inequities and barriers to opportunity. 6 Federal-aid recipients, including recipients of CRP funds, are responsible for involving the public, including traditionally underserved and underrepresented populations in transportation planning and complying with participation and consultation requirements in 23 CFR 450.210 and 23 CFR 450.316, as applicable. "Underserved populations" include minority and low-income populations but may also include many other demographic categories that face challenges engaging with the transportation process and receiving equitable benefits (See FHWA's Environmental Justice Reference Guide for additional information). In addition, CRP projects can support the Justice40 Initiative, which establishes a goal that at least 40 percent of the benefits of federal investments in climate and clean energy infrastructure are distributed to disadvantaged communities. (See OMB's Interim Implementation Guidance for the Justice40 Initiative or its successor for additional information). To assist with these public engagement efforts, FHWA expects recipients of CRP funds to engage with all impacted communities and community leaders to determine which forms of communication are most effective. Recipients should gain insight on the unique circumstances impacting various disadvantaged and underrepresented groups SO that new channels for communication may be developed. And, the recipients should use this information to inform decisions across all aspects of project delivery including planning, project selection, and the design process. Among other things, recipients of CRP funds are also required to assure equitable treatment of workers and trainees on highway projects through compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements under 23 CFR Part 230, Subpart A, as well as ensuring nondiscrimination in all of their operations on the basis of race, color, or national origin under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Recipients of CRP funds should ensure that they have the capacity and expertise to address Federal civil rights protections that accompany grant awards. 7. Climate Change and Sustainability: The United States is committed to a whole-of- government approach to reducing economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution by 2030. The BIL provides considerable resources- including new programs and funding to help States and other funding recipients advance this goal in the transportation sector. In addition, the BIL makes historic investments to improve the resilience of transportation infrastructure, helping States and communities prepare for hazards such as wildfires, floods, storms, and droughts exacerbated by climate change. FHWA encourages the advancement of projects that address climate change and sustainability. To enable this, FHWA encourages recipients to consider climate change and sustainability throughout the planning and project development process, including the extent to which projects under CRP align with the President's greenhouse gas reduction, climate resilience, and environmental justice commitments. In particular, consistent with the statute and guidance below, recipients should fund projects that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. FHWA encourages recipients to fund projects that support fiscally responsible land use and transportation efficient design, or incorporate electrification or zero emission vehicle infrastructure. In addition, FHWA encourages 7 recipients to consider projects under CRP that support climate change resilience, including consideration of the risks associated with wildfires, drought, extreme heat, and flooding, in line with guidance for projects in floodplains. FHWA also encourages recipients to consider projects under CRP that address environmental justice concerns. 8. Labor and Workforce: Highway programs, including CRP, may provide opportunities to support the creation of good-paying jobs, including jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union, and the incorporation of strong labor standards, such as the use of project labor agreements; employer neutrality with respect to union organizing; the use of an appropriately trained workforce (in particular registered apprenticeships and other joint labor-management training programs); and the use of an appropriately credentialed workforce in project planning stages and program delivery. Recipients should work with FHWA, to the extent possible, to identify opportunities for Federal-aid highway investments to advance high-quality job creation through the use of local or other geographic or economic hire provisions authorized under section 25019 in the BIL, and Indian employment preference for projects that are located on or near Tribal reservations authorized under 23 U.S.C. 140(d), or other workforce strategies targeted at expanding workforce training opportunities for people to get the skills they need to compete for these jobs, especially underrepresented populations: women, people of color, and groups with other systemic barriers to employment (people with disabilities, formerly incarcerated, etc.). 9. Truck Parking: Truck parking shortages are a national concern affecting the efficiency ofU.S. supply chains and safety for truck drivers and other roadway users. Jason's Law, which was passed in 2012, established a national priority on addressing the shortage of long-term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System (NHS). Many Federal-aid highway funding programs have eligibility for truck parking projects, including the CRP. CRP funds may be obligated for a project on an eligible facility that reduces transportation emissions. FHWA anticipates that such projects may support progress toward the achievement of national performance goals for improving infrastructure condition, safety, congestion reduction, system reliability, or freight movement on the NHS. Advanced truck stop electrification systems are eligible under 23 U.S.C. 175(C)(1)(A) and projects that reduce transportation emissions at port facilities are eligible under 23 U.S.C. 175(c)(1)(M). States should consider working with private sector truck stop operators and the trucking community in the siting and development of specific truck parking projects. States also are encouraged to offer opportunities for input from commercial motor vehicle drivers and truck stop operators through their State Freight Advisory Committees established under 49 U.S.C. 70201. D. GOVERNING AUTHORITIES 1. Section 11101 of the BIL authorizes contract authority for the CRP. 8 2. Section 11104 of the BIL updates apportionment instructions in 23 U.S.C. 104. 3. Section 11403 of the BIL establishes the CRP in 23 U.S.C. 175. E. FUNDING 1. Authorization Levels: Estimated annual CRP funding under the BIL is: Estimated Annual CRP Funding Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 $1.234 B FY 2023 $1.258 B FY 2024 $1.283 B FY 2025 $1.309 B FY 2026 $1.335 B The BIL sets each State's initial share of Federal-aid highway program apportioned (formula) funds annually based on the share of formula funds each State received in fiscal year 2021. The methodology for calculating the apportionments for FY 2022 under 23 U.S.C. 175 is discussed in FHWA Notice N4510.858. For FY 2023 through 2026 funds, please revisit FHWA's] Notice website at the appropriate future time. The Fiscal Management Information System Program Codes for these CRP funds are as follows: Program Program Description Title 23 Code Reference Y600 Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Flexible Section 175(e)(1)(B); Section 104(b)(7) Y601 CRP - Urbanized Areas with Population Over 200K Section 175()(I)(A)) Y606 CRP - Orbanized Areas with Population 50K to 200K Section 175(e)(I)(A)() Y607 CRP - Urban Areas with Population 5K to 49,999 Section 175e)()(A)m) Y608 CRP - Areas with Population less than 5K Section 175(e)(I)(A)(v) For urbanized areas with population over 200K and urbanized areas with population 50K to 200K, the CRP funding in FMIS will be provided at the individual urbanized area level.? 2j For example see FHWAI Notice N 4510.864 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Supplementary Tables - Table 18- Apportionments Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and FHWA Notice N 4510.8 864 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Supplementary Tables - Table 19 - Apportionments Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 9 2. Period of Availability: CRP funds are contract authority. CRP obligations are reimbursed from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund. CRP funds are available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized (See 23 U.S.C. 118(b)). Thus, CRP funds are available for obligation for up to 4 years. 3. Obligation Limitation: CRP funds are subject to the annual obligation limitation imposed on the Federal-aid highway program. In general, a State that is required under 23 U.S.C. 175(e) to obligate CRP funds in an urbanized area with an urbanized area population of 50,000 or more shall make available during the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 an amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for use in the area that is equal to the amount obtained by multiplying: a. the aggregate amount of funds that the State is required to obligate in the area under this subsection during the period; and b. the ratio that i. the aggregate amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the period; bears to ii. the total of the sums apportioned to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs (excluding sums not subject to an obligation limitation) during the period. (See 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(6)(A) Each State, each affected Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MPO), and the Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(6)(A). (See 23 U.S.C. 175(e)(6)(B)) 4. Federal share: The Federal share for CRP-funded projects is governed by 23 U.S.C. 120, as amended by the BIL. It is generally 80 percent (See 23 U.S.C. 120(b)). 5. Combining CRP Funds with Other Eligible USDOT funding: CRP funds can be spread further by combining them with other eligible USDOT funding for projects that support the reduction of transportation emissions, if the eligibility requirements and applicable Federal share are met for each program. 6. Deobligations of Other Title 23 Obligated Funds: Project Agreements should not be modified to replace one Federal fund category with another unless specifically authorized by statute (See 23 CFR 630.110(a)). 7. Suballocation Within a State (See 23 U.S.C. 175(e)) Specified Areas For each fiscal year, 65 percent of funds apportioned to the State for the CRP shall be obligated, in proportion to their relative shares of the population in the State: 10 In urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of more than 200,000 (these funds may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under 23 U.S.C.134 that encompasses the urbanized area.); In urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized population of not less than 50,000 and not more than 200,000; In urban areas of the State with a population of not less than 5,000 and not more than 49,999; and In other areas of the State with a population of less than 5,000. The State may obligate these funds suballocated for specified areas based on other factors if the State and relevant MPOS jointly apply to the Secretary for permission to base the obligation on other factors, and the request is approved by the Secretary. Any Area of State The remaining 35 percent of funds apportioned to a State for the CRP each fiscal year may be obligated in any area of the State. F. CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGIES 1. General: By November 15, 2023, States are required to develop a Carbon Reduction Strategy in consultation with any MPO designated within the State (23 U.S.C. 175(d)(1)). The State Carbon Reduction Strategy shall support efforts to reduce transportation emissions and identify projects and strategies to reduce these emissions. The Carbon Reduction Strategy must be updated at least once every four years (23 U.S.C. 175(d)(3) and (4)). States and MPOs are encouraged to obligate CRP funding for projects that support implementation of the State's Carbon Reduction Strategy. 2. Development: States, in coordination with MPOs, are encouraged to develop their Carbon Reduction Strategies as an integral part of their transportation planning processes, such as by integrating them into the State's Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan (LRSTP), the MPO's Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), or by developing a separate document which is incorporated by reference into the LRSTP and MTP. States may request technical assistance from FHWA for the development of their Carbon Reduction Strategy (See 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(5)). Development of a Carbon Reduction Strategy is an allowable use of CRP funds (see Eligibilities below). 3. Contents: Each Carbon Reduction Strategy shall (See 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(2)): A. support efforts to reduce transportation emissions; B. identify projects and strategies to reduce transportation emissions, which may include projects and strategies for safe, reliable, and cost-effective options i. to reduce traffic congestion by facilitating the use of alternatives to single- occupant vehicle trips, including public transportation facilities, pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, and shared or pooled vehicle trips within the State 11 or an area served by the applicable MPO, if any; ii. to facilitate the use of vehicles or modes of travel that result in lower transportation emissions per person-mile traveled as compared to existing vehicles and modes; and ii. to facilitate approaches to the construction of transportation assets that result in lower transportation emissions as compared to existing approaches; C. support the reduction of transportation emissions of the State; D. at the discretion of the State, quantify the total carbon emissions from the production, transport, and use of materials used in the construction of transportation facilities within the State; and E. be appropriate to the population density and context of the State, including any metropolitan planning organization designated within the State. 4. Review: Not later than 90 days after the State submits a request for the approval of a Carbon Reduction Strategy, the Secretary will review the process used to develop the Carbon Reduction Strategy and either certify that the Carbon Reduction Strategy meets the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 175(d)(2) or deny certification and specify the actions necessary for the State to take to correct the deficiencies in the State's process for developing the Carbon Reduction Strategy (23 U.S.C. 175(d)(4)). G. ELIGIBILITIES AND COORDINATION REQUIREMENIS 1. General: CRP funding may be used on a wide range of projects that support the reduction of transportation emissions. Projects must be identified in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and be consistent with the Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan(s). (23 U.S.C. 134 and 23 U.S.C. 135) Projects are subject to requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), and other applicable Federal laws. Projects funded with CRP funds are required to be treated as projects on Federal-aid highways (23 U.S.C. 175(g)). 2. Program Evaluation States are encouraged to incorporate program evaluation including associated data collection activities from the outset of their program design and implementation to meaningfully document and measure their progress towards meeting an agency priority goal(s). Title I of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act), Pub. L. No. 115-435 (2019) urges federal awarding agencies to use program evaluation as a critical tool to learn, to improve equitable delivery, and to elevate program service and delivery across the program lifecycle. Evaluation means "an assessment using systematic data collection and analysis of one or more programs, policies, and organizations intended to assess their effectiveness and efficiency." ) Evidence Act $ 101 (codified at 5 U.S.C. $ 311). Credible program evaluation activities are implemented with relevance and utility, rigor, 12 independence and objectivity, transparency, and ethics (OMB Circular A-11, Part 6 Section 290). Evaluation costs are allowable costs unless prohibited by statute or regulation, and such costs may include the personnel and equipment needed for data infrastructure and expertise in data analysis, performance, and evaluation. (2 CFR Part 200). 3. Eligible Activities: Subject to the general eligibility requirements described in Section E.1 of this memorandum, the following activities are listed as eligible under 23 U.S.C. 175(c): A. aj project described in 23 U.S.C. 149(b)(4) to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program, including advanced truck stop electrification systems; B. aj public transportation project eligible for assistance under 23 U.S.C. 142 (this includes eligible capital projects for the construction of a bus rapid transit corridor or dedicated bus lanes as provided for in BIL Section 11130 (23 U.S.C. 142(a)(3)); C. aj transportation alternatives project as described in 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(29) as in effect prior to the enactment of the FAST Act,3 including the construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation; D. aj project described in section 23 U.S.C. 503(c)(4)(E) for advanced transportation and congestion management technologies; E. a project for the deployment of infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements and the installation of vehcle-to-infnastructure communications equipment, including retrofitting dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) technology deployed as part of an existing pilot program to cellular vehicle-to- everything (C-V2X) technology; F. aj project to replace street lighting and traffic control devices with energy-efficient alternatives; G. development of a carbon reduction strategy (as described in the Carbon Reduction Strategies section above); H. a project or strategy designed to support congestion pricing, shifting transportation demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increasing vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reducing demand for roads, including electronic toll collection, and travel demand management strategies and programs; I. efforts to reduce the environmental and community impacts of freight movement; J. a project to support deployment of alternative fuel vehicles, including (i.) the acquisition, installation, or operation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure or hydrogen, natural gas, or propane vehicle fueling infrastructure; and (ii.)the purchase or lease of zero-emission construction equipment and vehicles, including the acquisition, construction, or leasing of required supporting facilities; K. aj project described under 23 U.S.C. 149(b)(8) for a diesel engine retrofit; L. certain types of projects to improve traffic flow that are eligible under the CMAQ 3 See Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Implementation Guidance as Revised by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 13 program, and that do not involve construction of new capacity; (23 U.S.C. 149(b)(5) and 175(C)(I)(L)); and M. aj project that reduces transportation emissions at port facilities, including through the advancement of port electrification. Other projects that are not listed above may be eligible for CRP funds if they can demonstrate reductions in transportation emissions over the project's lifecycle. Consistent with the CRP's goal of reducing transportation emissions, projects to add general-purpose lane capacity for single occupant vehicle use will not be eligible absent analyses demonstrating emissions reductions over the project's lifecycle. For example, the following project types may be eligible for CRP funding: Sustainable pavements and construction materials Sustainable pavements technologies that reduce embodied carbon during the manufacture and/or construction of highway projects could be eligible for CRP if a lifecycle assessment (LCA) demonstrates substantial reductions in CO2 compared to the implementing Agency's typical pavement-related practices. The LCA Pave Tool can be used to assess the CO2 impacts of pavement material and design decisions. Climate Uses ofHighway Right-of-Way Projects including alternative uses of highway right-of-way (ROW) that reduce transportation emissions are also eligible. For example, renewable energy generation facilities, such as solar arrays and wind turbines, can reduce transportation emissions. And, biologic carbon sequestration practices along highway ROW to capture and store CO2 may demonstrate potential for substantial long-term transportation emissions reductions. State DOTS Leveraging Alternative Uses of the Highway Right-of-Way Guidance provides information on these practices. Mode Shift Projects that maximize the existing right-of-way for accommodation of nonmotorized modes and transit options that increase safety, equity, accessibility, and connectivity may be eligible. Projects that separate motor vehicles from pedestrians and bicyclists, match vehicle speeds to the built environment, increase visibility (e.g., lighting), and advance implementation of a Safe System approach and improve safety for vulnerable road users may also be eligible. Micromobility and electric bike projects, including charging infrastructure, may also be eligible. States should work with the FHWA on eligibility questions for specific projects. The CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit is an available resource for estimating the CO2 emissions benefits of certain projects. 4. Flexibility on Use of Funds and Certification of Emissions Reduction In addition to the above eligibilities, a State may use funds apportioned under CRP for any project eligible under the Surface Transportation Block Grant program (23 U.S.C 133(b)) if the Secretary certifies that the State has demonstrated a reduction in 14 transportation emissions (1) as estimated on a per capita basis, and (2) as estimated on a per unit of economic output basis. In the first year of this program, States should initially focus on developing their Carbon Reduction Strategies and using CRP funding to begin implementing their Carbon Reduction Strategies once adopted to establish a baseline; for this reason, the Secretary will not certify flexibility for the CRP until at least FY 2023. FHWA will publish additional guidance on the process under which the Secretary will certify state transportation emissions reductions. Section C.4 of this memo discusses the separate flexibility on transferability between FHWA programs. 5. Consultation and Coordination Coordination in Urbanized Areas Before obligating funds for eligible projects in an urbanized area that is not a transportation management area, a State must coordinate with any MPO that represents the urbanized area prior to determining which activities should be carried out under the project (23 U.S.C. 175(e)(4)). The State and MPO must also use their documented public involvement processes, including their process for seeking out and considering the needs of those traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems, such as low-income and minority households, who may face challenges accessing employment and other services (23 U.S.C. 450.210a)d)vii) and 450.316)d)vil). Consultation in Rural Areas Before obligating funds for an eligible project in a rural area, a State must consult with any regional transportation planning organization or MPO that represents the rural area prior to determining which activities should be carried out under the project (23 U.S.C. 175(e)(5)). The State and MPO must also use their documented public involvement processes, including their process for seeking out and considering the needs of those traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems, such as low-income and minority households, who may face challenges accessing employment and other services (23 U.S.C. 450.2100a)d)vi) and 450.316a)d)vi). H. DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIREMENTS As provided at 23 U.S.C 175(g), all projects funded with CRP funding shall be treated as located on a Federal-aid highway. Accordingly, 23 U.S.C 113 applies, and Davis-Bacon wage rates must be paid. In general, Davis-Bacon requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by the applicant, subrecipients, contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work on an award or project in excess of $2000 funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by funds made available under CRP shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar projects in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code commonly referred to as the "Davis-Bacon Act" (DBA). For additional guidance on how to comply with DBA provisions and clauses, see htps/www.dol.govAgenciewwhlgovemmentcontracts/construction and 15 htps/www.dolgowAgeciewhdgonemmemiconmctpulection-forworkerein construction. See also htps/wwvfhwa.dotovconsinction/cgi/bacon.cfm. 16 TABLE 28 CATEGORY 10: CARBON REDUCTION DISTRICY/MPO/DMSION FY2024 FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 FY2031 FY2032 FY2033 TOTAL ABL Abilene MPO $ 1,345,541 $ 466,574 $ 475,906 a 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 457,604 $ 5,491,250 AMA Amarillo MPO e 2,396,306 $ 830,932 de 847,552 > 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 814,958 $ 9,779,492 ATL- Texarkanal MPO d$ 634,744 $ 220,101 $ 224,503 a 215,870 9 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 215,870 $ 2,590,437 AUS CAMPO MPO d$ 17,245,527 $ 5,979,980 $ 6,099,587 5,865,017 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 5,865,017 $ 70,380,213 BMT SETRPC MPO $ 3,668,731 $ 1,272,152 $ 1,297,597 $ 1,247,696 9 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 1,247,696 $ 14,972,351 BRY Bryan-College Station MPO 2,087,936 9 724,003 $ 738,484 a 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 710,085 $ 8,521,016 CRP. Corpus Christi MPO $ 3,900,223 9 1,352,423 9 1,379,474 1,326,424 > 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 $ 1,326,424 de 1,326,424 $ 15,917,085 DAL/FTW/PAR- NCTCOG MPO $ 68,947,099 $ 23,907,780 $ 24,385,966 e 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 23,448,163 $ 281,377,987 ELP- EIF Paso MPO d$ 9,411,814 $ 3,263,598 $ 3,328,874 3,200,856 9 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 3,200,856 $ 38,410,280 HOU/BMT- HGAC MPO 65,381,443 $ 22,671,369 $ 23,124,826 $ 22,235,522 9 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 22,235,522 $ 266,826,291 LBB Lubbock MPO e 2,892,316 de 1,002,926 $ 1,022,986 * 983,645 > 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 983,645 $ 11,803,744 LRD Laredo Webb County Areal MPO $ 2,872,502 $ 996,056 $ 1,015,978 $ 976,907 9 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 976,907 $ 11,722,883 ODA Permian Basin MPO $ 2,975,862 de 1,031,896 de 1,052,535 1,012,058 a 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 1,012,058 $ 12,144,701 PAR- Grayson County MPO $ 754,288 $ 261,553 $ 266,785 $ 256,525 9 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 256,525 $ 3,078,301 PHR Rio Grande Valley MPO d$ 13,185,672 $ 4,572,203 $ 4,663,653 $ 4,484,304 9 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 4,484,304 $ 53,811,658 SAT AAMPO 21,424,782 $ 7,429,159 $ 7,577,752 7,286,337 9 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 7,286,337 $ 87,436,051 SJT- San Angelo MPO $ 1,133,061 $ 392,895 $ 400,753 $ 385,342 9 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 385,342 $ 4,624,102 TYL- Longview MPO $ 1,204,958 de 417,826 $ 426,183 a 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 409,793 $ 4,917,519 TYL- Tyler MPO d$ 1,587,133 de 550,347 $ 561,355 539,767 9 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 539,767 $ 6,477,203 WAC- Killeen- Temple MPO d$ 3,753,395 $ 1,301,510 $ 1,327,542 $ 1,276,489 9 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 1,276,489 $ 15,317,869 WAC- Waco MPO $ 2,100,523 $ 728,368 $ 742,936 9 714,365 9 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 714,365 $ 8,572,383 WFS Wichita Falls MPO $ 1,211,698 d$ 420,163 d$ 428,567 9 412,085 9 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 412,085 $ 4,945,024 YKM Victoria MPO 776,014 269,087 $ 274,469 a 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 263,914 $ 3,166,969 Carbon MPOs Reduction Program- Non- TMAs/ d$ 75,521,306 $ 26,187,422 $ 26,711,204 $ 25,683,980 9 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 25,683,980 $ 308,207,791 TOTAL $ 306,412,874 $ 106,250,323 $ 108,375,464 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $ 104,207,706 $1,250,492,601 Notes: Carbon Reductioni funding is allocated to urbanized area populations over 200,000 (known as Transportation Management Areas), area populations 50,0001 to! 200,000 (known as Metropolitan Planning Organizations), and small area populations under 50,000. Some eligible projects include traffic management, congestion reductioni technology, truck parking, energy efficient streetlights, traffic controls and options to reduce congestion through the use of alternatives tos single -occupant vehicle trips, including publict transportation, pedestrian and bicyclef facilities, ands shared/pooled vehicle trips. These amounts do noti include carryover balances or other adjustments made through cashflow, lettings, and program accelerations. To view the program adjustments, please go to https:// /ww NW. txdot. gov/ /business/ /road- -bridge- maintenance/contract letting/ /project-letting -dashboards. html andi find the reports under Category Analysis Dashboard. TXDOT I 2024 UNIFIED IRANSPORTATION PROGRAM 207 APPENDIX III UTPI FUNDING TABLES Pct. 2 crerk - SeP a (20) - 1.3 mi 2.43 mi . Mangana Hein Rd End Project : E o CR 6703A s US83] & A E B EXIST. 100-R.0.W. 50 50 24" PROP. 64 B-B ROADWAY 12' 0 12' 12* 12* 14" 121 12' 12' Legend SHARED PATH TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE TURN LANE TRAVEL LANE TRAVEL LANE Segment 1 PROP. HARED- FCURE OFFSET OFFSET CURB PATH Connector Segment 2 MAX 50:1 MAX 50:1 Laredo City Limits PROP. CURB & GUTTER --PROP. CURB & GUTTER Webb County Precincts N Webb Duval Magana Hein 1 Brooks Jim Cvdflare Texasp Parksaw Zapata From ES - Hogg SH 20 to CR 6703A E Widife, CONANP,E Esri, Mi - M Garmin, (2.7 mi) E - LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item IV.D. Discussion with possible action on the Hachar-Reuthinger Road project. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item V.A. Presentation by TxDOT to discuss the Ports-to-Plains (P2P) Project. Presentation to be provided at meeting). LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item V.B. Status report by the Regional Mobility Authority (RMA). (Report to be provided at meeting). nty Oy e M 3 0 . ona Mobility WC-CL RMA August 2023 Status Reportto LWCAMPO 1. FM 1472 and Killam Industrial Blvd. Turn Lanes - The commencement of work at Killam Industrial Blvd. at FM 1472 occurred in early May 2022. The traffic signal is fully operational, and traffic is now utilizing the newi turn lanes on FM 1472 and Killam Industrial Blvd. Project is pending final walk-through, TDLR inspection and final Close-out Construction Change Order. Project is 99+% complete. 2. Los Presidentes (Cuatro Vientos to Brownwood) - Project is complete 3. Loop 20 South (Cuatro Vientos) Acceleration/l Deceleration Lane Project -Project is complete. 4. Springfield Phase III -Project is complete. Ribbon cutting held on August 8, 2023 5. Webb County Fair Grounds TIA - The TIA report is complete. The WC-CL RMA stands ready to provide a presentationto the County at their request.. 6. River Road Corridor Study - The study is complete. The: study's S findings were presentedto the MPO Policy Committee at the June meeting and to City of Laredo City Council on August 7, 2023. 7. Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant - In partnership with the MPO and the City of Laredo, the RMA developed a $2M grant application to develop an action to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. On the 30th of January, the RMA was informed by US Congressman Cuellar's Office that the grant was approved for $2.0M. A formal announcement by Congressman Cuellar was conducted at City Hall on 2/21/23. The agreement between FHWA and WC-CL RMA is executed. The WC-CL RMA will work with the City of Laredo for the execution of an Inter Local Agreement for the sharing of the local funding match for the grant. The Study effort to commence in September 2023. 8. Vallecillo Road -Survey field operations commenting in 2 weeks, pending right-of-entry approvals from the land owner. 9. Concord Hills (Wormser Road/ Lomas Dels Sur to Los Presidentes) Similar to the Los Presidentes project, the WC-CL RMA will sponsor and lead the design and construction of a new location 1.3 mile, 2-lane minor arterialroadway extension from Los Presidentes to Wormser Road/ Lomas Del Sur within a nominal ROW width of 90' in partnership with the City of Laredo. The WC-CL RMA has committed $1 million to the development of the project. The project will provide a parallel route to Cuatro Vientos and provide additional access to the new Laredo Sports Complex andthe Municipal Water Park. The sponsorship and implementation are: subject tothe negotiation of an Inter! Local Agreement between the City of Laredoa and the WC-CL RMA. The WC-CL RMA is working with the City of Laredoto finalize the construction cost estimate for the project and complete the Inter Local Agreement for the project. 10. Springfield Phase 1, II, andIV- - Similar to Springfield Phase III, the WC-CL RMA has committed upi to $1 million to the City of Laredo to assist with the funding oft the construction of the next Phase of the project. The sponsorship and implementation are subject tothe negotiation of an Inter Local Agreement betweenthe City of Laredo and the WC-CL RMA. The WC-CL RMAI is working with the City of Laredo to finalize the construction cost estimate for the project and complete the Inter Local Agreement for the project. 11. The WCCL RMAiS hosted a TRZ workshop on July 19, 2023. A review of the TRZ study and implantation process was presented. A second workshop to City of Laredo City Council is tentatively scheduled for the end of August 2023. 12. Other Items: WC-CL RMA will have their next board meeting in September 2023.Exact dayin September to be announced. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item VI. DIRECTOR's COMMENTS a LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY wY / AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Director's Report August 16, 2023 1. The nextTXDOT Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC) meeting will be heldin McAllen on August 22, 2023. BTAC provides a forum fori the exchange of communications between the Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT, the governor, and committee members representing bordertrade interests. 2. Aletterof support was provided to the City of Laredo for its application to the U.S. Department of Transportation Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities(REPF) Grant program. The grant would: support the City's Signal Management and Automated Reliable Transit(SMAART) Trade & Mobility Corridor Projectto reduce port-related emissions fromidling trucks through advance trafficpreemption as well as control and prioritizationoftrafficsignalization. 3. AI Fort-Worth to Laredo High- Speed Transportation Study was completed in 2020 through an initiative of the six MPOS along the I-35 corridor, including LWCAMPO. Recently, the North Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has reached out to the MPOS includedinthe study as well as TxDOT to reinitiate the iscusionsregardingthe study findings and potential next steps. Additional details will be provided as they become available. 4. Upcoming regularly scheduled meetings: Active Transportation Committee - August 30, 2023 Technical Committee - September12, 2023 Policy Committee - September 20, 2023 LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Item VII. ADJOURNMENT