Title
Reprogramming of CMAQ Funds (15 minutes)
Aaron Cain, LPA Staff
Narrative
The Fixing American's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, signed into law by President Obama in December 2015, dictates that any unobligated CMAQ or TAP-DA funds that are not obligated by September 30, 2019 be subject to rescission. LPA staff reviewed the current state of CMAQ and TAP-DA funds for DCHC projects and determined that several projects are not likely to be able to obligate CMAQ funds by the rescission deadline. Therefore, working with our local government partners, staff has developed a plan to reprogram CMAQ dollars to projects that can obligate the funds by September 30, 2019. The proposed reprogamming is shown in the attachment.
Projects that would have CMAQ funds reprogrammed to other projects will have future CMAQ funding set aside for them at a time that is more in line with their delivery schedule. Two projects would be cancelled as part of this reprogramming, but those projects would likely be cancelled regardless due to external factors.
LPA staff has determined that the outstanding TAP-DA funds will be obligated before September 30, 2019 for EB-4707A, Old Durham Road Bike/Ped, and EL-4828, Morgan Creek Greenway, and should therefore not be subject to federal rescission.
Recommendation
TC Action: Recommend the Board approve the reprogramming of CMAQ funds.
Board Action
Board Action: Adopt the resolution approving the reprogramming of CMAQ funds.