SAFETEA-LU: - American Public Works Association

SAFETEA-LU Funding (In Billions of Dollars)Five-Year Funding Levels2005-2009 2004-2009Highways $193.0 $227.4Transit $45.2 $52.6Safety $5.8 $6.5Total $244.1 $286.4SAFETEA-LU Highway ProgramsAppalachian DevelopmentHighway System Program(ADHS)The ADHS program continuesfunding for the construction of theAppalachian corridor highwaysin 13 states. The purpose of thisprogram is to promote economicdevelopment and to establish astate-federal framework to meetthe needs of the region. Funds willbe available to construct highwaysand local access roads undersection 14501 of title 40, UnitedStates Code (USC). SAFETEA-LUSection(s): 1101(a)(7), 1116Congestion Mitigation andAir Quality ImprovementProgram (CMAQ)CMAQ provides funding forprojects and programs in air qualitynon-attainment and maintenanceareas. Eligible projects includethose that improve transportationsystems management andoperations that mitigate congestionand improve air quality, as well asthose that involve the purchaseof integrated, interoperableemergency communicationsequipment, among other things.States and metropolitan planningSix-Year Funding Levelsorganizations will give priorityin distributing funds for projectsand programs to diesel retrofitsand other cost-effective emissionreduction activities, and costeffectivecongestion mitigationactivities that provide air qualitybenefits. SAFETEA-LU Section(s):1101(a)(5), 1103(d), 1808Delta Region TransportationDevelopment ProgramMetropolitan planningorganizations are eligible recipientsof funds under this programdesigned to support and encouragemulti-state transportation planningand corridor development,provide for transportationproject development, facilitatetransportation decision-makingand support transportationconstruction in the eight statescomprising the Delta Region(Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,Missouri and Tennessee). SAFETEA-LU Section(s): 1308, 1923SAFETEA-LU: A Guide to Provisions Related to Local Governments