Tribal Transportation Summit FY 06’ Larry Haley, P.E. Regional Road Engineer

Hot Items Status of Funding, both FY 05 and 06 Status of Funding, both FY 05 and 06 SAFTEA-LU SAFTEA-LU Inventory updates Inventory updates Coordinating Committee Coordinating Committee Regional Office Staffing Regional Office Staffing

IRR Funding Not simple cash Not simple cash Contract Authority and Limitation required Contract Authority and Limitation required Contract Authority provided through highway authorizations Contract Authority provided through highway authorizations FY05 - FY09 provided by SAFETEA-LU FY05 - FY09 provided by SAFETEA-LU Limitation through DOT Appropriations Limitation through DOT Appropriations Annually Annually

Funding Status FY05’ and 06’ IRR funds….Received Carryover for FY 05’ back from FHWA IRR funds….Received Carryover for FY 05’ back from FHWA FY06’ Tribal Shares being finalized for IRR FY06’ Tribal Shares being finalized for IRR All of road maintenance funds with the exception of $100k emergency funds have been distributed (note: We need to revisit the ERO distribution Plan) All of road maintenance funds with the exception of $100k emergency funds have been distributed (note: We need to revisit the ERO distribution Plan)

SAFETEA-LU Tribes contracting with FHWA Tribes contracting with FHWA IRR funds available for Road Maintenance IRR funds available for Road Maintenance IRR funds available for Transportation Planning IRR funds available for Transportation Planning Presentation later in meeting from Monica Gordine of FHWA Presentation later in meeting from Monica Gordine of FHWA

SAFTEA-LU FINAL BILL FINAL BILL FY05 – $300,000,000 FY05 – $300,000,000 FY06 – $330,000,000 FY06 – $330,000,000 FY07 – $370,000,000 FY07 – $370,000,000 FY08 – $410,000,000 FY08 – $410,000,000 FY09 – $450,000,000 FY09 – $450,000,000 Total $1,860,000,000 Total $1,860,000,000 Including FY 04 Including FY 04 TOTAL - $2,135,000,000 TOTAL - $2,135,000,000

Inventory Updates ERO received updates for FY06 from: ERO received updates for FY06 from: Penobscott Nation Penobscott Nation Seneca Nation Seneca Nation Seminole of Florida Seminole of Florida Aroostook Band of Micmacs Aroostook Band of Micmacs Mashantucket Pequot Mashantucket Pequot Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana

Inventory Cont’d Comments are currently going out to Tribes……deadline May 15 Comments are currently going out to Tribes……deadline May 15 Tribes need to make corrections and return to ERO by June 15 Tribes need to make corrections and return to ERO by June 15 ERO finalizes and inputs into RIFDS by July 15 ERO finalizes and inputs into RIFDS by July 15

Inventory Cont’d Note: Roads entered into inventory in the current year will not be eligible for TIP or contracts until the following year….if approved Note: Roads entered into inventory in the current year will not be eligible for TIP or contracts until the following year….if approved

Coordinating Committee Local CC representative is Clint Hill of the Oneida Nation Local CC representative is Clint Hill of the Oneida Nation Appointment will expire in 2007 Appointment will expire in 2007 Meetings are open to public and are held semi-annually Meetings are open to public and are held semi-annually

Region Office Staff Larry Haley, Regional Engineer Larry Haley, Regional Engineer Roger Markos, Highway Engineer Roger Markos, Highway Engineer Latonya Gordon, Highway Engineer Latonya Gordon, Highway Engineer Chana Busbee, Highway Engineer Chana Busbee, Highway Engineer Kelly Gupton, Highway Engineer..soon to be vacant Kelly Gupton, Highway Engineer..soon to be vacant Vacant, Community Planning Tech…formerly Eric Wilcox..now known as Darth Vader Vacant, Community Planning Tech…formerly Eric Wilcox..now known as Darth Vader Satya Sethi, Road Maintenance Engineer Satya Sethi, Road Maintenance Engineer Deborah Moore, Program Assistant Deborah Moore, Program Assistant Ann Boyd, Program Management Analyst Ann Boyd, Program Management Analyst

Staff Phone Numbers Larry Haley, , fax Larry Haley, , fax Roger Markos, Roger Markos, Latonya Gordon, Latonya Gordon, Chana Busbee, Chana Busbee, Kelly Gupton, Kelly Gupton, Vacant, Community Planning Vacant, Community Planning Satya Sethi, Satya Sethi, Deborah Moore, Deborah Moore, Ann Boyd, Ann Boyd,