Slide 1 Introduction to Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program

Slide 2 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Description The purpose is to fund transportation projects that will contribute to the attainment or maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and carbon monoxide (CO).

Slide 3 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Description The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) allows CMAQ funding to be expended in particulate matter (PM) nonattainment and maintenance areas.

Slide 4 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Description Projects funded must be expected to result in tangible reductions in CO, ozone precursor emissions, or PM pollution.

Slide 5 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Description The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) has made this a local program, allowing federal funds to go to eligible local governments.

Slide 6 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Description CMAQ is a reimbursement program requiring non-federal matching funds of 10.27%. There is a higher match rate for projects that are public-private partnerships. CMAQ is a reimbursement program requiring non-federal matching funds of 10.27%. There is a higher match rate for projects that are public-private partnerships.

Slide 7 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Oregon Areas CMAQ Qualified Portland Metro Area (CO maintenance area) Medford/Ashland Metro Area (CO & PM-10 maintenance area) Klamath Falls (CO & PM-10 maint. area) Grants Pass (CO & PM-10 maint. area) La Grande (PM-10 maintenance area) Lakeview (PM-10 maintenance area) Oakridge (PM-10 nonattainment area) Portland Metro Area (CO maintenance area) Medford/Ashland Metro Area (CO & PM-10 maintenance area) Klamath Falls (CO & PM-10 maint. area) Grants Pass (CO & PM-10 maint. area) La Grande (PM-10 maintenance area) Lakeview (PM-10 maintenance area) Oakridge (PM-10 nonattainment area)

Slide 8 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Not Qualified Areas which were designated nonattainment prior to Dec. 31, 1997, but were not classified in accordance with the Clean Air Act, Sections 181(a), 186(a) or 188 (a) or (b) are NOT eligible to receive CMAQ funds.

Slide 9 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Not Qualified These include but are not limited to areas that were formerly considered as ozone transitional and incomplete data areas and CO not classified areas.

Slide 10 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Not Qualified Therefore, although the Salem and Eugene- Springfield areas are designated as nonattainment or maintenance for CO, these areas do not qualify for CMAQ.

Slide 11 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Funding At the federal level, the CMAQ program is jointly administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Slide 12 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Funding CMAQ provides over $8.6 billion dollars in funds over a 6-year program ( ) to state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPOs), and transit agencies to invest in projects that reduce transportation-related emissions.

Slide 13 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Funding Funds are proportioned to Oregon annually based on a formula that includes population multiplied by a pollutant weighting factor described in the CMAQ program guidance. PM- 10 areas are not included in the CMAQ statutory apportionment calculation.

Slide 14 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Funding For Oregon, the program currently directs around $14 million per year to eligible projects and programs. There is a CMAQ Committee in Oregon to provide distribution methodology of the funds. For Oregon, the program currently directs around $14 million per year to eligible projects and programs. There is a CMAQ Committee in Oregon to provide distribution methodology of the funds.

Slide 15 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Funding Oregons fund distribution formula considers population, pollutant levels and percentage of emissions inventory contributed by vehicles by pollutant category and is applied to the qualifying CO nonattainment/maintenance areas.

Slide 16 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Funding Rural areas of Lakeview, La Grande and Oakridge are provided with a lump sum distribution.

Slide 17 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement CMAQ Committee Members League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Metro (Portland Metropolitan Area) Rogue Valley Council of Governments (Medford Area) Grants Pass Klamath Falls Oregon Department of Environmental Quality FHWA (advisory only) ODOT League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Metro (Portland Metropolitan Area) Rogue Valley Council of Governments (Medford Area) Grants Pass Klamath Falls Oregon Department of Environmental Quality FHWA (advisory only) ODOT

Slide 18 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligibility As established by FHWA, projects and programs must be included in transportation plans or transportation improvement programs that are consistent with the Transportation Conformity Rule and must meet the eligibility criteria.

Slide 19 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligibility Type of projects that may be eligible for CMAQ funding are listed in the program guidance. The administering agency (FHWA division office or FTA regional) makes the final determination of CMAQ eligibility.

Slide 20 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligible Projects Examples Transportation activities in an approved State Implementation plan or maintenance plan Transportation control measures Alternative fuels Traffic flow improvements Transit projects Bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs Travel demand management Transportation activities in an approved State Implementation plan or maintenance plan Transportation control measures Alternative fuels Traffic flow improvements Transit projects Bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs Travel demand management

Slide 21 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligible Projects Examples Outreach and rideshare activities Public-private partnerships Intermodal freight Vehicle emission inspection/maintenance programs Telecommuting Outreach and rideshare activities Public-private partnerships Intermodal freight Vehicle emission inspection/maintenance programs Telecommuting

Slide 22 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligible Projects Include Truck stop electrification systems Projects that will improve transportation systems management and operations Integrated, interoperable emergency communications equipment Diesel retrofits Truck stop electrification systems Projects that will improve transportation systems management and operations Integrated, interoperable emergency communications equipment Diesel retrofits

Slide 23 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligibility SAFETEA-LU includes a directive that priority shall be given to diesel retrofits and other cost- effective emission reduction activities, and cost-effective congestion mitigation activities that provide air quality benefits.

Slide 24 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Opportunities for Oregon Diesel retrofit aids in the reduction of ozone precursors and particulate matter. Check with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a list of approved diesel retrofit technologies and the emission reduction effectiveness and cost effectiveness of these technologies.

Slide 25 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Eligibility Oregon may use CMAQ funds before Sept. 30, 2009 to support the operation of additional passenger rail service between Eugene and Portland.

Slide 26 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Project Criteria & Selection Projects are selected through the qualifying local agency. States, MPOs and transit agencies consult with state and local air quality agencies. Cooperatively, they develop criteria for project selection to be funded in the CMAQ program.

Slide 27 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Project Criteria & Selection At a minimum, proposals for CMAQ funding should include a precise description of the project, providing information on its size, scope, location, appropriate mapping, timetable and project cost. Also, an assessment of the projects expected pollutant emissions reduction benefits is required prior to project selection to better inform the selection of CMAQ projects.

Slide 28 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Project Criteria & Selection Two MPO areas qualify in Oregon for CMAQ funding: Portland Metro area and the Rogue Valley Council of Governments.

Slide 29 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Project Criteria & Selection In the MPO areas, the project selection process includes a project application period, public involvement, a project ranking process and finally project selection. The application cycle is every two (2) years in conjunction with the STIP update process. In the MPO areas, the project selection process includes a project application period, public involvement, a project ranking process and finally project selection. The application cycle is every two (2) years in conjunction with the STIP update process.

Slide 30 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Documentation Process Before a CMAQ project gets approved into the STIP, the appropriate qualifying areas must submit an estimate of pollutant emissions benefits for the project and other supporting information to ODOT, FHWA and FTA.

Slide 31 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Documentation Process The estimate of emissions benefits are to be reported for the appropriate pollutant and expressed in kilograms per day.

Slide 32 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Documentation Process The emissions benefits must demonstrate that the project will have a direct effect on reducing pollutant emissions in the qualifying areas.

Slide 33 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Federal Requirements ODOT is required to prepare annual reports for FHWA and FTA that specify how CMAQ funds have been spent and the expected air quality benefits. Annual reporting is based on the federal fiscal year.

Slide 34 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Resources ODOT CMAQ Program Manager Marina Orlando Portland METRO Area Ted Leyboldt RVCOG Area Matt Herman ext. 207 Grants Pass Area Laurel Sampson ext ODOT CMAQ Program Manager Marina Orlando Portland METRO Area Ted Leyboldt RVCOG Area Matt Herman ext. 207 Grants Pass Area Laurel Sampson ext. 6304

Slide 35 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Resources Klamath Falls Area Jeff Ball La Grande Area Norm Paulus Lakeview Area Ray Simms Oakridge Area Gordon Zimmerman Klamath Falls Area Jeff Ball La Grande Area Norm Paulus Lakeview Area Ray Simms Oakridge Area Gordon Zimmerman

Slide 36 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program Guidance This is the main guidance document from the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration that reflects the changes brought about by SAFETEA-LU.

Slide 37 For more training on Intergovernmental Agreements go to or contact For more training on Intergovernmental Agreements go to or contact Mary Wandell Procurement Training Specialist Oregon Department of Transportation Mary Wandell Procurement Training Specialist Oregon Department of Transportation