Member Designated Transportation Projects
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) plans to advance surface transportation authorization legislation later this spring, building on H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, from the 116th Congress. Chairman Peter DeFazio announced that the T&I Committee will formally accept requests for projects from House Members.
The T&I Committee process for considering member projects is separate and distinct from the House Committee on Appropriations’ process for considering Community Project Funding requests. Projects funded through the surface transportation authorization will be funded directly from the Highway Trust Fund, and they do not require a separate or subsequent appropriation.
Congressman Lawson has submitted the following funding requests for the surface transportation reauthorization legislation in Florida’s Fifth Congressional District to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
To ensure oversight, transparency, and accountability, Rep. Lawson has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested below.
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Project Eligibility
Capital projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, are eligible for funding requests under T&I’s project submission process.
The best way to ensure project eligibility is to select projects included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) or Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as those projects have already been certified as eligible for Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration funding and do not require further verification of eligibility.
For projects not in the STIP or TIP, additional documentation is required, including verification about whether the project can be added to the STIP or TIP in a reasonable timeframe, whether the project is on a long-range transportation plan, and verification of eligibility for the proposed activity under title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49 by the relevant federal agency.
Further, project sponsors must demonstrate the ability to fully obligate any funds provided within the obligation window, and must demonstrate a proven ability to finance the remaining costs not funded by the Committee, as well as the required non-federal cost share.
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Projects Requested
Listed below are the projects Congressman Lawson has submitted to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
SR 63 (US 27) Monroe St. from John Knox Road to Lakeshore Drive (Project ID 4450531)
Location: The west side of North Monroe Street from John Knox Road to Lakeshore Drive (ZIP code 32303) within the City of Tallahassee, Florida
Project sponsor: Greg Slay with the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency
Amount Requested: $2.4 million
Magnolia Drive Trail – Phase 1, 2, & 4 (Project ID 4098037)
Location: S. Adams Street (SR 363) to Diamond Street. Funding is requested to support the following project phases/segments:
- Phase 4 (S. Monroe Street to S. Meridian Street)
- Phase 1 (S. Meridian Street to Pontiac Drive)
- Phase 2 (Pontiac Drive to Diamond Street)
Project sponsor: Autumn Calder with the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency in Tallahassee
Amount Requested: $5.0 million
StarMetro Bus Replacement
Location: Tallahassee, Florida 32304
Project sponsor: City of Tallahassee/StarMetro
Amount Requested: $1.8 million
South City Transit Center
Location: Within the South City Community Redevelopment Area; 32301; Census tract: 10.01 and 10.02.
Project sponsor: City of Tallahassee/StarMetro
Amount Requested: $3.0 million
JTA’s Sustainability and Renewable Energy Transit Facility (Project ID 425454-2)
Location: 100 LaVilla Center Drive Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Project sponsor: Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Amount Requested: $2,315,840