STAFF REPORT

IN CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 04-3445, FOR THE PURPOSE OF

AMENDING THE 2004-07 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEW FUNDING APPROPRIATED TO TRANSPORTATION

PROJECTS IN THE METRO AREA BY THE 2004 FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION

APPROPRIATIONS BILL.

Date: April 22, 2004

Prepared by: Ted Leybold

BACKGROUND

The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) is a report that summarizes all

programming of federal transportation funding in the Metro area and demonstrates that the use of these

funds will comply with all relevant federal laws and administrative rules. To qualify to receive federal

transportation funds, projects must be approved in the MTIP. The MTIP is updated every two years and

amended as necessary to reflect current programming of federal transportation funds.

Each year the federal government promulgates appropriations to fund their activities, including

transportation services and projects. Some of the funds appropriated are assigned to specific projects, a

process commonly referred to as earmarking. The 2004 federal appropriation bill has recently been signed

into law, defining new revenues available to specific earmarked transportation projects in the Metro

region. As it is not possible to predict which projects will receive earmarked funding, those funds cannot

be programmed in advance through the regular Metropolitan or State Transportation Improvement

Program.

Therefore, each year these earmarked projects need to be amended into the current MTIP to make the

projects eligible to receive the funds.

Following are the earmarked projects in the 2004 federal transportation appropriation within the Metro

region that need to be amended into the 2004-07 MTIP:

• $400,000 for the Sauvie Island Bridge replacement;

• $500,000 to complete the Environmental Impact Statement for Unit 1 (I-205 to Rock Creek

Junction) of the Sunrise Corridor;

• $1,000,000 to add auxiliary lanes to I-205 between the Stafford interchange and I-5;

• $400,000 for an Intelligent Transportation System laboratory at Portland State University; and

• $300,000 for a park-and-ride in Wilsonville.

These projects have already been determined in compliance or are exempt from a determination of

conformity with the Oregon State Implementation Plan for air quality.

ANALYSIS/INFORMATION

1.

Known Opposition

None known at this time.

2. Legal Antecedents

Action would amend the 2004-07 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement

Program, adopted by Metro Resolution No. 03-3381 (FOR THE PURPOSE OF APROVING THE

2004-07 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE

PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA). This resolution programs transportation funds in

accordance with the federal transportation authorizing legislation (currently known as the

Transportation Equity Act for the 21

st

Century or TEA-21) and the federal Clean Air Act. This

resolution is consistent with the Metro 2004 Regional Transportation Plan.

3. Anticipated Effects

Adoption of this resolution is a necessary step to make these projects eligible to

receive federal funds to reimburse project costs.

4.

Budget Impacts

Adoption of this resolution has no anticipated impacts to the Metro budget.

RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approve the Resolution No. 04-3445 to amend the 2004-07 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement

Program as recommended.