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Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account Program Background CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Annual Legislative Report Fiscal Year 2012-13 Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account Program Background The Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) Program was created by the passage of Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006. Of the $19,925 billion available to transportation, $4 billion dollars was allocated to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for intercity rail projects and for commuter or urban rail operators, bus operators, waterborne transit operators, or other transit operators in California. The PTMISEA Program provides funding for rehabilitation, safety or modernization improvements, capital service enhancements or expansions, new capital projects, bus rapid transit improvements, or for rolling stock procurement, rehabilitation, or replacement, over a ten-year period. General obligation bond law requires the administrative agency to submit a report to the California State Legislature no later than January 1st each year. This requirement is found in California Government Code section 16724.4. In addition, this section states that the report shall contain: (1) A list of all projects and their geographical location that have been funded or are required or authorized to receive funds. (2) The amount of funds allocated on each project. (3) The status of any project required or authorized to be funded. Caltrans has established the Proposition 1B Bond Accountability website and has posted this information related to each project. Caltrans administered programs can be accessed from the Intercity Rail Improvement (IRI) and the PTMISEA links at this address: www.bondaccountability.dot.ca.gov/bondacc/ Mass Transportation Program Proposition IB Bond Fund Of the $4 billion available in PTMISEA, $3.6 billion is to be allocated to transit operators over a ten-year period. The PTMISEA Program was designed to help advance the State’s policy goals of providing mobility choices for all residents, reducing congestion, and protecting the environment. Guidelines for the PTMISEA Program were developed through a cooperative effort with stakeholders. Eligible transit projects include: • Rehabilitation, safety, or modernization improvements. • Capital service enhancements or expansions. • New capital projects. • Bus rapid transit improvement. • Rolling stock procurement, rehabilitation, or replacement. 2 Status To date, the Program has released $2,447 billion for over 900 projects. The following is a breakdown by Fiscal Year (FY): FY 2007-08 Number of Projects Cycle Funds Released Receiving Allocations Cycle 1 106 $394 Million Cycle 2 99 $136 Million Total for FY 2007-08 205 $530 Million FY 2008-09 Number of Projects Cycle Funds Released Receiving Allocations** Cycle 1 107 $255 Million Cycle 2 111 $64 Million Total for FY 2008-09 218 $319 Million FY 2009-10 Number of Projects Cycle Funds Released Receiving Allocations** Cycle 1 130 $78 Million Cycle 2 138 $214 Million Total for FY 2009-10 268 $292 Million FY 2010-11* Number of Projects Cycle Funds Released Receiving Allocations** Cycle 1 83 $203 Million Cycle 1 14 $203 million Cycle 2 78 $350 Million Cycle 2 72 $301 million Cycle 3 127 $249 million Total for FY 2010-11 374 $1,306 Billion *The FY 2010—11 appropriation was intended to cover three years of funding. There were no additional appropriations of PTMISEA funds in the FY 2011—12 or FY 2012—13 Budgets. **Some allocations were made to existing projects. The total number of PTMISEA projects funded to date is lower than the total sum of each cycle’s number of projects receiving allocations. Currently there are 73 ready-to-proceed projects requesting $211 million waiting to be funded by future bond sales. 3 Attachment 2 lists all local transit projects that have received an allocation of funds and the reported percentage complete is also reflected. The following table illustrates the current totals for percentage complete: Percent Complete Count Percentage of Count 100% 393 43% 75-99% 98 11% 50-74% 60 7% Less than 50% 354 39% Total 905 100% Intercity Rail Improvement Program (IRI) Proposition IB Bond Fund The IRI is a $400 million element of the $4 billion PTMISEA. At the IRI December 2007 meeting, the California Transportation Commission (Commission) approved the guidelines for intercity passenger rail projects in the PTMISEA, and at its February 2008 meeting, the Commission approved the list of Proposition 1B intercity rail projects to be funded. The IRI has been amended: August 2008, November 2010, January 2011, March 2011, June 2011, November 2011, and March 2012. Specific to the IRI, a minimum of $125 million is designated for procurement of additional intercity passenger railcars and locomotives. The IRI has programmed $150M towards the procurement of new railcars and locomotives. For fiscal year 2012-13, the Proposition 1B IRI consisted of sixteen projects: nine projects are fully allocated, two projects are partially allocated, and five projects are unallocated. Approximately forty-eight percent of the total bond funding for the IRP is allocated. 4 Fiscal Year 2012-13 Year End Project Status: California Department of Transportation Proposition 1B-Intercity Rail Improvement Program (IRI) FY 2012-13 Allocation Status Corridor Project Name Funding Amount Funding Allocated Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner, Procure New Rail Cars (Partially Allocated) $ 150,000,000 $ 42,000,000 San Joaquin Pacific Surfliner, Commerce Fullerton $ 32,000,000 $ 32,000,000 Metrolink Triple Track Segment 6 Pacific Surfliner, Commerce Fullerton $ 30,500,000 $ - Metrolink Triple Track Segment 8 Pacific Surfliner, New Station Track at LA Union Station $ 35,100,000 $ 21,800,000 Metrolink (Partially Allocated) San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track Project Pacific Surfliner $ 30,000,000 $ 30,000,000 Phase 1 (Allocated in 2 phases) Capitol Corridor, Sacramento Maintenance Facility $ 4,550,000 $ San Joaquin San Joaquin Oakley to Port Chicago $ 25,450,000 $ 25,450,000 Pacific Surfliner, Coast Daylight Track and Signal $ 25,000,000 $ - Coast Daylight Mid-Route Layover Facility San Joaquin $ 14,601,000 (Formerly Fresno Layover Facility) $ - San Joaquin Kings Park Track and Signal Improvements $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 Pacific Surfliner Santa Margarita Bridge and Double Track $ 16,206,000 $ 16,206,000 Capitol Corridor, Emeryville Station and Track Improvements $ 6,250,000 $ 6,250,000 San Joaquin Bahia Benicia Crossover and Track Capitol Corridor $ 4,750,000 $ 4,750,000 Improvement Program Southern California Regional Rail Authority Metrolink $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 Sealed Corridor Capitol Corridor, Wireless Network for Northern California $ 3,750,000 $ 3,750,000 San Joaquin IPR Fleet Pacific Surfliner Raymer to Bernson Double Track $ 7,500,000 $ San Joaquin Merced Crossover $-------------- 5,000,000 Deleted ALL PROJECTS TOTAL $392,157,000 $188,706,000 Bond Issuance Costs (1) $7,843,000 $3,774,120 GRAND TOTAL INTERCITY RAIL BOND FUNDS $400,000,000 $192,480,120 1 - Bond Issuance Costs = 2% 5 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Attachment 2 PTMISEA Projects Allocated March 2008 - June 2013 Regional Entity CO Transit Operator / Project Sponsor Project Title Bond Funding % Complete Alpine county Local Transportation Commission ALP Alpine county Local Transportation Commission New Transit Vehicle for Alpine's DAR 44.646 60% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador County Transportation Commission Sutter Hill Transit Center 331.287 100% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador County Transportation Commission Sutter Hill Transit Center (Phase If) $ 202.487 100% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Reqional Transit Systems 3 Bus Replacements s 35.000 100% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Regional Transit Systems Bus Slops and Bus Shelters 37.000 50% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amedor Regional Transit Systems Bus Stop Signage (Up to 50 Bus slops) $ 1,600 90% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amedor Reqional Transit Systems Amador Transit Operating Base Improvements $ 133.852 40% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Regional Transit Systems Bus Rehabilitation 50.000 75% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Regional Transit Systems Bus Destination Sign Replacement $ 10.000 100% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Reqional Transit Systems Dispatch Voice Override System 30.000 50% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Regional Transit Systems Nitrogen Air Compressor 25.000 50% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Regional Transit Systems Amador Transit Shop Truck $ 125.000 50% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Reqional Transit Systems Purchase 3 replacement buses 355.354 10% Amador County Transportation Commission AMA Amador Regional Transit Systems Maintenance and Operations Facility Upgrade f68.2f8 20% Butte County Association of Governments RUT Butte County Association of Governments Purchase Rolling Stock s 1.819.356 100% Butte County Association of Govermments RUT Butte County Association of Governments Purchase of ITS Equipment $ 337.035 98% Butte County Association of Governments RUT Butte County Association of Governments Transit Maintenance, Admin, & Operations Facility 6.265.695 30% Calaveras Council of Governments CAL Calaveras Council of Governments Transit Bus Stop Facilities $ f38.710
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