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SupportthePetriAmendment

TransportationImprovementProgram
ToPreserveDedicatedFundingforTransportationEnhancements(TE)andSafeRoutesto School(SRTS)activitiesinaconsolidatedTransportationImprovementProgram.The amendmentsoriginalcosponsorsincludeRepresentativesPetri,Blumenauer,T.Johnson, Lipinski,LaTourette,andE.B.Johnson. ThePetriAmendmentdoesthefollowing: Consolidates Programs

CombinesTransporta0onEnhancementsandSafeRoutestoSchool intotheTransporta0onImprovementProgram.Statesmayobligate thefundsforTEandSRTSac0vi0esundersec.1404ofSAFETEALU. Reducesnumberofstatecoordinators. Consolidatesthreeexis0ngclearinghousesintoone.

Streamlines Delivery

Expediteslowimpactprojectstoaccelerateplanningand implementa0on. Construc0onprojectsgetmovingfaster,jobsarecreatedmorequickly, andMainStreetseesresultssooner. Transporta0onEnhancementsisredenedtoeliminate: Transporta0onmuseums ReferencestobaQleelds Referencestotouristandwelcomecenters

Reducesand Reforms

Cuts Spending& GivesStates Flexibility

Eachstateshallreserveapor0onofitsfundingfortheTransporta0on ImprovementProgram.Thatpor0onshallbeanequalpercentageto thepercentageappor0onedtothatstateforTEandSRTSin2009. Thisrepresentsacutfrom2012levels. Stateshavetheexibilitytochoosethesourceoffundingforthis program.StatesarenotrequiredtoallocatefromtheSurface Transporta0onProgram. StateDOTswouldsetupagrantprogramtoenablelocalgovernments toapplyforprojects. FundsreverttostateDOTsiftherearenotenoughapplica0ons.
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