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D-1  Case Study Interview Guide A P P E N D I X D The research team, with the input from the panel meeting on May 4, 2021, selected the following states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) for more in-depth case studies. State Case Studies ⢠Kansas: low utilization of authority to transfer funds among Federal-Aid Highway Program (FAHP) categories; average utilization of authority to transfers funds to Federal Transit Administration (FTA); primary focus on highway. ⢠Oregon: balanced focus on urban and rural transportation needs; a multimodal approach that emphasizes regional travel options and transit-oriented development; MPOs play a meaningful role in directing suballocated funds; provides significant state transportation funds through the Keep Oregon Moving program; implemented a vehicle miles traveled fee program. ⢠Pennsylvania: zero transfer among FAHP categories between 2013 and 2020; regular transfers to FTA; takes a multimodal approach. ⢠South Carolina: average utilization of authority to transfer funds among FAHP categories; low utilization of authority to transfer funds to FTA; primary focus on highway. ⢠Utah: high utilization of authority to transfer among FAHP categories; average utilization of authority to transfer funds to FTA; multimodal approach; MPOs play a deliberate role in funding transfer decisions; state and local funding for transportation plays a significant role, including road-user charges. MPO Case Studies ⢠Albany, New York (Capital District Transportation Committee): plays a significant role in all program category transfers. ⢠Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization): plays a limited role in funding transfer decisions. The case studies are intended to be conducted with the chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), or key policy and practice leaders in the organization. The questions
D-2 Federal Funding Flexibility: Use of Federal-Aid Highway Fund Transfers by State DOTs interviews is tailored to the unique history of each case study, a sample of questions for the case studies and workshops includes: ⢠Questions about transfers among highway program categories. â Why are transfers among highway program categories used or not used? â What are the policy objectives driving the transfers? â What role do lapses and rescissions play? â How significant are FHWA performance criteria in the transfer experience? â What are the potential impacts, if any, of federal match requirements on transfers? â How significant is the role of project cost increases related to transfers? â Do funding needs for off-system bridges impact transfers? Does your state have any constraints, in addition to federal statutory constraints, on transfers out of the off-system bridge? Does your state have exceptions from FHWA to transfer funds out of off-system bridge? â Why is the transfer out of TA so high? â Why does your state not transfer funds out of the National Highway Freight Program? ⢠Questions about transfers of highway funding to FTA for transit projects. â Why are transfers of highway funding to FTA for transit projects used or not used? â What are specific project examples of the uses of FAHP funds that are transferred to FTA? â What are the policy objectives driving the transfers? â How do states and MPOs decide whether to expend FHWA funds for transit or to transfer FHWA funds to FTA? â How significant are FHWA performance criteria in the transfer experience? â How significant is the role of project cost increases related to transfers? ⢠Questions about stateâs interactions with MPOs and municipalities. â How does the availability of state/local funding play in the transfer experience? For example, in states with restrictions on how state transportation funds are spent, are more â Does your state suballocate federal highway funds (e.g., STBG funds) as required by FHWA or above the FHWA required amount? Why or why not? How does suballocation of federal highway funds relate to transfer decisions? â Does your state swap federal funds with state/local funds? Why or why not? federal funds transferred? In states with a high proportion of state and local funds for transportation, are federal funds transferred at a higher or lower rate than in states with no local transportation funding? focus on understanding why transfer practices differ across the country. While each of the