Public Transportation - Department of Transportation - Current Law
The Public Transportation program is responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategies, initiatives, and policies to bring innovation and new choices into the transportation system. These choices include sharing a ride, catching a bus, walking, riding a bicycle and using other transportation options eliminating the need to drive alone. The program provides training, administrative, financial and technical assistance to local jurisdictions, non-profit, tribes and other public transportation agencies. The oversight responsibility includes multiple grant programs such as Commute Trip Reduction, Vanpool/Rideshare, Regional Mobility, Rural Mobility, Special Needs, Intercity Bus Programs and other transit projects. The provided services use state and federal funds to reach rural communities, the elderly and persons with disabilities. The Public Transportation program plays a key role in multimodal integration, providing connection and reducing congestion throughout the state.
| Request | 777,570,000 |
|---|---|
| Net change from current biennium | 706,825,129 Increase |
| Percent change from current biennium | 999.1% Increase |
Program Level Summary
| Fund Title | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Estimated | Estimated | Proposed | Proposed | |
| Multimodal Transportation Account - Federal | 1,072,269 | 1,009,172 | 299,864 | 1,787,000 | 1,787,000 |
| Multimodal Transportation Account - Private/Local | 44,995 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||
| Multimodal Transportation Account - State | 45,957,495 | 31,862,619 | 5,406,738 | 61,494,000 | 61,649,000 |
| State Vehicle Parking Account - State | 318,487 | 294,816 | 14,702 | 392,000 | 392,000 |
| Regional Mobility Grant Program Account - State | 33,895,328 | 13,270,512 | 4,589,038 | 56,649,000 | 56,651,000 |
| Rural Mobility Grant Program Account - State | 17,071,473 | 12,056,002 | 1,941,410 | 16,387,000 | 16,387,000 |
| Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State | 41,062,000 | 57,813,000 | |||
| Climate Transit Programs Account - State | 202,510,000 | 202,510,000 | |||
| Annual Total | 98,360,047 | 58,493,121 | 12,251,750 | 380,331,000 | 397,239,000 |
Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent |
| 21,293,389 | 11.1% | (141,980,373) | (66.7%) | 706,825,129 | 999.1% |
Employment Summary
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 Actual | 2021-22 Estimated | 2022-23 Estimated | 2023-24 Proposed | 2024-25 Proposed | |
| FTE Staff Years | 26.0 | 23.4 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 31.8 |
