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. STATE 'OF CALIFORNIA , bUSINESS TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY ARNOLD SCHW ARZENEGGER Govemor DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION T\:ANSPORTATION PROGRAMMING 1120 N STREET P. O. BOX 942873 SACRAMENTO, CA 94273-0001 PHONE (916) 654-2983 FAX (916) 654-2738 TTY (916) 653-4086 ~._.: . " !,,; . Flex your power! Be energy efficient! December 22, 2004 METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCIES Dear Executive Directors: Subject: Federal Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Regional Surface Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Apportionments The Federal Highway Administration (FHW A) released the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2003- 2004 computation tables on December 3, 2004. The computation tables are available on the FHW A web site at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/stea04/index.htm. The release of the infonnation enables the California Department of Transportation (Department) to provide actual FFY 2003-2004 apportionment infonnation. Final FFY 2003-2004 apportionments for the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) are attached. These apportionments are made in accordance with Sections l82.6(b) and l82.7(b) of the California Streets and Highways Code, respectively. Regional Surface Transportation Program - Attachment I The final, adjusted, statewide RSTP total, $398,495,697, reflects the following: 0.59% rescission, two percent set aside for State Planning and Research, ten percent deduction for the Transportation Enhancement Program, and ten percent deduction for Safety Programs. The apportionments include the pro-rata distribution of Minimum Guarantee (MG) funds as specified in Title 23 United States Code (USC); Section 1 05( c). The RSTP Large Area portion shown in Attachment 1 must be programmed and obligated in urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000 as required by Section l33(f) of Title 23 USC, as amended by Section 1108 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (TEA 21). It is important to note that failure to meet this requirement may jeopardize the availability of future Federal funding to these areas. The RSTP totals reflect a pro-rata $500,000 deductiOn for the Cooperative Training Assistance Program (CTAP). The CTAP is a State-Local subsidized training program for public employees in the transportation field and administered by the University of "Ca/trans improves mobility across California"