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Adjusted Executive
Appropriation Request Percent
2001-02 2002-03 Change Change
AGENCY SUMMARY
General Fund 146,869,000 162,436,000 15,567,000 10.60%
Special Rev.-Fed. 41,239,000 43,308,000 2,069,000 5.02%
Special Rev.-Other 1,485,659,000 1,597,612,000 111,953,000 7.54%
Fiduciary 50,000,000 52,000,000 2,000,000 4.00%
Internal Service Fund 4,555,000 4,504,000 (51,000) -1.12%
Federal Capital Projects Fund1,490,500,0001,491,000,000 500,000 0.03%
Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund 1,615,641,000 1,649,073,000 33,432,000 2.07%
Dedicated Mass Transportation
Trust Fund 42,815,000 47,815,000 5,000,000 11.68%
Engineering Services Fund 636,684,000 620,221,000 (16,463,000) -2.59%
Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 5,513,962,000 5,667,969,000 154,007,000 2.79%
STATE OPERATIONS
Special Rev.-Fed. 9,143,000 9,377,000 234,000 2.56%
Special Rev.-Other 36,539,000 33,642,000 (2,897,000) -7.93%
Internal Service Fund 4,555,000 4,504,000 (51,000) -1.12%
Total for STATE OPERATIONS: 50,237,000 47,523,000 (2,714,000) -5.40%
Office of Passenger and Freight Transportation Program
Special Rev.-Fed. 9,143,000 9,377,000 234,000 2.56%
Special Rev.-Other 15,308,000 17,381,000 2,073,000 13.54%
Total for Program: 24,451,000 26,758,000 2,307,000 9.44%
Operations
Special Rev.-Other 21,231,000 16,261,000 (4,970,000) -23.41%
Internal Service Fund 4,555,000 4,504,000 (51,000) -1.12%
Total for Program: 25,786,000 20,765,000 (5,021,000) -19.47%
AID TO LOCALITIES
General Fund 146,869,000 162,436,000 15,567,000 10.60%
Special Rev.-Fed. 32,096,000 33,931,000 1,835,000 5.72%
Special Rev.-Other 1,438,298,000 1,553,741,000 115,443,000 8.03%
Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:1,617,263,0001,750,108,000 132,845,000 8.21%
Federal Highway Administration Local Planning
Special Rev.-Fed. 10,566,000 10,566,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 10,566,000 10,566,000 0 0.00%
Urban Mass Transportation Administration Local Planning
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,917,000 2,917,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 2,917,000 2,917,000 0 0.00%
Office of Passenger and Freight Transportation Program
General Fund 58,016,000 58,016,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Fed. 18,613,000 20,448,000 1,835,000 9.86%
Special Rev.-Other 867,306,000 887,095,000 19,789,000 2.28%
Total for Program: 943,935,000 965,559,000 21,624,000 2.29%
Section 18-B Program
Special Rev.-Other 165,989,000 165,989,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 165,989,000 165,989,000 0 0.00%
Inter City Rail Passenger Service
General Fund 820,000 820,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 820,000 820,000 0 0.00%
Special Transit Aid
Special Rev.-Other 43,357,000 47,357,000 4,000,000 9.23%
Total for Program: 43,357,000 47,357,000 4,000,000 9.23%
Mass Transportation Assistance
General Fund 45,000,000 45,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 45,000,000 45,000,000 0 0.00%
Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Program
Special Rev.-Other 324,646,000 433,300,000 108,654,000 33.47%
Total for Program: 324,646,000 433,300,000 108,654,000 33.47%
Consolidated Local Highway Assistance Program
General Fund 23,888,000 0 (23,888,000)-100.00%
Total for Program: 23,888,000 0 (23,888,000)-100.00%
Mass Transportation Special Assistance
General Fund 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 0.00%
Additional Mass Transportation Assistance
General Fund 16,145,000 55,600,000 39,455,000 244.38%
Special Rev.-Other 37,000,000 20,000,000 (17,000,000) -45.95%
Total for Program: 53,145,000 75,600,000 22,455,000 42.25%
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Special Rev.-Other 10,822,000 10,229,000 (593,000) -5.48%
Fiduciary 50,000,000 52,000,000 2,000,000 4.00%
Federal Capital Projects Fund1,490,500,0001,491,000,000 500,000 0.03%
Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund 1,615,641,000 1,649,073,000 33,432,000 2.07%
Dedicated Mass Transportation
Trust Fund 42,815,000 47,815,000 5,000,000 11.68%
Engineering Services Fund 636,684,000 620,221,000 (16,463,000) -2.59%
Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS:3,846,462,000 3,870,338,000 23,876,000 0.62%
Engineering Services
Special Rev.-Other 10,822,000 10,229,000 (593,000) -5.48%
Engineering Services Fund 636,684,000 620,221,000 (16,463,000) -2.59%
Total for Program: 647,506,000 630,450,000 (17,056,000) -2.63%
Mass Transportation
Dedicated Mass Transportation
Trust Fund 15,815,000 15,815,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 15,815,000 15,815,000 0 0.00%
Airport or Aviation State Program
Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund 6,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 33.33%
Total for Program: 6,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 33.33%
Federal Aid Highways - Federal Purpose
Federal Capital Projects Fund1,490,500,0001,491,000,000 500,000 0.03%
Total for Program: 1,490,500,000 1,491,000,000 500,000 0.03%
Non-Federal Aided Highway Capital Projects
Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund 1,569,641,000 1,590,073,000 20,432,000 1.30%
Total for Program: 1,569,641,000 1,590,073,000 20,432,000 1.30%
Maintenance Facilities
Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund 30,000,000 31,000,000 1,000,000 3.33%
Total for Program: 30,000,000 31,000,000 1,000,000 3.33%
New York State Agency Fund
Fiduciary 50,000,000 52,000,000 2,000,000 4.00%
Total for Program: 50,000,000 52,000,000 2,000,000 4.00%
Mass Transportation and Rail Freight
Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund 10,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 100.00%
Dedicated Mass Transportation
Trust Fund 27,000,000 32,000,000 5,000,000 18.52%
Total for Program: 37,000,000 52,000,000 15,000,000 40.54%
ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Current Requested
Program 2001-02 2002-03 Change
Preventive Maintenance 5,015 5,015 0
Planning and Program Management 645 645 0
Office of Passenger and Freight
Transportation Program 311 311 0
Design and Construction 4,311 4,311 0
Operations 76 76 0
Real Estate 242 242 0
New York Metropolitan
Transportation Council 83 83 0
Total All Other Funds : 10,683 10,683 0
TOTAL: 10,683 10,683 0
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
(Executive Budget: pp. 253-259)
The Department of Transportation (DOT) directly maintains and improves
the State's more than 40,000 highway lane miles and 7,500 bridges.
In addition, the Department partially funds locally-operated transit
systems, local government highway and bridge construction and rail and
airport programs.
The agency is included in the Transportation and Economic Development
appropriation bill.
The Executive recommends a total All Funds appropriation of
$5,667,969,000 for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2002-03. This amount
represents an increase of $154,007,000, or 2.8 percent. The Executive
proposes to maintain the Department's current workforce level of
10,683 FTE positions in SFY 2002-03. The Executive also proposes
altering the fee schedules and fine assessments for the heavyweight
truck permit system in order to generate $1,500,000 in additional
revenue for the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund and $3,000,000
for the General Fund.
State Operations
In SFY 2002-03, the Executive recommends State Operations
appropriations of $47,523,000, a decrease of $2,714,000, or 5.4
percent. Appropriations for the Office of Passenger and Freight and
Transportation Program will increase to $26,758,000, or 9.4 percent
above the current level. Funding for the Operations Program will
decrease $5,021,000, or 19.5 percent, to $20,765,000 in SFY 2002-03.
The Executive proposes to shift additional funds for snow and ice
control programs from the General Fund to the Dedicated Highway and
Bridge Trust Fund in the Capital Program to increase coverage ratios
for the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund bonds.
Aid to Localities
The Executive proposes a total SFY 2002-03 appropriation of
$1,750,108,000, an increase of $132,845,000, or 8.2 percent. The Mass
Transportation Operating Assistance Fund Program (MTOA) funding is the
largest component of DOT's Aid to Localities budget. MTOA is funded
primarily by various transportation related fees and assessments. The
Executive proposes MTOA appropriations of $934,452,000, which
represents an increase of $23,789,000, or 34.2 percent from the
current SFY 2001-02.
MTOA includes the Metropolitan Mass Transportation Operating
Assistance Account (MMTOA), which funds downstate transit systems.
The Executive Budget recommends an appropriation for MMTOA of
$887,095,000, a $19,789,000 increase from current funding levels.
Proposed funding for upstate transit system operators through the
Public Transportation Systems Operating Assistance Account (PTOA) is
$47,357,000, a $4,000,000 increase, or 9.2 percent, above the current
level. The Executive recommends a Special Revenue Other Fund
appropriation of $433,300,000 for the Dedicated Mass Transportation
Trust Fund Program. This amount represents a $108,654,000, or 33.5
percent, increase over SFY 2001-02 funding.
The Executive proposes accelerating State aid payments to local
transit systems that operate on a calendar year basis. The
accelerated schedule will give the local systems an additional
$300,000,000 and allow those transit operators to more effectively
manage their cash flow. The Governor also proposes language that
would authorize MTOA to allow for loans from the General Fund to
maintain sufficient cash flow and to provide $112,000,000 in funding
for SFY 2002-03 for local transit systems.
The Executive proposes $75,600,000 the Additional Mass Transportation
Assistance Program (AMTAP), an increase of $22,455,000, or 42.3
percent. The additional funding is intended to help transit systems
across the State avoid transit commuter fares increases.
Capital Projects
The Executive recommends Capital Projects appropriations of
$3,870,338,000, an increase of $23,876,000, or 0.6 percent, over the
current fiscal year. Support for the Capital Plan comes from two
major sources: the Federal Capital Projects Fund and the Dedicated
Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, which together account for over 80
percent of DOT capital spending. Federal funding of $1,491,000,000
is proposed by the Executive, a slight increase of $500,000, or 0.03
percent, above current funding. The Executive relies on $250,000,000
in Federal construction aid and an additional $50,000,000 in federal
assistance for engineering costs to repair State and City highway
infrastructure in Lower Manhattan, damaged as a result of the events
of September 11, 2001. These Federal funds have yet to be secured.
The Executive proposes to maintain the current $1,750,000,000 letting
level for highway and bridge construction projects. The Executive
also proposes transferring an estimated $206,000,000 in auto rental
tax revenues and motor vehicle fees from the General Fund to the
Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund. In addition, the Executive
recommends moving $14,788,000 of the Department of Motor Vehicle's
operating expenses, as well as a portion of DOT's operating expenses,
to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund.
For SFY 2002-03, the Executive recommends continuing to fund DOT's
snow and ice control, arterial maintenance and bus inspection programs
from within the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund. The Governor
proposes $202,000,000 in appropriations to fund snow and ice control
and arterial maintenance programs; this amount is equal to current
funding levels.
The Executive recommends moving $23,888,000 from the Consolidated
Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) operating Aid to Localities Fund
to the CHIPS Capital program. Proposed funding for CHIPS is
$241,800,000 and $39,700,000 for the Municipal Streets and Highways
Program (Marchiselli). These levels are equal to current funding.
Article VII Proposals
The Governor proposes Article VII legislation which includes the
following:
Divisible Load Permits
-- Increases the number of divisible load permits authorized to be
issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) from 17,000 to
25,000 by the year 2007, to be phased in beginning in 2001;
-- Sets a fee of $900 for such permits issued to vehicles with
seven or more axles;
-- Requires new safety equipment and axle configurations, and
further restrict crossings on weight-restricted bridges;
-- Establishes a new consolidated statewide fine schedule for
vehicle weight violations, while retaining the current New York
City fine schedule for a phase-out period;
CHIPS and Marchiselli
-- Authorizes appropriations for CHIPs capital ($217.9 million,
and $23.888 million) and Marchiselli ($39.7 million);
-- Amends numerous provisions of law to accommodate the increase
in the CHIPS capital program, including: increasing the bond
cap for the Local Highway and Bridge Service Contract Bond
Program by $23.89 million; adjusting the CHIPS multi-year
schedule; expanding the allowable projects with a ten year
service life for which CHIPS capital funds can be used,
including replacement of public utilities impacted by
highway/bridge reconstruction projects, bus shelters within
highway rights-of-way, mass transportation commuter parking
facilities, stand-alone bridge removals, intelligent
transportation systems, transportation storage or maintenance
buildings and equipment, traffic signal coordination, and
traffic calming installations; and
-- Removes disincentives that would otherwise reduce CHIPS
allocations for localities which consolidate or merge.
Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund
-- Expands the allowable uses of the Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund to include costs of the Department of Motor
Vehicles;
-- Requires the Comptroller to transfer taxes now deposited in the
General Fund pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic Law. In SFY
2002-03, $171.6 million will be diverted and in SFY 2003-04,
$152.7 million will be transferred from the General Fund to the
Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, in equal monthly
installments: $171.6 million from April 1, 2002 through March
31, 2003, and $152.7 million from April 1, 2003 to March 31,
2004;
-- Dedicates the Auto Rental Tax to the Dedicated Highway and
Bridge Trust Fund; and
-- Maintains the program transfer of DOT's snow and ice control,
arterial maintenance, and bus inspection programs from the
General Fund to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund.
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