Project Selection from, Monitoring, and Amending, the TIP

With adoption of the 1994-99 TIP in July 1994, CDTC incorporated new language into the TIP regarding "Project Selection for an Approved TIP". The project selection criteria provided broad latitude to implementers (primarily NYSDOT and CDTA) for amending project schedules within the first three years of the TIP. It also provided broad latitude for changing fund sources within highway categories. The project selection criteria were supplemented by a revised set of TIP Amendment procedures adopted in conjunction with its formal Public Participation Procedures in December 1994.

Application of the adopted procedures was not fully satisfactory. While providing ample flexibility to project implementers, the procedures did not ensure adequate accountability to other CDTC participants regarding project status or project development emphasis of the implementers. Therefore, with the start of the 1997-02 TIP plans were made to produce a procedure to allow all participants regular opportunity to consider the impact of actions made by project implementers.

To achieve this, a working group consisting of NYSDOT, CDTA, the Thruway, and local government met to draft a recommended procedure, which was then reviewed and approved by CDTC. The process involves NYSDOT and other implementers submitting changes and updates to project status to CDTC staff on a quarterly basis. The staff then presents these changes and updates to the Planning Committee.

 

Responsibility to make changes to the TIP is shown in the chart on the following page.

 

 

Table 3

GUIDELINES for TIP Changes

Responsibility

 

Type of Change

CDTA or NYSDOT

Planning Committee

Policy Board

       

(1) Addition or Deletion

(a) Addition of project from regional set-asides

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Approve

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(b) Addition of project under or equal to $0.250M

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Approve

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(c) Addition of project over $0.250M

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Recommend

Approve

(d) Addition of project element under or equal to $0.250M

Approve

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(e) Addition of project element over $0.250M3

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Approve

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(f) Addition of STP Enhancement Project after approval by state advisory committee

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Approve

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(g) Other

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Recommend

Approve

(2) Scope and Cost

(a) Over 25% (minimum $250 k) or over $500 k

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Approve

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(b) Over 50% (minimum $250 k) 4

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Recommend

Approve

(c) Scope change necessitating recalculation of system-level air quality conformity of non-exempt project

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Recommend

Approve

(d) Other significant scope change

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Approve

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(e) Other

Approve

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(3) Fund Source Change

     

(a) Change between Title I federal fund sources

Approve

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(b) Change from federal to non-federal fund source

Approve

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(c) Change from non-federal to federal fund source

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Recommend

Approve

(d) Change between Title III federal fund sources

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Approve

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(e) Any other federal fund source change

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Recommend

Approve

       

(4) Schedule Change

     

(a) All affected project elements are contained in the first three years of the TIP before and after the schedule change

Approve

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(b) Any other schedule change

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Approve

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