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From the Acting Director, Department of Transportation, and the Managing Director, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), submitting an informational report regarding Transit Vehicle Replacement Funding. (12/02/11: Committee requested a follow-up report on the State of Good Repair Contract to support a bus replacement program in 2013.) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
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POLICY
This report is in response to a request for information from the December 2011 cycle.
BACKGROUND
At the December 2011 Transportation, Public Works and Transit Meeting, a request was made to provide the committee with information regarding recent bus procurement activity and funding sources used. In addition, the committee requested information regarding future vehicle procurement needs. Milwaukee County has used a variety of federal funding sources to assist in the procurement of transit vehicles. The following table shows the number of vehicles replaced, or to be replaced, with federal grant funds received:
Year Purchased Number of Buses Federal Funding Source Federal Share Local Share
2010 45 ARRA 100% 0%
2010 31 5307 formula 83% 17%
2010 14 State of Good Repair 83% 17%
2011 35 STP 80% 20%
2012 55 ICE 85% 15%
2013 55 ICE 85% 15%
2014 26 State of Good Repair 83% 17%
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Federal Funding Sources
Section 5307 funds are received annually based on a formula established for the Milwaukee Urbanized Area. These funds have largely been used to offset vehicle maintenance activities in recent years; however, these funds are available for vehicle purchasing. Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds were allocated to the Connector project in 2002 for future capital needs of that transit program. In 2010, the department requested these funds be moved so that they could be used for transit vehicle purchasing.
State of Good Repair is a recent program that was initiated in 2010 t...
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