Program A: Planning and Programming
Program Authorization: R.S. 36:507, 48:228-233.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program is responsible for long range transportation planning and for the development of the Department’s construction program. Its mission is to inform Louisiana’s transportation investment decision making process. The goals of the program are 1) to determine the preservation, safety and expansion needs of the state’s transportation system, and 2) to devise long and short range transportation plans.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
SOURCE OF FUNDING
The Planning and Programming Program is funded with Statutory Dedications. Statutory Dedications are from the Transportation Trust Fund - Regular Receipts and the Transportation Trust Fund - Federal Receipts. The Transportation Trust Fund - Regular Receipts derives its revenues from taxes on fuels and vehicle licenses. The Transportation Trust Fund - Federal Receipts are from the Federal Highways Administration. (Per R.S. 39:32B. (8), see table below for a listing of expenditures out of each statutory dedicated fund.)
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
|
GENERAL FUND |
TOTAL |
T.O. |
|
DESCRIPTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
$8,097,420 |
66 |
|
ACT 19 FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BA-7 TRANSACTIONS: |
|
$0 |
$2,185,736 |
0 |
|
Carry forward BA-7 for various professional services and other charges |
|
$0 |
$117,032 |
0 |
|
Carry forward BA-7 for installation of traffic sensors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
$10,400,188 |
66 |
|
EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET – November 20, 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
($117,032) |
0 |
|
Nonrecurring carry forward for the installation of traffic sensors |
|
$0 |
($461,740) |
0 |
|
Nonrecurring carry forward for traffic recorders, transportation studies, engineering services, technical equipment, and Metropolitan Planning Projects |
|
$0 |
($39,250) |
0 |
|
Nonrecurring Acquisitions and Major Repairs |
|
$0 |
$31,907 |
0 |
|
Classified State Employees Merit Increases for FY 1999 - 2000 |
|
$0 |
($31,907) |
0 |
|
Salary Base Adjustment |
|
$0 |
($20,752) |
0 |
|
Other Adjustment - To restore Related Benefits |
|
$0 |
$997,834 |
5 |
|
New and Expanded Adjustments – For Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21) for the 21st Century which authorizes highway, safety, transit and other surface transportation programs for the next six years. |
|
$0 |
$175,976 |
3 |
|
New and Expanded for Geographic Information systems to produce maps and charts |
|
$0 |
$64,893 |
1 |
|
New and Expanded for Highway Safety Improvement Program |
|
$0 |
$72,086 |
1 |
|
New and Expanded for Intermodal Transportation Planning |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
$11,113,707 |
76 |
|
TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
$713,519 |
10 |
|
DIFFERENCE (TOTAL RECOMMENDED AND EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET) |
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 106.9% of the existing operating budget. It represents 97.0% of the total request ($11,443,498) for this program. The increase is due to new and expanded projects relative to TEA-21 funding, Geographic Information Systems to produce maps and charts and Intermodal Transportation Planning.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
|
$200,000 |
|
Contract to create customized process for integration of external Geographic Information System (GIS) data sets including Global Positioning System (GPS), Imagery, Geotiff Data to facilitate the updating and production of digital maps |
|
$617,127 |
|
Pavement Distress Data Collection and Quantification and Analysis Project for State Maintained Highways and the off-system National Highway System (NHS) |
|
$296,659 |
|
Update the Long Range Statewide Intermodal Transportation Plan |
|
$300,000 |
|
Lafayette Area Transportation Plan Update Study |
|
$746,985 |
|
Statewide Transportation Plan |
|
$20,000 |
|
Assistance with Forecasting Model |
|
$500,000 |
|
Retainer Contract for Traffic Studies |
|
$200,000 |
|
Accident Record Contract |
|
|
|
|
|
$2,584,112 |
|
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES |
OTHER CHARGES
|
$3,700,941 |
|
Metropolitan Planning Organizations |
|
$483,421 |
|
Intermodal Transportation Plan Phase 2 – University of New Orleans |
|
|
|
|
|
$4,184,362 |
|
TOTAL OTHER CHARGES |
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
|
$23,750 |
|
Computer Software |
|
$144,830 |
|
GPS Inventory Systems, Classifiers, Modems, Oscillators, Piezo Detectors and other office equipment |
|
$107,600 |
|
Office furniture, scanners, car phone, a lap top computer and personal computers |
|
|
|
|
|
$276,180 |
|
TOTAL ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS |
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