Adjusted Executive
Appropriation Request Percent
2000-01 2001-02 Change Change
AGENCY SUMMARY
Community Projects Fund 8,317,075 0 (8,317,075) -100.00%
General Fund 391,736,000 185,345,000 (206,391,000) -52.69%
Special Rev.-Fed. 35,007,000 41,239,000 6,232,000 17.80%
Special Rev.-Other 1,451,544,000 1,568,366,000 116,822,000 8.05%
Fiduciary 50,000,000 50,000,000 0 0.00%
Internal Service Fund 4,739,000 4,555,000 (184,000) -3.88%
Federal Capital
Projects Fund 1,500,500,000 1,490,500,000 (10,000,000) -0.67%
Transportation
Infrastructure
Bond Fund 3,800,000,000 0 (3,800,000,000) -100.00%
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 1,493,138,000 1,643,641,000 150,503,000 10.08%
Dedicated Mass
Transportation
Trust Fund 42,568,000 42,815,000 247,000 0.58%
Engineering Services
Fund 658,224,000 636,684,000 (21,540,000) -3.27%
Capital Projects Fund-Transportation
2000(Bondable) 449,020,000 0 (449,020,000) -100.00%
Total for
AGENCY SUMMARY: 9,884,793,075 5,663,145,000 (4,221,648,075) -42.71%
STATE OPERATIONS
General Fund 170,012,000 0 (170,012,000) -100.00%
Special Rev.-Fed. 7,439,000 9,143,000 1,704,000 22.91%
Special Rev.-Other 42,556,000 36,539,000 (6,017,000) -14.14%
Internal Service Fund 4,739,000 4,555,000 (184,000) -3.88%
Total for
STATE OPERATIONS: 224,746,000 50,237,000 (174,509,000) -77.65%
Office of Passenger and Freight Transportation Program
General Fund 4,195,000 0 (4,195,000) -100.00%
Special Rev.-Fed. 7,439,000 9,143,000 1,704,000 22.91%
Special Rev.-Other 23,503,000 15,308,000 (8,195,000) -34.87%
Total for Program: 35,137,000 24,451,000 (10,686,000) -30.41%
Operations
General Fund 165,817,000 0 (165,817,000) -100.00%
Special Rev.-Other 19,053,000 21,231,000 2,178,000 11.43%
Internal Service Fund 4,739,000 4,555,000 (184,000) -3.88%
Total for Program: 189,609,000 25,786,000 (163,823,000) -86.40%
AID TO LOCALITIES
Community Projects Fund 8,317,075 0 (8,317,075) -100.00%
General Fund 221,724,000 185,345,000 (36,379,000) -16.41%
Special Rev.-Fed. 27,568,000 32,096,000 4,528,000 16.42%
Special Rev.-Other 1,400,778,000 1,521,005,000 120,227,000 8.58%
Total for
AID TO LOCALITIES: 1,658,387,075 1,738,446,000 80,058,925 4.83%
Federal Highway Administration Local Planning
Special Rev.-Fed. 7,106,000 10,566,000 3,460,000 48.69%
Total for Program: 7,106,000 10,566,000 3,460,000 48.69%
Urban Mass Transportation Administration Local Planning
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,717,000 2,917,000 200,000 7.36%
Total for Program: 2,717,000 2,917,000 200,000 7.36%
Office of Passenger and Freight Transportation Program
General Fund 58,016,000 58,016,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Fed. 17,745,000 18,613,000 868,000 4.89%
Special Rev.-Other 866,736,000 888,659,000 21,923,000 2.53%
Total for Program: 942,497,000 965,288,000 22,791,000 2.42%
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 11,911,000 1,141,000 (10,770,000) -90.42%
Total for Program: 11,911,000 1,141,000 (10,770,000) -90.42%
Legislative Initiatives
Community Projects Fund 8,317,075 0 (8,317,075) -100.00%
Total for Program: 8,317,075 0 (8,317,075) -100.00%
Special Transit Aid
Special Rev.-Other 43,407,000 43,357,000 (50,000) -0.12%
Total for Program: 43,407,000 43,357,000 (50,000) -0.12%
Mass Transportation Assistance
General Fund 90,000,000 45,000,000 (45,000,000) -50.00%
Total for Program: 90,000,000 45,000,000 (45,000,000) -50.00%
Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Program
Special Rev.-Other 324,646,000 386,000,000 61,354,000 18.90%
Total for Program: 324,646,000 386,000,000 61,354,000 18.90%
Consolidated Local Highway Assistance Program
General Fund 58,797,000 23,888,000 (34,909,000) -59.37%
Total for Program: 58,797,000 23,888,000 (34,909,000) -59.37%
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 0 54,300,000 54,300,000 --
Special Rev.-Other 0 37,000,000 37,000,000 --
Total for Program: 0 91,300,000 91,300,000 --
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Special Rev.-Other 8,210,000 10,822,000 2,612,000 31.81%
Fiduciary 50,000,000 50,000,000 0 0.00%
Federal Capital
Projects Fund 1,500,500,000 1,490,500,000 (10,000,000) -0.67%
Transportation
Infrastructure
Bond Fund 3,800,000,000 0 (3,800,000,000) -100.00%
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 1,493,138,000 1,643,641,000 150,503,000 10.08%
Dedicated Mass
Transportation
Trust Fund 42,568,000 42,815,000 247,000 0.58%
Engineering Services
Fund 658,224,000 636,684,000 (21,540,000) -3.27%
Capital Projects
Fund-Transportation
2000(Bondable) 449,020,000 0 (449,020,000) -100.00%
Total for
CAPITAL PROJECTS: 8,001,660,000 3,874,462,000 (4,127,198,000) -51.58%
Engineering Services
Special Rev.-Other 8,210,000 10,822,000 2,612,000 31.81%
Engineering Services
Fund 658,224,000 636,684,000 (21,540,000) -3.27%
Total for Program: 666,434,000 647,506,000 (18,928,000) -2.84%
Economic Development
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 25,000,000 25,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 25,000,000 25,000,000 0 0.00%
Health and Safety
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 0 4,164,000 4,164,000 --
Total for Program: 0 4,164,000 4,164,000 --
Mass Transportation
Dedicated Mass
Transportation
Trust Fund 15,568,000 15,815,000 247,000 1.59%
Total for Program: 15,568,000 15,815,000 247,000 1.59%
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 Fund 1,490,500,000 1,490,500,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 1,490,500,000 1,490,500,000 0 0.00%
Non-Federal Aided Highway Capital Projects
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 1,272,138,000 1,565,477,000 293,339,000 23.06%
Total for Program: 1,272,138,000 1,565,477,000 293,339,000 23.06%
Transportation 2000 Bondable
Capital Projects
Fund-Transportation
2000(Bondable) 449,020,000 0 (449,020,000) -100.00%
Total for Program: 449,020,000 0 (449,020,000) -100.00%
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%
Multi-Modal
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 150,000,000 0 (150,000,000) -100.00%
Total for Program: 150,000,000 0 (150,000,000) -100.00%
New York State Agency Fund
Fiduciary 50,000,000 50,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 50,000,000 50,000,000 0 0.00%
Mass Transportation and Rail Freight
Dedicated Highway
and Bridge
Trust Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00%
Dedicated Mass
Transportation
Trust Fund 27,000,000 27,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 37,000,000 37,000,000 0 0.00%
Bond Proceeds
Transportation
Infrastructure
Bond Fund 3,800,000,000 0 (3,800,000,000) -100.00%
Total for Program: 3,800,000,000 0 (3,800,000,000) -100.00%
Federal Airport or Aviation
Federal Capital
Projects Fund 10,000,000 0 (10,000,000) -100.00%
Total for Program: 10,000,000 0 (10,000,000) -100.00%
ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Current Requested
Program 2000-01 2001-02 Change
Preventive Maintenance 1,412 4,949 3,537
Planning and Program Management 599 599 0
Administration 42 42 0
Office of Passenger and Freight
Transportation Program 311 311 0
Design and Construction 4,377 4,521 144
Operations 3,569 32 (3,537)
Real Estate 235 235 0
New York Metropolitan
Transportation Council 68 68 0
Total General Fund : 3,623 0 (3,623)
Total All Other Funds : 6,990 10,757 3,767
TOTAL: 10,613 10,757 144
Budget Highlights
(Executive Budget: pp. 281-289)
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. This agency is
included in the Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental
Conservation appropriation bill.
The Executive recommends a total All Funds State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-02
appropriation of $5,663,145,000, a decrease of $4,221,648,075 from the current
year. This represents a decrease of 42.71 percent.
The Executive proposes to increase the Department's workforce by 144 positions,
from 10,613 to 10,757.
The Executive budget proposes a new five-year $15,500,000,000 capital plan for
the State commitment to construction and reconstruction of the State and local
highway and bridge system, aviation and rail. The Governor proposes increases
of $293,339,000 for non-federal aided highway capital projects, or a 23.06
percent increase and eliminates $34,900,000 from the Consolidated Highway
Improvement Program (CHIPS) Operating and Maintenance from current year levels
for counties and New York City.
State Operations
In SFY 2001-02, the Executive recommends a State Operations appropriation of
$50,237,000, a decrease of $174,509,000 or 77.65 percent.
The Executive proposes to shift $169,023,000 of the Snow and Ice Program in the
Operations and Passenger and Freight Transportation Program from the General
Fund to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund in the Capital Program
to increase coverage for the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund bonds.
The Executive recommends a decrease of $8,195,000 in the Special Revenue Funds
of the Passenger and Freight Transportation Program mostly attributed to the
privatization of Stewart International Airport and its operations.
Aid to Localities
The Executive recommends a total SFY 2001-02 appropriation of $1,738,446,000, an
increase of $80,058,925 or 4.83 percent.
Mass Transportation Operating Assistance (MTOA) funding is the largest component
of DOT's Aid to Localities budget.
The Executive recommends MTOA appropriations of $1,156,021,000, a decrease of
$220,235,000, or 2.00 percent. The largest component of the MTOA fund comes
from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) dedicated taxes.
MTOA is comprised of three components:
--General Fund 18-b (Transportation Law Section 18-b) Operating Assistance is
a program in which local governments match State aid dollar for dollar. The
Executive proposes funding of $58,016,000, the same level as the current year.
Since SFY 1994-95, General Fund 18-b Operating Assistance has been reduced from
$222,400,000 to $58,016,000, a decrease of 73.9 percent;
--The downstate region receives $888,659,000 of the Metropolitan Mass
Transportation Operating Assistance (MMTOA) Account fund, an increase of
$22,023,000 or 3.0 percent. The Upstate Transit Operators also receive a
benefit from this fund of $43,357,000, the same level as SFY 2000-01; and
--Statewide, the MTOA fund receives a portion of the proceeds of the petroleum
business tax. Downstate, the fund receives additional support from the 17
percent regional corporate tax surcharges, the ūlong linesū tax, and a 0.25
percent regional sales tax. The Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Fund
Program receives $386,000,000, an increase of $61,354,000 or 18.9 percent over
current funding levels.
The Executive proposes to increase transit aid $121,000,000, which includes an
additional $81,003,000 for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and
$39,385,500 for non-MTA transit operators. The Executive proposes
$1,430,738,000 for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), an increase
of $81,003,000 or 5.7 percent. The Transit Authority (TA) in New York City
would receive $1,057,209,000, an increase of $66,346,100 or 6.5 percent. The
MTA's commuter railroads (Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad) would
receive $373,529,000, an increase $14,656,900, or 4 percent. Commuter rail
ridership constitutes approximately 9.1 percent of transit riders while TA
ridership constitutes 90.9 percent of all transit riders. The Executive
increases transit aid $16,329,000 for upstate transit operators and provides
additional funding of $23,056,500 for downstate non_MTA transit operators.
The Executive proposes an increase of $61,354,000 to support debt service for
MTA bonds from a dedicated portion of the Petroleum Business Tax, which is
included in the Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Fund appropriation. The
Executive also recommends funding of $45,000,000, the same level as the current
year, for the MTA reduced fare program for school children.
The Executive created an Additional Mass Transportation Assistance Program for
the commuter railroads and all Non-MTA transit systems. The program prov ides
$37,000,000 for MTA's commuter railroads, $35,251,000 for downstate non-MTA
transit operators, and $19,049,000 for upstate transit operators. The MTA's
commuter railroads funding is based on the Suburban Transportation Fund that
receives revenues from the Mortgage Recording Tax(MRT) in the MTA region. The
new program provides additional general fund appropriations to upstate and
downstate non-MTA transit operators.
In SFY 1998-99, the Executive created a Mass Transportation Special Assistance
Fund of $8,000,000. Monies from this fund are distributed to upstate transit
operators based upon projected operating deficits and through the traditional
formula-driven system. In SFY 2001-02, the Executive proposes reducing this
fund to $3,000,000, the same as SFY 1999-2000.
The Executive recommends an appropriation of $23,888,000 in the Consolidated
Local Highway Assistance Program (CHIPs) that is specifically targeted to
counties and New York City, a decrease of $34,900,000 or 59.37 percent. These
funds support operating and maintenance activities, with local highway
departments having the flexibility to use this fund either for capital projects
or maintenance-type activities.
The Executive recommends a Federal appropriation of $12,713,000 for the Rural
and Small Urban Transit Aid Program, an increase of $868,000.
Capital Projects
The Executive recommends Capital Projects appropriations of $3,874,462,000, a
decrease of $4,127,198,000, or 51.58 percent, over the current fiscal year. This
decrease is a result of the failed Transportation Bond Act of 2000, that would
have generated $3.8 billion for transportation and mass transit needs. 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 $1,490,500,000
is proposed by the Executive, the same as SFY 2000-01. All Federal funding is
from the Federal Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21).
The Governor has submitted a new five-year plan for state and local highways,
roads and bridges, aviation and rail. This plan totals $15,503,609,000, of
which $8,591,000,000 is for the State Highway and Bridge Capital Program;
$3,166,611,000 for engineering design, inspection and planning; $1,288,000,000
for local capital programs, including CHIPs and Marchiselli; $80,000,000 for the
Rail Freight and Passenger program; $125,000,000 for the Industrial Access
Program; $38,000,000 for the Aviation program; and $1,881,170,000 for other
programs.
In the new five-year plan for SFY 2001-02, the Executive appropriates
$1,750,000,000, an adjusted increase of $150,000,000 from the Dedicated Highway
and Bridge Trust Fund; $217,900,000 for CHIPs Capital, the same level as
the current year; $39,700,000 for Marchiselli, the same level as the current
year; $636,684,000 for Engineering Services; $10,000,000 for rail freight and
passenger projects; $8,000,000 for aviation; and $25,000,000 for the Industrial
Access program.
Article VII Proposal
CHIPS and Marchiselli
--The Executive proposal would authorize appropriations for CHIPs capital of
$217.9 million, and Marchiselli of $39.7 million, and prohibit payments for
Marchiselli projects of $5,000 or more from the non-fiduciary funds of the
Department of Transportation (DOT) capital projects budget.
DOT Program Transfers to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund
--The Executive proposal would transfer funding for DOT's snow and ice
control, arterial maintenance, and bus inspection programs from the General Fund
to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund.