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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />• Identify the planning history <br />• As applicable, describe information provided from the pavements or bridge management system. <br />If the recommendation varies from the prioritization identified by the management system, de- <br />scribe the process used to reach that recommendation. <br />• Describe how this project supports OHP policies (Table 1). <br />• Provide an assessment of the likelihood of the project getting to construction in the timeframe <br />contemplated <br />• Provide supplementary project information if the project leverages additional funding or commu- <br />nity benefit <br />3. Applicable additional information <br />E. Funding <br />As required by federal regulations (23 CFR Part 450) the C-STIP is financially constrained by year. The <br />Eligibility Criteria and Prioritization Factors defined in this document apply to projects that implement <br />current revenue sources. If more funding becomes available, it will be allocated in adherence to any addi- <br />tional funding or selection criteria attached to those new funds. <br />The STIP represents multiple funding categories and each category has limits as to how the funding can <br />be obligated. STIP projects must meet the funding source limitations established by state or federal regu- <br />lations and cannot be selected without looking at those limitations. The D-STIP will be funded with the <br />same funding sources as the C-STIP and the total funds committed to the D-STIP may vary. Funding of <br />the D-STIP can be impacted by several factors, including the following: OTC selection of projects of <br />statewide importance, federal earmarks and discretionary projects, federal and state restrictions on the use <br />of available funds, and the Regional equity distribution of Modernization funds (ORS 366.507). <br />Federal Discretionary Projects <br />Federal discretionary projects are a part of federal appropriations or transportation funding legislation. <br />The Oregon Department of Transportation, with direction from the Oregon Transportation Commission, <br />developed guidelines to use in deciding which projects should be submitted as earmark proposals in fed- <br />eral legislation for the reauthorization of transportation funding. The projects are categorized as low or <br />medium risk and can be completed over the life of the federal transportation funding bill. ODOT follows <br />these guidelines for earmark projects and submits them to the Oregon Congressional Delegation for con- <br />sideration during the federal budget process. Local jurisdictions and proponents that pursue earmark <br />funding for projects not submitted by ODOT or supported by the Oregon Transportation Commission <br />(OTC) are solely responsible for the required matching funds or any shortfalls. <br />The OTC recognizes that there maybe unique circumstances in which proponents have been successful in <br />obtaining federal discretionary projects that need to be placed in the STIP. These can be brought to the <br />OTC as possible amendments to the STIP provided they meet the eligibility criteria and the match re- <br />quirements as noted above. <br />Page 341 <br />