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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The state, by agreement with local government organizations, shares the use of the Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. The agreement further provides the opportunity for an ex- change of additional state fuel tax revenue for what would otherwise be the federal share of iden- tified local government-sponsored projects. With the exception of the transportation manage- ment areas, all such STP funds are available to be exchanged. These state fuel tax-funded local projects are grouped under the Statewide portion of the program as the Local Government Fund Exchange Program. All such projects that must be considered for compliance with the Clean Air Act are individually identified in the STIP. Local Government: Metropolitan Planning Organizations All sources of revenue that support the metropolitan area transportation programs, in addition to identified federal funding, are reasonably expected to be available to implement the program as proposed. No new sources of revenue have been anticipated in the development of the individual MTIPs. Each program has been financially constrained, and is so noted in the MPO-adopted pro- grams. FEDERAL PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING (PE), RIGHT-OF-WAY (RW), and UTILITY RELOCATION (UR) Wherever possible, PE, RW, and UR activities for state-sponsored projects are scheduled for fed- eral funding. These amounts have been included for consideration in meeting all appropriate SAFETEA-LU (and relevant preceding acts) and Clean Air Act requirements. Where an obliga- tion of federal funds is anticipated for PE, RW, or UR for a project with a construction year out- side of the 2008-2011 period, an amount has been shown among the regional listings of projects. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS The guidelines of SAFETEA-LU (and relevant preceding acts) require the STIP to be con- strained to revenue while the system as a whole is being adequately operated and maintained. While it can be difficult to demonstrate adequate preservation of the system in a quantitative manner, the overall program direction for the 2008-2011 STIP, like the previous five STIPs, is "maximum preservation, minimum modernization". The work types represented in the STIP help make this point: Of the 1,361 individual projects identified, there are only 186 moderniza- tion projects, and 89 of those are local projects. Additionally, because the state modernization projects are almost exclusively improvements to existing facilities, a large percentage of each project is preservation. Although pavement preservation projects comprise the majority of the work identified in the STIP, these projects alone would not adequately maintain the 19,048 total lane miles under ODOT's responsibility. Maintenance programs not identified in the STIP, in addition to all the types of work that are identified in the STIP, contribute to maintaining the existing infrastructure. The combined result of all of these activities contributes to Oregon's adequately operated and maintained transportation system. Page 401