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Fi4 C T SHEET <br />ROAD FUNDING VITAL <br />TO CITIES IN LANE COUNTY <br />Federal Funding Increases <br />On October 30, President Clinton signed into law a <br />measure that will restore federal funding to Lane <br />County to offset declining timber receipts.. <br />Beginning October 2001, approximately $19 million <br />will be paid in the first year of a six-year, inflation- <br />adjusted appropriation. The appropriation package <br />includes the following: <br />• $6.3 million in timber receipt funds to the <br />County's road fund. <br />• $4.1 million in O&C revenues to the County's <br />discretionary general fund. <br />• $8.8 million for "forest projects" in six <br />categories (search and rescue and emergency <br />services; community service work camps; <br />easement purchases; forest-related educational . <br />opportunities; fire prevention and county <br />planning, and community forestry). <br />' riistorical Basis for Road Fund Transfers <br />..Starting in 1987, Lane County agreed to transfer <br />each year a portion of its road fund. to the cities in <br />the County through the Urban Transition Agreement <br />(later the County/City Road Partnership <br />Agreement.) There are several reasons why the <br />transfer agreements were and continue to be <br />equitable: <br />• Operation and maintenance of 42 miles of the <br />regional road nerivork shifted to the cities in <br />1987 and continues to be their responsibility. <br />+ A significant portio~l of the roads used by <br />County residents are located inside the 12 <br />incorporated cities in Lane County. <br />• Other responsibilities and tl~e associated costs <br />for urban services also shifted to Eugene and <br />Springfield in 1987. <br />County payments to the cities peaked at $S million <br />in 1996. With the togging decline in the mid-1990s, <br />Lane County opted to "continue the County/City <br />woad Partnership Program under conditions and <br />.anding levels that reflect the reduction in National <br />Forest Timber Receipts." In FY01, Lane County <br />transferred only $2.5 million to the cities. <br />Passage of the new federal legislation restores the <br />flow of federal revenues to the Lane County Road <br />Fund. By agreeing to restore County/City Road <br />Partnership payments to the 1996 level, Lane <br />County is helping provide a transportation system <br />that benefits all citizens in Lane County.. <br />Current Status of the Cities' Road Funds <br />As noted above, the distribution of Lane County <br />road funds to cities 'in Lane County has declined <br />significantly over the past several years: <br /> FY96 FY01 <br />Coburg $ 80,123 $ 60,510 <br />Cottage Grove $ 266,331 $ 129,202 <br />Creswell $ 91,145 $ 59,14 I <br />Dunes City $ 98,819 $ 67,429 <br />Eugene $2,687,164 $1 ,247,524 <br />Florence $ 231,780 $ 110,411 <br />Junction City $ 131,260 $ 84,254 <br />Lowell $ 52,686 $ 43,711 <br />Oakridge $ 137,974 $ 83,109 <br />Springfield $1 ,013,551 $ 490;950 <br />Veneta $ 156,167 $ 88,758 <br />Westfir $ 35,000 $ 35,000. <br />Total $5,000,000 $2,500,000 <br />0 <br />0 <br />1= <br />c~ <br />.°' <br />c~ <br />t`- <br />5l <br />4~ <br />3~ <br />I <br />2 <br />1 _ <br />0 ,_ <br />0 o ti o~ o w o <br />F~~~o F~~o F~o~o F~o~ F~~~~ F~~~~ F~~o °^o~ <br />Q~ <br />*There are no guaranteed transfers beyond FY00- <br />01, although the County's. 10 year Highway <br />Funding Plan and S year CIP project funding at <br />FY00-01 levels through FY04-OS. <br />County Road .Fund Transfers To Cities <br />