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County Transportation System. Governor’s Transportation Advisory Committee September 14, 2012 Abbey Bryduck, AMC Policy Analyst. Minnesota Roadways Comparison of System Miles and Traffic Volume-2006 Total Local Share 120,629 miles 89.1% 40.7% VMT Total County Share - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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County Transportation System
Governor’s Transportation Advisory Committee
September 14, 2012Abbey Bryduck, AMC Policy Analyst
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Minnesota Roadways Comparison of System Miles and Traffic Volume-2006
Total Local Share120,629 miles89.1%40.7% VMT
Total County Share45,000 miles33.5% 24.7% VMT
Source:Mn/DOT TrafficData and Analysis
System Miles Percent VMTUS Interstates, & Us and MN Trunk Highways
11,870 8.8% 59.2%
County State Aid Highways 30,514 22.6% 22.8%
County Roads 14,483 10.8% 1.9%
Municipal State Aid Roads – Large Cities
3,069 2.3% 7.8%
City Streets – Large and Small Cities
16,036 11.9% 6.3%
Townships 56,257 41.5% 2.0%
Other 2,917 2.1% <.01%
Total 135,416 100% 100%
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County System:• County State Aid System (CSAH)
– 30,600 miles of roadway - 67% of total county mileage
• County Roads– 14,500 miles of roadway, 33% of
mileage
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County State Aid System (CSAH)
Main Revenue Sources • License Tab Fees• Vehicles Sales Tax (MVST)• Gas Tax
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• Distribution of FundsCSAH Distribution of FundsApportionment Formula– “old
money”• 10% equal to all counties• 10% proportional based on vehicle
registration• 30% based on county lane miles• 50% county construction needs
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CSAH Distribution of FundsExcess Formula– “new” money
from 2008 bill• 40% vehicle registrations• 60% needs
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County Roads
Revenue Source• Property Taxes• Assessments
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Historical Context• Local roads and bridges were initially funded with property
taxes and assessments, which were perceived as inequitable.• Local Road Systems formed in 1956 with a constitutional
amendment, establishing the 62% (Trunk Highway)29% (CSAH)9% (Municipal)
distribution of highway user revenue.• This would begin the gradual transition to taxes levied
against ownership and use of motor vehicles instead of property taxes.
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System Stresses
• Traffic Growth• Greater level of heavy
commercial traffic• Heavier trucks
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Key Challenges to the County System• Inflation of costs of materials• Increased maintenance and needs
due to aging infrastructure• Aging population presenting
additional safety and mobility concerns
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Annual CSAH Unmet Construction Needs
Annual Annual Unmet %Construction Construction CSAH Unmet
Needs Allocation Needs Needs
1998 $259,325,597 $175,484,710 $83,840,887 32.3%1999 $279,568,555 $185,649,698 $93,918,857 33.6%2000 $282,186,458 $196,009,829 $86,176,629 30.5%2001 $294,906,411 $204,136,037 $90,770,374 30.8%2002 $305,978,605 $212,775,730 $93,202,875 30.5%2003 $321,389,994 $200,534,226 $120,855,768 37.6%2004 $347,626,686 $214,235,060 $133,391,626 38.4%2005 $364,718,533 $214,242,904 $150,475,629 41.3%2006 $387,233,574 $212,846,929 $174,386,645 45.0%2007 $427,542,352 $215,700,279 $211,842,073 49.5%2008 $479,824,306 $217,455,379 $262,368,927 54.7%2009 $486,733,110 $229,236,941 $257,496,169 52.9%2010 $519,263,941 $243,585,211 $275,678,730 53.1%2011 $536,902,096 $264,018,492 $272,883,604 50.8%2012 $551,001,578 $281,152,293 $269,849,285 49.0%
Annual CSAH Unmet Construction NeedsSource: Mn/DOT County State Aid
Annual Annual Unmet %Construction Construction CSAH Unmet
Needs Allocation Needs Needs
1998 $259,325,597 $175,484,710 $83,840,887 32.3%1999 $279,568,555 $185,649,698 $93,918,857 33.6%2000 $282,186,458 $196,009,829 $86,176,629 30.5%2001 $294,906,411 $204,136,037 $90,770,374 30.8%2002 $305,978,605 $212,775,730 $93,202,875 30.5%2003 $321,389,994 $200,534,226 $120,855,768 37.6%2004 $347,626,686 $214,235,060 $133,391,626 38.4%2005 $364,718,533 $214,242,904 $150,475,629 41.3%2006 $387,233,574 $212,846,929 $174,386,645 45.0%2007 $427,542,352 $215,700,279 $211,842,073 49.5%2008 $479,824,306 $217,455,379 $262,368,927 54.7%2009 $486,733,110 $229,236,941 $257,496,169 52.9%2010 $519,263,941 $243,585,211 $275,678,730 53.1%2011 $536,902,096 $264,018,492 $272,883,604 50.8%
2012 $551,001,578 $281,152,293 $269,849,285 49.0%
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Local Response to Challenges• Local property tax levies applied to
road and bridge construction and maintenance have increased steadily
• Increased dependence on borrowing as a finance strategy
• Deferred projects and maintenance
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State Response to Challenges - Bonding
• Addition of the Local Road Improvement Program– Last year $10M
• Local Bridge Bonding– Last year $30M
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State Response – Chapter 152• Gas Tax Increase – 8.5 cents• Tab Fee Increase – removed cap• MVST 60%/40% split
roads/transitConstitutionally Dedicated
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Solution – Leverage Constitutionally Dedicated Streams
• Increase State Aid and other targeted state funding
• Authorize additional local revenue generating authority– Wheelage fee– Local option sales taxes without referendum
requirement
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Counties and TransitTwo authorities:• Regional Rail Authority• County Transportation
Improvement Board (CTIB)
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County Transit Improvement Board (CTIB)
• In 2008, the 5 metro counties of Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington imposed a 1/4 cent sales tax for the purpose of expanding the transitway system. (Light rail, commuter rail and BRT.)
• The tax generates about $100M/year. Since 2008, CTIB has distributed $467M in grants.
• With grants to be awarded this fall, CTIB will have committed about half a billion dollars to transitways.
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Regional Rail Authorities (RRA)• Authority to levy property taxes and contribute 10% of the
total capital cost of transitways. (Note: prior to CTIB and the sales tax, this percentage was even higher.)
• RRA's also pay the costs of feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and early environmental work. These upfront expenditures are significant. For example, Hennepin has expended in excess of $25M for the SWLRT project for the pre-preliminary engineering work.
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NOTE:If the region (CTIB and the Met Council) decides to accelerate the development of the "economically competitive" transit way system, the 10% RRA capital contribution will be a very significant property tax burden. This will be a financial concern going forward.
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