[OKC] FW: [passrailok] JULY 11, 2009 : THIS WEEK ON THE NFA CORRIDOR

[Shauna Struby]

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JULY 11, 2009 : THIS WEEK ON THE NFA CORRIDOR

 FRA STIMULUS FUND PRE-APPLICATIONS KDOT and ODOT

It has been a busy week on the Corridor.  July 10th was the pre-Application
filing deadline for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) High Speed -
Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grants. The Oklahoma and Kansas Departments
of Transportation (ODOT and KDOT) signaled that they were going to submit
applications last week.  ODOT has apparently applied for Track 1 and Track
2.  Some of this application includes the Tulsa - Oklahoma City - Fort Worth
High Speed Rail USDOT designated route.  Details are still sketchy regarding
the entire application. We doubt the Tulsa World would have reported on the
Wichita Routing.

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 FRA APPLICATION "TRACKS"

FY-2008 and FY-2009 appropriations were included within the pre-Application
form. This consolidates passenger rail grants within HSIPR. The FRA is
routing grant applications through four "Tracks" as listed below. 

 

=|=|=|=Track 1 =|=|=|=

$8 billion ARRA (Stimulus Fund reserve) 100% federal funding (Shovel Ready
Projects)
=|=|=|=Track 2 =|=|=|=

$8 billion ARRA (Stimulus Fund reserve) 100% federal funding (5 year
projects)
=|=|=|=Track 3 =|=|=|=

$9 million in planning funding (FY2009 appropriations) 50% state 50% federal
funding through the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA)
=|=|=|=Track 4 =|=|=|=

$82 million in project funding (FY2008 FY2009 appropriations) 50% state 50%
federal funding PRIIA.



JULY 8 KDOT STAKEHOLDERS CALL
It looked like KDOT was only going to apply for Track 3 funding. However,
due to the astute work of Deborah Fischer Stout, NFA President and several
KS state senators, especially Senator Dick Kelsey, several KS state
representatives, (including Oklahoma State Representative Charlie Joyner)
the NFA was able to get a verbal agreement from KDOT to consider both Track
3 and Track 2 pre-Applications. We continue to seek additional details on
both the ODOT and KDOT applications.

US REPRESENTATIVE DENNIS MOORE VISITS LAWRENCE

The tireless efforts of Depot Redux in Lawrence resulted in a June 29 visit
by US Representative Dennis Moore. Northern Flyer Alliance, KDOT, and Amtrak
representatives were also in attendance. While the general conversation
surrounded Depot Redux's work there was some discussion of expansion. We
would again like to recognize the work of Carey Maynard-Moody and invite
everyone to take a look at www.DepotRedux.org <http://www.depotredux.org/> .
The City of Lawrence will know by November whether an agreement can be
reached with the BNSF Railway for a sale to the city. The depot was built by
the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in 1955 to replace a flood damaged
depot.

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