1) Please briefly describe your state's process for determining transportation investment priorities and spending levels. What are the respective roles of the state legislature and the state DOT?________
2) What role do other entities (e.g. transportation commission, governor, local governmental entities, etc.) play in determining state transportation priorities and spending levels in your state? ________
3) How are federal transportation funds allocated to your state's DOT? Check all that apply.
| Direct Flow from USDOT to State DOT (No State Legislative Involvement) |
| State Legislative Appropriation (Lump Sum Appropriation at Department Level) |
| State Legislative Appropriation (Appropriation at Program or Category Level) |
| State Legislative Appropriation (Appropriation at Project-Specific Level) |
| State Legislative Approval of DOT Transportation Plan |
| Other (please specify): |
Please describe: ________
4) How are state transportation funds allocated to your state's DOT? Check all that apply.
| Direct Flow from Revenue Source or Fund to DOT (No State Legislative Involvement) |
| State Legislative Appropriation (Lump Sum Appropriation at Department Level) |
| State Legislative Appropriation (Appropriation at Program or Category Level) |
| State Legislative Appropriation (Appropriation at Project-Specific Level) |
| State Legislative Approval of DOT Transportation Plan or Other Project List |
| Other (please specify): |
Please describe: ________
5) Does your state's legislature set any conditions that the DOT must meet in order to receive state or federal funds?
| Yes (please specify): |
| No |
Comments: ________
6) Is legislative approval required for the state DOT to move funds from one project (or type of project) to another?
| Yes (please specify): |
| No |
Comments: ________
7) Please describe whether your state's DOT is authorized to retain excess funds and, if not, what happens to such funds at the end of the fiscal year or biennium. Note: Depending on the state, excess funds may be defined as unspent appropriations, revenues in excess of a legislatively approved DOT budget, revenues in excess of statutory limits on a dedicated transportation fund, and/or other. Excess funds do not include money obligated or otherwise committed to a specific, approved future purpose. ________
8) Please briefly describe any activities taken by your state's legislature to provide oversight of the state DOT's expenditures and financing methods. ________
9) Please briefly describe any activities taken by your state's executive entities (e.g. DOT leadership, governor, transportation commission or board, etc.) to provide oversight of the state DOT's expenditures and financing methods. ________
10) Please briefly describe any legislative practices used to control DOT costs in your state (e.g. low bid requirements, cost controls for support processes). ________
11) How are DOT performance goals set in your state, and who has the authority to set those goals? ________
12) Please describe any legislative practices used to better allocate DOT resources in order to meet DOT performance goals (i.e., those set under the process described in question 11). ________