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RESOLUTION R-1617-105: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, REQUESTING THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENTS (ACOG) AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) CONSIDER THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIMODAL PATH ALONG FLOOD AVENUE AND TECUMSEH ROAD FROM ROBINSON STREET TO 24TH AVENUE N.W. AS A PROJECT CANDIDATE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM.
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BACKGROUND: The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) was authorized under Section 1122 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), and is codified at 23 U.S.C. Sections 213(b) and 101(a)(29). Section 1122 provides for the reservation of funds apportioned to a State under Section 104(b) of Title 23 to carry out the TAP. The national total reserved for the TAP is equal to 2% of the total amount authorized from the Highway Act of the Highway Trust Fund for Federal-aid highways each fiscal year.
Recently the MAP-21 Act has been renamed the MAP-21/FAST Act, and the funding program is now called the Surface Transportation Block Group Program. However, the programs and projects are still referred to as Transportation Alternatives, which still wrap into a single funding source the previous programs of Transportation Enhancements, Recreational Trail (RTB), and Safe Routes to School (SRTS).
Projects inside the Oklahoma City or the Tulsa urbanized areas are selected through a separate competitive process administered by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) or the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG). Eligible project sponsors under the MAP-21/FAST Act are the following entities:
* Local governments (cities and counties);
* Regional transportation authorities;
* Transit agencies;
* Natural resource or public land agencies;
* School districts, local education agencies, or schools (note: ACOG prefers that school districts partner with local governments for project applications);
* Tribal g...
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