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CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF AIR QUALITY AWARENESS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,575 FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENTS (ACOG) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BICYCLISTS RIDING ON NORMAN STREETS, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT NO. K-1415-47, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BALANCE AND GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) was created under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, and reauthorized under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), and, most recently, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Through Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, the CMAQ program has supported nearly 28,000 transportation projects across the country, accounting for nearly $30 billion in transportation investments since its inception in 1992.
The purpose of the CMAQ program is to fund transportation projects or programs that will contribute to attainment or maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (both PM10 and PM2.5). The CMAQ program supports two important goals of the U.S. Department of Transportation: improving air quality and relieving congestion. While these goals are not new elements of the program, they were strengthened in the SAFETEA-LU and further bolstered in provisions added to the MAP-21.
Reducing pollution and other adverse environmental effects of transportation projects and transportation system inefficiency have been long-standing objectives of the Department. The strategic plans for the Department and for the Federal Highway Administration both include initiatives specifically focused on reducing air pollution from transportation sources. The CMAQ program provides f...
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