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CAMPO manager: Federal bill shifts funds to STBG; US‑50 corridor study and RTP update under way
Summary
CAMPO transportation manager said recent federal legislation moved some TIFIA funding into STBG apportionments, producing a modest local increase, and outlined ongoing work on the US‑50 corridor study and a regional transportation plan update.
Chris Martinovich, CAMPO transportation manager, told the board that recent federal legislation shifted some funds from the TIFIA loan program into surface transportation block grant (STBG) formula apportionments, producing a modest increase for the CAMPO region.
"When we go through the formula funding and break it all down to CAMPO, I think it came out to be a $160,000 of new formula funding in this fiscal year," Martinovich said. He said the change was part of an act passed by Congress in December that also adjusts TIFIA funding flows over the next several years.
Martinovich also summarized ongoing planning work: CAMPO staff continue the US‑50 corridor study in coordination with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and local jurisdictions, and plan a board item in the spring to update the board before the release of a draft plan. He said CAMPO is negotiating for consultant support to update its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), work that will include fiscal constraints, project list prioritization and performance measures and will require substantial staff time and public outreach over the next year.
Board members asked about legislative coordination for the coming state session; Martinovich said CAMPO and other MPOs and regional transportation commissions are coordinating outreach to elected officials and that CAMPO staff would participate in working groups. He and other board members discussed two pieces of potential legislation: a proposed $4.50 hotel-room surcharge introduced by Senator Daley to raise transportation revenue, and a proposal to enable local governments to create business improvement districts (BIDs) to fund corridor or road improvements.
Martinovich said CAMPO will continue coordination with Lyon County, Carson City's Community Development and NDOT on US‑50, and that staff will bring additional RTP items to future meetings.
