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Committee approves a package of federal transit grants totaling tens of millions for vehicle purchases and projects
Summary
The Rules Committee approved acceptance or application for multiple FTA grants: $1,231,830 in 5311 funds for Dial-a-Ride replacement/expansion buses; $6.8 million (5339b) passed through to Kiryas Joel; $2.883 million (5339) for replacement vehicles; 5307 projects including software and Park-and-Ride rehabilitation; and authorization for a two-year FTA grant totaling $37,730,123 covering capital and operating elements.
The committee approved a series of Federal Transit Administration grant acceptances and applications intended to replace and expand local transit fleets and fund related projects. Mr. Alan J. Sorensen, Commissioner of Planning, explained uses and award apportionments: Federal 5311 funds of $1,231,830 (80% federal; NYS match $123,183; local share $123,183 provided by municipalities) to replace and expand Dial-a-Ride vehicles in Goshen, Montgomery and Port Jervis; an FTA 5339(b) pass-through award of $6,800,000 to the Village of Kiryas Joel (NYS match $680,000; local share $340,000); and a $2,883,738 5339 award (NYS match $288,373.80; local match $288,373.80) to purchase replacement transit vehicles for Kiryas Joel and Dial-a-Ride vehicles for Wallkill and Warwick.
Sorensen said the 5307 program selected projects for Kiryas Joel and the Village of Monroe, including purchase of buses, a software modernization project, and rehabilitation of the Monroe Park-and-Ride lot; total FTA 5307 funding cited was $6,637,500 with NYS match $663,750 and local share $663,750. Separately, the committee authorized applying for a two-year FTA grant totaling $37,730,123 covering five program elements: Capital Cost of Contracting with Shortline Transit, Operating Assistance, Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC), Program Administration, and ADA paratransit service operating assistance. Committee members approved each motion; motions carried unanimously as recorded.
