MEMBER-DESIGNATED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) plans to advance surface transportation authorization legislation later this spring, building on H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, from the 116th Congress. Chairman Peter DeFazio announced that the T&I Committee will formally accept requests for projects from House Members.

The T&I Committee process for considering member projects is separate and distinct from the House Committee on Appropriations’ process for considering Community Project Funding requests. Projects funded through the surface transportation authorization will be funded directly from the Highway Trust Fund, and they do not require a separate or subsequent appropriation.

Please note:

Congresswoman Leger Fernández will NOT accept requests for projects outside of NM-03.
Only legally-eligible entities, including state and local units of government, may request projects.
Project sponsors must comply with all relevant federal laws and regulations.
A request submitted by Congresswoman Leger Fernández to the Committee does NOT guarantee the project will be funded.

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Project Eligibility

Capital projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, are eligible for funding requests under T&I’s project submission process.

The best way to ensure project eligibility is to select projects included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) or Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as those projects have already been certified as eligible for Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration funding and do not require further verification of eligibility.

For projects not in the STIP or TIP, additional documentation is required, including verification about whether the project can be added to the STIP or TIP in a reasonable timeframe, whether the project is on a long-range transportation plan, and verification of eligibility for the proposed activity under title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49 by the relevant federal agency.

Further, project sponsors must demonstrate the ability to fully obligate any funds provided within the obligation window, and must demonstrate a proven ability to finance the remaining costs not funded by the Committee, as well as the required non-federal cost share.

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Transparency

All requests submitted by Congresswoman Leger Fernández to the T&I Committee are posted below. Members will be required to certify that neither they nor their immediate family have a financial interest in the requests made.

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Projects Requested

Listed below are the projects Congresswoman Leger Fernández has submitted to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Note: The projects are listed in alphabetical order by project sponsor.

Project Sponsor: City of Clovis
Project Name/Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Roadway Improvements
Requested Amount: $5,159,541

Project Sponsor: City of Farmington
Project Name/Location: Foothills Drive Enhancement Phase III
Requested Amount: $1,324,800

Project Sponsor: City of Gallup
Project Name/Location: Coal Avenue Commons “Event Street”
Requested Amount: $3,500,000

Project Sponsor: City of Portales
Project Name/Location: Kilgore Street Improvements
Requested Amount: $2,079,000

Project Sponsor: City of Rio Rancho
Project Name/Location: Rainbow Blvd Connection - McMahon Blvd (Albuquerque) to Southern Blvd (Rio Rancho)
Requested Amount: $1,600,000

Project Sponsor: City of Santa Fe
Project Name/Location: Arroyo De Los Chamisos Crossing
Requested Amount: $4,900,000

Project Sponsor: McKinley County
Project Name/Location: County Road 43 - Superman Canyon Bridges
Requested Amount: $4,500,000

Project Sponsor: NMDOT
Project Name/Location: I-25 Reconstruction along La Bajada Hill
Requested Amount: $15,000,000

Project Sponsor: NMDOT
Project Name/Location: I-40 near Gallup
Requested Amount: $6,500,000

Project Sponsor: NMDOT
Project Name/Location: Raton - US 64/87 Interchange (I-25, Exit 452)
Requested Amount: $16,000,000

Project Sponsor: NMDOT
Project Name/Location: US 60 Downtown Clovis
Requested Amount: $22,000,000

Project Sponsor: North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD)
Project Name/Location: Española / Jim West Regional Transit Center Expansion
Requested Amount: $1,200,000

Project Sponsor: Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council
Project Name/Location: Roadrunner Road
Requested Amount: $179,610

Project Sponsor: San Juan County
Project Name/Location: San Juan County/East Pinon Hills Boulevard Extension Phase III
Requested Amount: $1,000,000

Project Sponsor: Santa Clara Pueblo
Project Name/Location: Wild Rose Road (Route #670 ) and Pedestrian Improvement Project
Requested Amount: $618,000

Project Sponsor: Taos Pueblo
Project Name/Location: Rio Lucero Road Improvement Project
Requested Amount: $3,048,910