Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 730 - Department of Transportation
Chapter 10 - Department Programs
Subchapter 5 - Surface Transportation Program for Municipalities
Section 730:10-5-2 - Eligibility for federal matching funds

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 730:10-5-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

Upon approval by the Department of a municipality's functional classification system, projects on such urban systems shall become eligible for federal matching funds.

(1) Federal funds for urban projects will be apportioned to the Oklahoma City and Tulsa urbanized areas in accordance with the "Distribution of Surface Transportation Program Funds" formula as set forth in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Federal funds for small urban areas with populations less than 50,000 but greater than 5,000 will be made available to the cities on a priority basis by the Commission. The intent of the program is to make federal urban system funds available to a maximum number of interested cities which can provide the local matching project funds.

(2) Any project to be programmed by the Commission shall be presented to the Department by a formal resolution accompanied by an engineering agreement. Those urban areas in excess of 50,000 population shall submit their programming resolutions through their local "Section 134" Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The MPO shall then certify that the project programmed is in accordance with the area's long-range planning and consistent with priorities outlined in the short-range capital improvement program.

(3) No federal-aid project shall be advertised for contract letting until all federal and state requirements have been satisfied. Rights-of-way must be acquired and necessary right-of-way documents and utility relocation schedules must be approved by the Department. The city must deposit its share of the local matching funds with the Department prior to advertising for bids on the project.

(A) The project will be officially programmed by the Commission, subject to availability of federal funds, only when all of the conditions in this section have been met and the project is ready to be advertised for contract letting.

(B) Acceptance by the Department of the original city programming resolution does not constitute commitment of federal funds.

(4) Any federal-aid project that has not progressed through the design stage and right-of-way acquisition and is not ready to let to contract within two years after the date of receipt of the programming resolution may be canceled by the Department and all federal funds intended for the project shall be available through the Department to other cities.

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1368, eff 5-11-00

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