Okla. Admin. Code § 730:10-17-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 730:10-17-4 - Application review-criteria-approval

(a) Proposals will be presented to the Department as set forth in Rule 730:10-17-7.

(b) After proposals are received they will be reviewed in the Special Projects Branch for general acceptability, eligibility for funding, the ability of the project sponsor to complete the project and the ability of the project sponsor to fund its portion of the project. The Department shall develop a project and sponsor evaluation worksheet which shall be used in the evaluation process for each project and sponsor to determine acceptability of the proposal.

(c) If the proposed project and sponsor are found to be generally acceptable, the proposal shall be distributed to the committee consisting of State agencies and organizations with broad-based interest in areas encompassed by the enhancement program which is appointed to review, analyze and prioritize projects.

(d) The committee shall utilize the following criteria to prioritize enhancement project proposals.

(1) Projects that clearly enhance the quality or utility of existing or new transportation facilities or services.

(2) Projects which can be completed with the Transportation Enhancement Funds requested and the matching funds pledged by the applicant. The project must not be dependent on contingent funding or receipt of additional or continuing Transportation Enhancement Funding, and must represent a complete, identifiable, and useable facility or entity as opposed to a component of a larger project.

(3) Projects which benefit a relatively large percentage of community, region, or State population.

(4) Projects which enhance the State's travel and tourism efforts.

(5) Projects which contribute to a wide geographical dispersion of the Transportation Enhancement Funds within the State.

(6) Consistency with local and regional comprehensive land use and transportation plans. Priority shall be assigned to projects which actively advance the goals and policies contained in such plans.

(7) Projects which have the support of clearly recognized public or not-for-profit organizations of national, statewide, or regional scope with unqualified expertise in the subject matter of the application.

(8) The extent to which applicants indicate a commitment to provide extra effort or additional funding above the minimum matching requirement.

(e) Project proposals will be presented to the Transportation Commission in the form of a prioritized listing including the location of the project, a brief description of the project, the name of the project sponsor, Transportation Enhancement Funds required, and whether funds are available in this fiscal year. The Commission shall approve projects to be funded. Projects which can not be funded during the current fiscal year may be resubmitted for funding during the next application cycle.

Okla. Admin. Code § 730:10-17-4

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4681, eff 10-11-93; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 479, eff 12-10-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1258, eff 5-13-99