Consulting with Idaho Tribes in Planning Transportation Development

14th Annual NW Tribal Transportation Symposium

Patti Raino, ITD

SAFETEA-LU Requires Consultation –

In general at a minimum consider the concerns of Indian tribal governments

STIP and Long Range Transportation Plan will be developed with consultation with tribal jurisdiction in Idaho and the Secretary of the Interior.

What does this mean to Idaho Tribes?

Indian Tribes in Idaho

Five Reservations, Six Tribes Each is different How do the Tribes wish to be consulted

on transportation planning? How do the tribes wish to be consulted

on transportation projects?

Current Planning Consultation Activities Between Tribes/ITD Individual Meetings/ statewide and district Formal MOUs Participation in MPO Participation in Intermodal Planning Group Tribes participated to the extent they desired

in the development of Idaho’s Long Range Transportation Vision

Current Points of Consultation in the Planning Process

STIP/Corridor Plans /Long Range Plans

Development of a Federal-aid or state-funded project on state highways

Project Planning and Development

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

Developed Yearly Establishes projects Requires consultation with locals,

resource agencies and Indian Tribes Calendar and process is Set by

Intermodal Working Group (Tribal Transportation Planners are members)

Purpose of the STIP To provide for a financially sound, short

range capital improvement plan for the state’s surface transportation program.– The document: A picture in time– The process: Dynamic, subject to

modification and change as projects and funding are finalized.

STIP (continued)

IRR projects are included in STIP from information received from the BIA

Draft sent to Tribes for comment and districts consult with tribes on projects of concern

Federal Requirements

Minimum of Four-Year Span All FHWA and FTA Funded Projects Coordinate inclusion of Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) in STIP Project Details (Description, Cost, Year, Agency) Public Involvement Consultation With Government Officials (Local, Tribal, Federal) Financially Constrained Updated On Four Year (or less) Cycle (ref. 23 CFR 450.216)

State Requirements

Five-Year Construction Span Include All State Funded Projects Include Safety, Aeronautics and Rail

Projects Updated Annually

(ref. ITD Admin Policy A-11-1)

STIP must include all modes of Transportation

STIP must include all modes of transportation • Highway, bridge, bicycle Highway, bridge, bicycle

and pedestrian facilities;and pedestrian facilities;• Highway safety;Highway safety;• Air quality;Air quality;• Airports;Airports;• Railroad crossing safety;Railroad crossing safety;• Public transportation; Public transportation;

andand• Transportation planning.Transportation planning.

The Planning Process

Coordinated ongoing public involvement process with:

–Citizens,

–Elected officials,

–Tribes,

–Other state/federal agencies

–Interested parties on current and future projects.

And in collaboration

with:– Local Highway

Technical

Assistance Council

(LHTAC),

– The six MPOs in Idaho (COMPASS in the Boise/Nampa area),

– Input from the public,

– Other interested

agencies.

Projects are identified and selected through a:Projects are identified and selected through a:

Factors that Impact STIP/TIP Projects

Federal-aid Funding State Funding Inflationary Trends Population Trends

Corridor Studies

This is the way Idaho develops a plan of action for important transportation corridors and facilities now and 20 Years in the future

Strong community involvement by those impacted including Indian Tribes when the study corridor travels through an Indian Reservation

Transportation Plan/Vision

Approved in FY 2004 Envisions future directions over 25+

year horizon. Required significant stakeholder

participation.

Long Range Vision

Purpose Share Idaho’s Transportation Vision Outline ITD’s Principles and Values Guide ITD’s Planning and Project

Decisions Integrate Modes in Transportation

Decisions

What Does It Say?

These are the

guiding principles

the state should

use in developing

the statewide transportation

system over the

next 30 years.

Consulting with Idaho Tribes in Planning Transportation Development

14th Annual NW Tribal Transportation Symposium

Patti Raino, ITD