TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW AND

BUDGET

TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING COMPACT• 1969 Compact: California and

Nevada, with approval of Congress, naming TRPA as the regional planning agency for Lake Tahoe Region.

• 1980 Compact: Amendment requiring adoption of environmental threshold standards and an implementing regional plan; provides for orderly growth and development consistent with the standards.

TRPA RESPONSIBILITIES

Tahoe RegionalPlanning Compact

Tahoe RegionalPlanning Compact

Other Statutes: CWA, MPO, etc.

Other Statutes: CWA, MPO, etc.

EnvironmentalThresholds

EnvironmentalThresholds

Federal/State/LocalAQS, WQS

Federal/State/LocalAQS, WQS

GOALS & POLICIESCODE OF ORDINANCES

208 Plan, PAS, RTP

GOALS & POLICIESCODE OF ORDINANCES

208 Plan, PAS, RTP

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SVCS.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SVCS.

ThresholdEvaluation Reports

ThresholdEvaluation Reports

ENVIRONMENTALIMPROVEMENT

ENVIRONMENTALIMPROVEMENT

PLANNING & EVALUATION

PLANNING & EVALUATION

Statutes

Standards

PlanElements

Evaluation

Implementation

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

TRPA/TMPO/RTPAGOVERNING BOARD

Exec. Director

Agency CounselAPC

ENVIRONMENTALREVIEW SERVICES

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT

PLANNING ANDEVALUATION

PATHWAY 2007(3-YEAR TERM)

STAFF RESOURCES

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Environmental Review Services

• Review permit applications for consistency with the Regional Plan

• Inspect projects for permit compliance

• Administer MOUs & Delegations

• Administer Land Capability Program

• Administer Project Securities Program

• Public Assistance

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT

• Update EIP

• Develop EIP Finance Plan

• Facilitate EIP implementation

• Program/project management oversight

• Administer forest health, motorized watercraft, and BMP retrofit programs

• Facilitate transportation project implementation

PLANNING & EVALUATIONMONITORING PROGRAM

• Provides feedback on threshold attainment progress• Provides direction for necessary regulatory or EIP adjustments• Evaluates validity of regional plan and threshold standards

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Planning & Evaluation• Update Regional Plan

(Pathway 2007)– Water quality planning

(208 Plan)– Air quality planning (AQP)– Transportation planning

(RTP)

• Conduct Threshold Monitoring/Evaluations

• Coordinate region-wide planning activities

• Administer all MPO and RTPA functions

AGENCY BUDGET

TRPA BUDGET – Revenues• Multiple revenue sources • State budget request formula: 1/3 Nevada, 2/3

California• Nevada/California contributions = 40.3%• Grants, application fees, other contributions = 59.7%• FY05-06 budget = $13.5 million

Where the Money Comes From

Fees10.7%

Overhead5.7%

Other0.7% California

27.0%

Nevada13.3%

Special Revenues

41.4%

Local Gov't1.1%

TRPA BUDGET – Expenses• Expenditures

– Salaries and benefits (45.3%)– Contract Services (37.0%)– Equipment/Supplies (17.7%)

Where the Money GoesWhere the Money Goes

Contracts

37.0%

Capital Outlay

1.6%

Salaries

36.7%

Benefits

8.6%Operating

16.2%

SPECIAL REVENUES – Grants• Grounded in mandate to meet standards

in other laws (CWA, CAA, etc.)• EIP Grant

– Bureau of Reclamation– Forest Fuels– WINS Grant

• Erosion Control Grant– 5 Grants– Water Quality BMP Program

• SNPLMA Grants

SPECIAL REVENUES – Fees & Interest

• Permit Application Fees– Cost Recovery– Additional Staff / Customer Service

• Environmental Mitigation Fees– Air Quality– Water Quality– Excess Coverage– SEZ Restoration

SPECIAL REVENUES – Fines / Forfeitures

• Violation Settlements & Court Judgements

• Science Advisory Group & Tahoe-related Studies

• Environmental Education Activities

TRANSPORTATION – 9 Grants & General Funds

• Federal Grants– Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)– SNPLMA– Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

• State Grants– Transportation Development Act (CA)

• State Appropriations

EIP Program Funding

1997: EIP Proposed

Private Sector

Local Gov’t

State of California

State of Nevada

Federal Gov’t

Allocations ($ millions)

$152.7 $101 $275.1 $82 $297.2

Total $908 million

EIP Program Funding

2001 Update: EIP Funding*Category 1997-2006 2007 and Out Total

Capital Projects

$908 $417 $1,325

Science $57 $1 $58

Programs & TA

$11 ** $11

Operations & Maintenance

$23 $61 $84

Total $999 $479 $1,478

(*) Figures are in millions of dollars

(**) Articulation of these needs is in progress

QUESTIONS?