State-by-State Data Dictionary Overview The following data dictionary corrponds with the State-by-State Interactive Map based on data collected in Transportation Governance and Finance: A 5-State Review of State Legislatur and Departments of Transportation from November 6. Each section of data reprents a different tab as illustrated in the online interactive rource. This data dictionary provid a guide to the variabl contained in the interactive map. The dictionary identifi the variable name, its dcription, and the possible valu it may assume.. Legislative Interaction Variable Dcription Format / Valu LegislativeAuditsandSun setreviews LegislativeReviewofAd ministrativerul On-going oversight mechanisms over DOT, including legislative audits and sunset reviews. Sunset reviews evaluate the functions of a state entity to asss whether it should continue to exist. Sunset reviews may rult in repealing the statut that govern the DOT. If not, the state is not considered subject to sunset review. In a true sunset procs, an entity is automatically abolished unls the legislature or rponsible committee choos to affirmatively continue it. On-going oversight mechanisms over DOT, including legislative review of administrative rul. State Executive or Legislature has authority to review DOT rul. Authority may be advisory, may allow for suspension of the rule, or may be unspecified. Subject to Neither Legislative Audits nor Sunset Reviews Subject to Legislative Audits Only - Subject to Legislative Audits and Sunset Reviews No information on Oversight Mechanisms given in the State Profile No formal legislative review Optional or selective legislative review Comprehensive legislative review II: Leadership & Organization Variable Dcription Format / Valu AppointmentofDOTLead ers How the DOT Secretary, Commissioner, or director is selected and/or appointed. Appointed by Governor with no legislative involvement Appointed by the Governor with Legislative approval 3 Other 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 49, Washington, DC p: -64-885 f: -64-5469
BoardPrence Indicat the prence of a transportation board or commission. This entity may be charged with policymaking or be advisory. No, state do not have such a board/commission Y, state has such a board or commission BoardSize #LegislativeMeasurIntro ducedin6 FullTimeEmployeinDO T DOTStructure Indicat the size of the policymaking or advisory transportation board or commission. Estimated number of bills introduced in the state legislature in 6. A measure of the level of activity in the state legislature. Number of Full-time Employe in 6. How the DOT divid rponsibiliti among its organizational units. # Board size - Not applicable. State has no such board/commission - Board size is not indicated # Number of legislative measur introduced in 6,5 or ls,5 to 5, 3 5, to 7,5 4 7,5 or more Organized mainly by functional activity Organized mainly by transportation mode 3 Both III: Transportation Funding & Finance Variable Dcription Format / Valu StateBudgetCycle State budget type and Biennial enactment of two - frequency of enactment. month budgets Biennial enactment of one 4- month budget FiscalYearStartID Fiscal Year Start - when the state s fiscal year begins. 3 Annual budget April July 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 49, Washington, DC p: -64-885 f: -64-5469
3 September 4 October Highway Funding Sourc: The Revenue Sourc tab in the State-by-State interactive map also includ data on funding sourc used by stat for highways, roads and bridg. Those data are collected regularly by the FHWA Office of Highway Information. The data in this map, drawn from the NCSL- AASHTO Transportation Governance and Finance report, cover more potential funding sourc but provid only a single snapshot for 6.. HighwayFundingFuelTax. HighwayFundingPassengerVehic le 3. HighwayFundingTruckRegistrati on 4. HighwayFundingTolls 5. HighwayFundingGeneralSalTa x 6. HighwayFundingGeneralFunds 7. HighwayFundingIntertIncome 8. HighwayFundingOther 9. HighwayFinanceBondingGenera lobligation. HighwayFinanceRevenue. HighwayFinanceBuildAmericaB onds. HighwayFinanceGARVEE 3. HighwayFinancePrivateActivity 4. HighwayFinanceTIFIACreditAss istance 5. HighwayFinanceDignBuild 6. HighwayFinancePublicPrivatePa rtnerships 7. HighwayFinanceOther Highway Funding Sourc. Fuel Tax. Passenger Vehicle 5. General Sal Tax 7. Intert Income Highway Finance Mechanisms. Revenue. Build America. GARVEE 3. Private Activity Bon ds 6. Public-Private 7. Other highways / not mentioned. Y, the sourc is in use. Transit Funding Sourc: The Revenue Sourc tab in the State-by-State interactive map also includ data on funding sourc used by stat for transit. Those data are collected regularly by the FHWA Office of Highway Information. The data in this map, drawn from the NCSL- AASHTO Transportation Governance and Finance report, cover more potential funding sourc but provid only a single snapshot for 6.. TransitFundingFuelTax. TransitFundingPassengerVehicl e 3. TransitFundingTruckRegistratio n 4. TransitFundingTolls 5. TransitFundingGeneralSalTax 6. TransitFundingGeneralFunds Transit Funding Sourc. Fuel Tax. Passenger Vehicle Transit / not mentioned. Y, the sourc is in use. 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 49, Washington, DC p: -64-885 f: -64-5469
7. TransitFundingIntertIncome 8. TransitFundingOther 9. TransitFinanceBondingGeneral Obligation. TransitFinanceRevenue. TransitFinanceBuildAmericaBo nds. TransitFinanceGARVEE 3. TransitFinancePrivateActivityB onds 4. TransitFinanceTIFIACreditAssis tance 5. TransitFinanceDignBuild 6. TransitFinancePublicPrivatePart nerships 7. TransitFinanceOther 5. General Sal Tax 7. Intert Income Transit Finance Mechanisms. Revenue. Build America. GARVEE 3. Private Activity 6. Public-Private 7. Other Rail Funding Sourc: The Revenue Sourc tab in the State-by-State interactive map also includ data on funding sourc used by stat for rail. Those data are collected regularly by the FHWA Office of Highway Information. The data in this map, drawn from the NCSL- AASHTO Transportation Governance and Finance report, cover more potential funding sourc but provid only a single snapshot for 6.. RailFundingFuelTax. RailFundingPassengerVehicleFe 3. RailFundingTruckRegistrationFe 4. RailFundingTolls 5. RailFundingGeneralSalTax 6. RailFundingGeneralFunds 7. RailFundingIntertIncome 8. RailFundingOther 9. RailFinanceBondingGeneralObli gation. RailFinanceRevenue. RailFinanceBuildAmerica. RailFinanceGARVEE 3. RailFinancePrivateActivityBond s 4. RailFinanceTIFIACreditAssistan ce 5. RailFinanceDignBuild 6. RailFinancePublicPrivatePartner ships 7. RailFinanceOther Rail Funding Sourc. Fuel Tax. Passenger Vehicle 5. General Sal Tax 7. Intert Income Rail Finance Mechanisms. Revenue. Build America. GARVEE 3. Private Activity Bon ds Rail / not mentioned. Y, the sourc is in use. 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 49, Washington, DC p: -64-885 f: -64-5469
GMTAC GMFAMS 6. Public-Private 7. Other Advance Construction and Partial Conversion of Advance Construction Federal Aid Matching Strategi The state us one or more innovative strategi to provide the required state match to federal funds. The may include Flexible Match, Tapered Match, Toll Credits (Soft Match), Program Match, Third-Party Donations, or Using Other Federal Funds as Match. No, the mechanism is not in use transport. Y, the mechanism is in use. No, the mechanism is not in use transport. Y, the mechanism is in use. 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 49, Washington, DC p: -64-885 f: -64-5469