Federal Liaison

The Federal Liaison coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to develop federal policy positions that promote Caltrans, CalSTA and the Governor’s Office goals and initiatives with the U.S. Congress and federal agencies.

The Federal Liaison serves as Caltrans’ Congressional liaison and coordinates outreach to key U.S. Congressional offices and Washington D.C.-based non-governmental organizations. The Federal Liaison provides timely and accurate responses to Congressional inquiries and tracks major transportation-related federal legislation.

The Federal Liaison coordinates Caltrans’ comments to the federal register, coordinates action plans to implement major federal policy, and coordinates Caltrans’ implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act’s (MAP-21) transportation performance management. Contact Federal Liaison

News

• October 16, 2019 – In the Spring, Caltrans reconstituted the California Transportation Federal Affairs Work Group and recently finalized the California Federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Principles Document (PDF).  These Consensus Principles represent high-level policy recommendations for the next Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill with broad support from California transportation stakeholders.

• On July 30, 2019, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed a five-year Federal Highway Administration program reauthorization entitled “America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019” (ATIA, S. 2302) (PDF).  For more information, please see Caltrans’ Executive Summary.

• August 22, 2019 Caltrans letter from Acting Director Bob Franzoia to California U.S. House of Representatives Delegation Members (PDF) requesting support for Caltrans’ Fiscal Year 2019 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Developments (BUILD) Grant Applications.

• April 22, 2019 Caltrans letter to the California Congressional Delegation Members on Caltrans’ SEP-15 Application to the FHWA (PDF)
• CalSTA letter to the House/Senate Committees on Appropriations, Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on Caltrans’ SEP-15 Application to the FHWA (PDF)
• February 22, 2019 Caltrans letter to the California Congressional Delegation Members on Caltrans' 2019 Federal Policy Priorities (PDF)
• September 9, 2018 Caltrans letter to U.S. Congress on the FY 2019 THUD, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (PDF)
• September 9, 2018 Caltrans letter to U.S. Congress on Caltrans' FY 2018 Federal U.S. DOT Grant Applications (PDF)
• August 20, 2018 Caltrans Letter to the CEQ (PDF)
• Fiscal Year 2018 BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant Program
  • Caltrans Letters of Support Chart (PDF)
  • Caltrans Letters of Support (PDF)
• Federal Notices of Funding Opportunities(XLSX)
• Federal Webinar Opportunities (XLSX)
• President Trump's Infrastructure Proposal, "Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America." (PDF) - February 2018
• Caltrans 2017 Winter Storms Emergency Relief Letter (PDF)
• Cover Letter to the California U.S. Congressional Delegation on Consensus Principles (PDF)
• California Federal Infrastructure Investment Consensus Principles (September 2017)(PDF)
• Caltrans Comment for the USDOT 2018-2022 Strategic Plan (PDF)
• Fiscal Year 2019 INFRA Discretionary Grant Program
  • Caltrans’ Applications and Applications Supported by Caltrans(PDF)
  • Caltrans Letters of Support (PDF)
• March 22, 2019 Caltrans letter to the California Congressional Delegation Members on Caltrans’ FY 2019 INFRA Grant Applications (PDF)

Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Implementation Resources

• Caltrans Performance Management Leadership Team Contact Information (PDF) - March 22, 2018
• Caltrans Rolling Performance Management Master Calendar (PDF) - November 5, 2018
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Performance Measures & Asset Management Plan - Key Implementation Dates (PDF)
• FHWA's Implementation Resource for Transportation Performance Management and Transit Asset Management (PDF)
• Seattle DOT’s 2017 Performance Report (PDF) - September 2017
• FHWA’s Noteworthy TPM Practices - June 27, 2017
• FHWA's TPM Website
• Sacramneto Area Council of Governments (SACOG)’s Regional Progress Report - June 2017
• California Initial State Performance Report to FHWA (PDF)
• MAP-21 Performance Management Fact Sheets
• MAP-21 Performance Measure Data Matrix (XLSX)

Caltrans' TPM Engagement

• Performance Management 1 (Safety) (DOCX)
  • Caltrans' PM1 Website
  • Caltrans' PM1 Targets (Year One 2018) (PDF)
  • Caltrans’ PM1 Target-Setting Whitepaper (Year One 2018) (PDF)
  • Caltrans' PM1 Targets and Target-Setting Whitepaper (Year Two 2019) (PDF)
• Performance Management 2 (Pavement and Bridge Condition) (DOCX)
• Performance Management 2 (Transportation Asset Management) (DOCX) - June 29, 2017
  • Caltrans' Transportation Asset Management Website
  • Caltrans’ PM2 Targets (Year One 2018) (PDF)
• Performance Management 3 (System Performance) (DOCX) - February 13, 2018
  • Caltrans' PM3 Website
  • Caltrans' PM3 Targets (Year One 2018) (PDF)
  • Caltrans' PM3 Target-Setting Whitepaper (Year One - 2018) (PDF)

TPM Target Setting Workshops

• MAP-21 Data Assessment Workshop
  Director Dougherty's Invitation and Agenda for the August 24-25, 2015 Caltrans Performance Management Data Assessment Workshop (PDF)
  • Workshop Proceedings (PDF)
  • Workshop Presentations
  • Workshop Agendas and Handouts
• Performance Management 1 (Year One 2018)
  • MPO Safety Performance Measures Factsheet (PDF)
  • Save the Date - November 28, 2016 FHWA/NHTSA Safety Target Setting Training and December 12, 2016 Caltrans Safety Target Setting Workshop (PDF)
  • November 28, 2016 FHWA/NHTSA Safety Target Setting Training Agenda (PDF)
  • FHWA/NHTSA Safety Target Setting Training Recording - Part 1 - November 28, 2016
  • FHWA/NHTSA Safety Target Setting Training Recording - Part 2 - November 28, 2016
  • December 12, 2016 California Safety Performance Target Setting Workshop Agenda (PDF)
  • California Safety Performance Target Setting Recording - December 12, 2016
• Performance Management 2 (Year One 2018)
  August 31, 2017 - Performance Management 2 Target Setting Workshop
  • Agenda (PDF)
  • PowerPoint (PDF)
  • Recording
• Performance Management 3 (Year One 2018)
  August 31, 2017 - Performance Management 3 Target Setting Workshop
  • Agenda (DOCX)
  • PowerPoint (PPTX)
  • Recording

MAP-21 Reauthorization

• California Federal Transportation Liaison Analysis of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (PDF)
• AASHTO Analysis of the the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (PDF)
• APTA Analysis of the the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (PDF)
• ARTBA Analysis of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (PDF)
• The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) Conference Report (PDF)
• The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) Joint Explanatory Statement (PDF)
• Estimated FHWA State-by-State Apportionments FY 2016-FY 2020 under the FAST Act (PDF)
• Estimated FTA State-by-State Apportionments FY 2016-FY 2020 under the FAST Act (PDF)
• U.S. Senate H.R. 22 DRIVE Act v. U.S. House H.R. 3763 STRR Act of 2015 Side-by-Side Analysis (PDF)
• House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee "Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015" (STRRA, H.R. 3763)
• AASHTO Summary of H.R. 3763, "Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015" (PDF)
• Estimated Apportionments FY 2016 Through FY 2021 Under the "Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015" (STRRA, H.R. 3763 ) (PDF)
• Cover Letter to the California U.S. Congressional Delegation on the Consensus Principles (PDF)
• California Statewide Federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Consensus Principles(PDF)
• Caltrans' Letter to the California Congressional Delegation (PDF)
• Caltrans' November 2015 Surface Transportation Reauthorization House and Senate Conference Letter (PDF)

For more information on the reauthorization process, the following links may be useful:

• U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee DRIVE Act (H.R. 22) "One-Stop-Shop"
• Estimated Apportionments FY 2016 Through FY 2021 Under the DRIVE ACT (H.R. 22) (XLSX)
• U.S. Department of Transportation's Grow America proposal (PDF)
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• U.S. Congress
• U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
• AASHTO's Summary and Analysis of the U.S. Senate-passed DRIVE Act (H.R. 22) (PDF)

MAP-21 Archive

• Archive Information

MAP 21 FAST ACT Implementation

• FAST ACT Implementation
  • February 2017 AASHTO FAST Act / MAP-21 Implementation Plan Update (PDF) 
  • FY 2016 Federal Earmark Repurposing Caltrans Division of Local Assistance April 18, 2016 Memorandum (PDF) 
  • U.S. DOT Guidance on Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Unused Earmarks Repurpose
  • Executive Order 13766 "Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects":
  • Caltrans 2-Year Plan (December 16, 2016) (PDF)
  • Caltrans 2-Year Plan Letter to Congress (PDF) 
  • January 8, 2018 letter from Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty to the California U.S. Congressional Delegation regarding Caltrans' 2017 INFR A and TIGER Grant Applications (PDF) 
  • January 8, 2018 letter from Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty to the California U.S. DOT Secretary Elaine Chao regarding Caltrans' 2017 INFR A and TIGER Grant Applications (PDF) 
• FAST ACT Implementation Working Group
  • Letter of Support from California Transportation Stakeholders for Funding Allocations Under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (PDF) 
  • FAST Act California Funding Distribution Notes (Final, June 2016) (PDF) 
  • FAST Act California Programmatic Apportionment Distribution Proposal (Final, June 2016) (PDF) 
  • Caltrans FAST Act Implementation Technical Working Sub Group Fact Sheets (Final, June 2016)
  • RTPA May 2, 2016 FAST Act Programmatic Apportionment Distribution Proposal (PDF) 
  • Deliberative Draft: FAST Act Programmatic Apportionment Distribution (PDF) 
  • Schedule for FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meetings (XLSX)
  • FAST Act Implementation Technical Working Sub Groups (Feb. 22, 2016) (XLSX) 
  • Caltrans FAST Act January 2016 DRAFT Fact Sheets
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meeting Notes – May 3, 2016 (DOCX) 
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meeting Notes – April 20, 2016 (DOCX) 
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meeting Notes – March 22, 2016 (DOCX) 
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meeting Notes – February 25, 2016 (DOCX) 
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meeting Notes – February 9, 2016 (DOCX) 
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group Meeting Notes – January 26, 2016 (PDF) 
  • Surface Transportation and Reauthorization Working Group Meeting Notes – December 11, 2015 (PDF) 
  • FAST Act Implementation Working Group (PDF) 
• FAST ACT Analysis
  • Federal Transit Administration FAST Act Website
  • California Federal Transportation Liaison FAST Act (P.L. 114-094) Memo (PDF) 
  • AASHTO Summary of FAST Act (PDF) 
  • ARTBA Analysis of the FAST Act (PDF) 
  • APTA Analysis of the FAST Act (PDF) 
  • Federal Highway Administration FAST Act website
  • U.S. Department of Transportation FAST Act website
  • AASHTO FAST Act website
• Response to MAP 21 Notices of Proposed Rulemakings
  The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration will be releasing eight Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs) relating to performance measures under MAP 21 in 2014. Caltrans is committed to having conversations with its local partners, Native American tribes, and stakeholders on the impacts of these proposed regulations in order to provide effective feedback to the federal government on the final form the regulations should take.
  • Learn how to submit comments to the Federal Register
  • Anticipated Release Schedule (DOCX)
  • Action Plans
  • 2013 Joint Letter to Secretary Foxx on Traffic Congestion(PDF)

  Please contact Nicole Longoria (nicole.longoria@dot.ca.gov) if you want to get involved or have any questions regarding Caltrans' commenting process.

• Asset Management Plan
  • Asset Management Plan NPRM
  • Caltrans Comments (PDF)
  • Asset Management Plan Final Rule (PDF)
• Assessing Bridge and Pavement Condition for the National Highway Performance Program
  • Assessing Bridge and Pavement Condition for the National Highway Performance Program Final Rule in the Federal Register
  • Assessing Bridge and Pavement Condition for the National Highway Performance Program NPRM
  • Caltrans Comments (PDF) 
  • Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Pavement/Bridge Condition Performance Measures Webinar
• Tribal Transportation Program
  • Proposed Rule
  • Caltrans Comments (PDF)
• Additional Authorities for Planning and Environmental Linkages
  • Additional Authorities for Planning and Environmental Linkages NPRM
  • Caltrans Comments (PDF)
• Updates to National Transit Database Information Collection
  • Notice
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
  • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program NPRM
  • Caltran's Comments (PDF)
• Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning
  • Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning Final Rule in the Federal Register
  • Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning Final Rule Webinar Materials
  • Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning NPRM
  • AASHTO Comment Letter (PDF) 
  • Caltran's Comments (PDF)
• Highway Safety Improvement Program
  • Highway Safety Improvement Program NPRM
  • Caltran's Comments (PDF)
  • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Final Rule in Federal Register
• National Performance Management Measures: Highway Safety Improvement Program
  • National Performance Management Measures: Highway Safety Improvement Program NPRM
  • Caltran's Comments (PDF)
  • Safety Performance Measure Final Rule in Federal Register
• National Performance Management Measures: System Performance/Freight/CMAQ (Performance Management 3)
  • National Performance Management Measures: System Performance/Freight/CMAQ (Performance Management 3) Final Rule in the Federal Register
  • Final Rule - Greenhouse Gas Measure
  • 1) Federal Register DocketGreenhouse Gas Measure Repeal NPRM
  • 2) Caltrans-CARB 11.03.2017 Joint Comment Letter for the FHWA MAP-21 PM3 GHG Measure NPRM (PDF) 
  • Caltrans and CARB MAP-21 Performance Management 3 NPRM Comments (PDF) 
  • Caltrans Draft Performance Management 3 Comments (PDF) 
  • National Performance Management Measures: System Performance/Freight/CMAQ (Performance Management 3) NPRM
  • FHWA System Performance/Freight/CMAQ (Performance Management 3) (PDF)
  • FHWA Applicability Determination: MAP-21 PM3 CMAQ Traffic Congestion and CMAQ On-Road Mobile Source Emissions Measures (23 CFR 490.707 and 490.807) (PDF)
• Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform
  • Caltrans Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Planning Area Reform Comments (PDF) 
  • Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform NPRM
  • Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform Final Rule
• Establishment of Interim National Multimodal Freight Network
  • Comment from California Department of Transportation (PDF) 
  • Establishment of Interim National Multimodal Freight Network NPRM
• Transit Asset Management
  • Transit Asset Management NPRM
  • Transit Asset Management Final Rule
  • FTA Transit Asset Management Final Rule Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Caltrans TAM Transit Agency-RTPA-MPO October 26, 2016 Instructional Letter (PDF) 
  • Caltrans TAM Transit Agency-RTPA-MPO January 11, 2017 Expectations Letter (PDF) 
  • Caltrans TAM in California November 18, 2016 Briefing (PPTX) 
• Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental Reviews (FAST Act section 1309)
  • Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental Reviews (FAST Act section 1309) NPRM (PDF)
  • Caltrans NEPA CEQA Reciprocity Rulemaking Comments(PDF)