Discussion of Relevant Factor to be Considered in Reviewing State Proposals for Border Infrastructure Program (BIP) Grants

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Discussion of Relevant Factor to be Considered in Reviewing State Proposals for Border Infrastructure Program (BIP) Grants

The FY 2002 Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (P.L. 107-87) made available $56.3 million of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Revenue Aligned Budget Authority funds for the Border Infrastructure Program (BIP). These funds are to support the construction and improvement of motor carrier safety inspection facilities along the US-Mexico border. The objective of the program is twofold: the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles operating in the United States, and improved traffic flow at the border crossings in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. This program is a discretionary program, but the projects funded will follow the Title 23 Federal-aid requirements. Although the FHWA is the administering agency for the Border Infrastructure Program, the Department views this program as a joint FHWA-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) initiative. Both agencies will cooperate in developing the evaluation criteria to be used in allocating the BIP funds to the border States. In developing these criteria, the House Appropriations Committee requested that the Secretary evaluate relevant commercial motor carrier factors, including the number of commercial vehicles, delays, traffic patterns, and safety at each commercial motor carrier crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border, and submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.