Member Designated Projects
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced March 3, 2021, that the Committee will accept requests for Member Designated Projects to be considered for inclusion in the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization legislation under a reformed process that includes new transparency measures.
Project Requirements:
The Committee requires all Member submissions to include the following information for each project requested:
- Documentation of whether the project is on the State, Tribal, or territorial transportation improvement program (STIP); and on the metropolitan transportation improvement program (TIP), if applicable
- Sources of funding for the full share of the cost of the project beyond the amount requested
- Letter(s) of support from the State department of transportation, or local government, transit agency, or other non-Federal sponsor
- A description of the process that has been or will be followed to provide an opportunity for public comment on the project
- Project phase (e.g. Planning, Final Design, Construction)
- NEPA category of action (e.g. Categorical Exclusion, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Statement)
- Status of environmental review
- Whether the project has received Federal funding previously, and if so the source and amount
- Certification that the Member, their spouse, and other immediate family members do not have a financial interest in the project
More information can be found here: https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/issue/member-designated-projects
Please note: The Committee’s Member Designated Projects process is separate from the House Committee on Appropriations’ process for Community Project Funding requests.
FY2022 Congressman Neguse Member Designated Projects:
Project Name: Big Barnes Ditch Trail Improvements
Location of Project: 1248 N. Namaqua Avenue in Loveland, Colorado 80537
Project Sponsor: City of Loveland
Requested Amount: $500,000
Project Name: US 36 and Community Drive Roundabout
Location of Project: US 36 and Community Drive intersection in Estes Park, Colorado 80517
Project Sponsor: Colorado Department of Transportation
Requested Amount: $850,000
Project Name: CO 9 Widening from Iron Springs to Frisco
Location of Project: Mile Posts 94.8 to 96.15 on CO 9 in Summit County, Colorado
Project Sponsor: Colorado Department of Transportation
Requested Amount: $1 million
Project Name: Cameron Peak Post-Fire Emergency Funding
Location of Project: Mile Posts 62-96 on State Highway 14 in Larimer County, Colorado
Project Sponsor: Colorado Department of Transportation
Requested Amount: $2 million
Project Name: Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel Repairs and Upgrades
Location of Project: 21404 I-70 in Dillon, Colorado 80435
Project Sponsor: Colorado Department of Transportation
Requested Amount: $4 million
Project Name: State Highway 119 and State Highway 52 Multimodal Intersection Improvements
Location of Project: State Highway 119 and State Highway 52 intersection in Boulder County, Colorado 80503
Project Sponsor: Boulder County
Requested Amount: $5 million
Project Name: Frisco Transit Center
Location of Project: 1010 Meadow Drive in Frisco, Colorado 80443
Project Sponsor: Colorado Department of Transportation
Requested Amount: $6.65 million