County Road and Bridge Funding Sources 

A.     Oversight by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)

State Funds

1. County Equipment Revolving Fund

a)     Administered by the County Advisory Board, CAB

b)     Averages 4.5 to 5 million/year

c)      Contact:  Roger Chambers, ODOT, (405) 521-2329.

2. Industrial, Historic site and Lake Access Funds, HB 1061xx

a)     2.5 million, FY 2009, industrial access

b)     2.5 million, FY 2009, lake/historic access

c)      Can be used on city streets and county roads.

d)     Contact:  Roger Chambers, ODOT, (405) 521-2329.

3. County Bridge and Road Improvement, CBRI, Funds

a)     Averages 20 million/year (as of 2007) (105C account)

b)     Force Account and contract projects

c)      25 million, SB 1288, one-time increase in funding for county bridges.  (103C account)

4. County Improvements for Roads and Bridges, (CIRB)

a)     Funding begins 7/1/07 and phased in over 3 years to 80 million/year.

b)     Only contract projects let thru ODOT

Federal Funds – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

1. Federal Bridge Funds

a)     Overall Funding available for bridge length structures, 20’ or longer

b)     Programs

                                                              i.      Bridge Replacement (BR)

                                                            ii.      Bridge Rehabilitation (BH)

                                                          iii.      Preventive Maintenance (PM)

                                                           iv.      Safety Bridge Inspection

c)      Funding eligibility

i.        Bridge Replacement (BR) eligibility, bridge < 50 sufficiency rating & functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.

ii.      Bridge Rehabilitation (BH) eligibility, bridge between 50 & 80 sufficiency rating.

iii.    Preventive Maintenance (PM) you must have a systematic process for project selection.

iv.     Safety Bridge Inspection is mandated by the Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, on bridge length structures.

d)     Funding limits

i.        BR, BH and PM all together limited to 17.2 million in odd numbered years and 20 million in even numbered years.

ii.      Safety Bridge Inspection funded with 2.8 million in odd numbered years.

2. Surface Transportation Program (STP) Funds

a)     Surface Transportation Program

                                                              i.      Road projects, grade, drain and surface on county major and minor collectors.

                                                            ii.      6 million/year

3. Emergency Relief (ER) Funds

a)     Disaster funding on Major Collectors

B.     Oversight by Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board, OCCEDB

1. Emergency and Transportation Revolving, ETR, Fund

a)     25 million statewide for cash flow

b)     Must reimburse funds borrowed

C.    Oversight directly by the Counties

1. County Highway Fund

a)     Fuel taxes, Gross production, Motor vehicle collections disbursed by Tax Commission.

                                                              i.      Averages over 300 million/year into the counties’ County Highway Fund.

b)     Sales taxes for roads and bridges

                                                            ii.      In FY 2006 twenty-four counties generated 30 million.

D.    Oversight by the Tribes

1. Tribal Funds

a)     Tag fees, other revenue sources

2. Federal Funds – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

a)     Indian Reservation and Road (IRR) Funds

b)     Indian Reservation and Road (IRR) Bridge Funds

E.     Oversight by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

F.     Oversight by the Substate Planning Districts

1. Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP)

2. Other Grants