Extended Program Budget Request – Activity B: Required Questions Form
Ohio Department of Transportation (DOT01)
This form should be completed online at the Budget Portal.
https://obm.sp.ohio.gov/sites/budget_center/
Please refer to Page 22 of the Operating
Budget Guidance for instructions on completing this form.
Program Number (ex. 1234A)& Program Name: / 4981B / Aviation Improvement Program
FY2012
Request / FY2013
Request
Total Program
Expenditures / $92,306 / $92,306
FTE
Expenditures / $0 / $0
Funded FTEs / 0 / 0
1. If this is the expansion of a service or activity that will be provided with funding in a Program Budget Request, describe the incremental benefit of additional funding.
The additional funding will supplement the current grant program which allocates grants for maintaining pavements and for obstruction removal at Ohio’s publicly owned general aviation airports. The increased investment of will allow for the resurfacing of additional lane miles per year and will help to stabilize the condition runway pavement in Ohio. Current funding levels are not sufficient to adequately assist in maintaining the existing pavement condition.a. Quantitatively describe the additional level of service or expansion of services that can be provided as compared to the Program Budget Request such as the number of people served, volume of services, etc.
The additional funding will pay for one or two additional obstruction removal projects, or for one additional small pavement maintenance project on runways.b. How does the incremental increase compare to services that have been provided in the 2010-2011 fiscal biennium?
The incremental increase would bring overall funding to a level comparable to the 2010 and 2011 biennium.2. If this extended request supports a new initiative, please describe.
The extended request does not support a new initiative.a. What are the intended outcomes for this program and how is progress measured? (Describe benchmarks established by state, federal, private entities, etc.).
Intended outcomes are to improve safety and to maintain infrastructure. The Office of Aviation maintains a Pavement Condition Index, or PCI, for all pavement at publicly owned Ohio airports. Average PCI for runways, taxiways and aprons is used as a benchmark for pavement maintenance. Improvements in airport safety due to obstruction removal can be measured in terms of reductions in the number of displaced runway threshold incidents and the distance of the runway threshold displacements.b. Quantitatively describe the activities and services that will be provided at this funding level (i.e. number of people served, volume of services, types of assistance provided, dollar amount of awards granted, etc.).
A minimum of 52 airport safety inspections will be performed at airports throughout the state; the Ohio Airport Grant Program will fund projects at five to eight airports totaling approximately $900,000 with dollar amount of awards ranging from $50,000 to $250,000. Enforcement of the Ohio Airport Protection Act will promote airport safety statewide, and is especially important because of the number of proposed wind turbines in western and northern Ohio.c. Why is your agency proposing to provide this service? Cite the federal or state statute, or constitutional provision, if applicable. Discuss the specific need(s) the program addresses. Who benefits from this program?
ALI 777-471 pays for grant projects and administration of the grant program; ALI 777-615 holds funding collected from aircraft registration that is dedicated to the grant program. The distribution of the funds is based on a scoring system that evaluates obstruction removal and pavement rehabilitation, with airport safety and infrastructure preservation carrying the most weight. The beneficiaries of this program are aircraft owners and operators, passengers, and businesses that use aviation or provide aviation products and services. Benefits occur in the form of reductions in accidents, injuries and damage to property, and in the form of increase economic activity.d. Are expenditures of this program limited to specific geographic areas and/or population groups? If so, please discuss the specific areas and/or population groups. Do the geographic areas and/or population groups served differ from what is described in the Program Budget Request? How?
Expenditures of the Ohio Airport Grant Program can be made to publicly owned airports in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Airport safety inspections and enforcement of the Ohio Airport Protection Act occur in all of Ohio’s counties.e. If this is a regulatory program, describe the regulated community and how this program impacts the community.
The regulatory elements of the program affect airport owners, both public and private, and individuals who propose to build structures above a certain height near public use airports. The impacts on airport owners are to require that minimum standards for safety are met, including standards for runway length, runway condition, approach slopes and obstructions (e.g., trees, terrain, utility lines and buildings). The impact on individuals wishing to build near runways is to find building locations and heights that do not interfere with the safety of airport operations.3. If this is a new initiative, what are the internal and external factors that will contribute to the costs of this initiative (e.g., requirements for labor, travel, student populations, eligible recipient growth, cost of service per recipient, other)?
This is not a new initiative.a. What changes may impact this initiative (e.g., internal/external trends, demographic trends, caseload trends, technology trends, court orders, changes in federal law or funding, customer requirements, lawsuits, etc.)?
The need for obstruction removal in the approach paths to runways is unlikely to change, until the day when all possible obstructions at all of Ohio’s 105 publicly owned airports have been removed. Similarly, the number of airport pavements that need maintenance is huge, and PCI’s decline at a rate of 3% per year regardless of the number of aircraft operations. The requirement for safety inspections on a three year cycle is based on Federal Aviation Regulations, which are unlikely to change. Also, the three year cycle for safety and pavement condition inspections is based on the need for current safety and pavement data.4. If applicable, describe activities or services that cannot be maintained or will be eliminated at this funding level.
a. Given the request limitations for Activity B (i.e. 100% of adjusted fiscal year 2011 appropriation for GRF funds), please describe existing activities that would not be sustainable based on your agency’s recommendation to fund the priorities that are articulated in Activity B.
At least one pavement maintenance project or two obstruction removal projects on runways would not be sustained.5. Fully describe the various sources of funds that will support this initiative and the method used for distribution.
The Ohio Airport Grant Program will receive approximately $440,000 per year from aircraft registration receipts, and approximately $370,000 per year from GRF (using FY2011 funding as a baseline), for a total grant program of $810,000. Salaries for airport inspections are paid from GRF, and the State is paid for 52 inspections at $650 each, $33,800 total. All remaining funding for Ohio Airport Protection Act enforcement, etc., comes from GRF.Include the following as appropriate:
a. If this initiative will pass funds to other state or local entities, please describe the process including allocation methodology and formulas used. If methodology is in statute, cite the statute and provide a brief summary of the process or methodology.
Airport sponsors (cities, counties, airport and port authorities) wishing to obtain an Ohio Airport Grant must submit applications to the Office of Aviation by May 1 for the Fiscal Year that starts on the following July 1. Applications are reviewed for eligibility, and eligible projects are then ranked using a scoring matrix. Points are awarded based on criteria that include: Effect on safety or PCI, number of based aircraft, the airport’s economic impact, the airport’s performance in maintaining its pavement, and percentage of local match.b. Do fees support this initiative? If so, please be prepared to provide additional fee information if requested by your budget analyst. Such information may include statutory reference for authorization of such fees, current fee amounts, the last time that each fee was increased, and if the fee has a sunset provision.
ORC 4561.17 – 4561.20 stipulates that the State collect an annual license tax on all aircraft based in the state. This registration fee produces approximately $440,000 per year which funds part of the Ohio Airport Grant Program. The current fee is $15 per seat, with a fixed fee of $15 for gliders and balloons. The last time the fee was changed was in 2006, when the fee was changed from $100 per aircraft to $15 per seat. There is no sunset provision for this fee.c. List all federal grants and funding that are anticipated including any state match requirements associated with this particular initiative. Please specify amount and source of proposed match. Discuss how your agency’s federal estimates reflect actual or potential changes in growth of federal spending.
In Federal FY 2011, FAA funding will pay $33,800 for 52 airport safety inspections. There is no state match.d. What is the total federal grant that Ohio is eligible to receive? What is the additional state match amount needed to obtain this full allocation?
Ohio is eligible to receive FAA System Planning Grants on an ad hoc basis. There is no cap on amount, although recent System Planning Grants have ranged from $50,000 to $350,000. System Planning Grants are not issued every year. State match is 5% of total project cost, and FAA usually allows force account to be used for the local match. It is not currently anticipated the State will receive any System Planning Grants in the new biennium.6. If applicable, discuss the need for additional FTEs included in the extended program request and how this position will be funded in the future (Note: This information should also be reflected in the agency wide staffing table).
No additional FTEs are included in the extended program request.7. Provide other items of note not addressed here.
a. Indicate whether any budget language is necessary to implement this request for funding.
No change in the previous budget language is necessary to implement this request for funding.b. Is there any other information not addressed above that should be considered? Please use this space to include any information that you believe is important for OBM to consider in reviewing this request that is not included above.
Anticipated grant annual GRF funding for airport grants in FY2012 - 2013 is $370,000. This amount is a small fraction of the amount of state funding needed to maintain airport pavement at the current PCI ($10M, based on Office of Aviation estimates). Safety enhancement projects must also be funded from this program.The Ohio Airport System includes 105 publicly owned airports which are owned by counties, cities, airport authorities, and port authorities. Most of the airports were built in the 1960’s. The system includes the equivalent of over 1380 lane miles of pavement, of which approximately one-third is currently in need of major rehabilitation. Ohio’s airports generate $10.5B in total economic activity, including $3.2B in payroll and 142,800 jobs.
FTE Defined: 2,080 hours worked per year equals one FTE. For budget development purposes, OBM uses this method of calculating personnel levels. Anything less than 2080 hours per year should be counted as a proportionate percentage of an FTE (ie. 1040 hours per year equals .5 FTE).
Funded FTE Defined: Having both cash and appropriation to support the FTE.
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