Funding Changes

OVERVIEW

Louisiana’s Highway Priority Program is funded by a state gas tax which matches federal funds authorized by the multi-year FAST Act (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act). Passed in 2015, the FAST Act provided five years of funding through a state-by-state formula. The FAST Act had not been renewed since it expired in 2020. Funding was extended by Continuing Resolutions until it was replaced with funding from the IIJA to include the regular formula funding as well as enhanced appropriations, particularly for a new bridge program.

Fiscal Year	National Highway Performance Program	Surface Transportation Block Grant Program	Highway Safety Improvement Program 2	Railway- Highway Crossings Program	Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement	Metropolitan Planning	National Highway Freight Program	Carbon Reduction Program	PROTECT Formula Program	Annual Apportioned Total
2021	$451M	$225M	$45M	$4.4M	$12.2M	$5M	$26M			*$768M
2022	$524M	$255M	$55M	$4.5M	$12.5M	$5.7M	$24M	$23M	$26M	**$930M
	Annual Increase									+$162M

*Amounts per the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Extensions Act. Does not include $5.1m in redistributed funding from FY20. Does not include CRRSA Funding (Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations for Highway Infrastructure Programs-see below). Doesn’t include charging station funding.

**The LaDOTD stated in November Louisiana’s portion of this funding is anticipated to be $4.8B over 5 years. The program grows over the five-year period. The amount reflected here tracks FHWA published apportionment for FY22 issued December 14, 2021. The State will have to identify additional state funds to draw down the full amount. Governor has proposed using FY 21 and FY 22 supplemental funding in his executive budget.