S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Section 34.6 of S. L. 2018-5 clarifies various funding aspects for transportation projects under Article 14B of Chapter 136, Strategic Prioritization Funding Plan for Transportation Investments (STI), including:

• Clarifying that project caps apply to a single project or group of projects, regardless of being contiguous for the purposes of Statewide Strategic Mobility Projects funding under STI law.
• Clarifying the disposition of allocated bonus funds for projects utilizing tolling, but tolls are not implemented or removed subsequently.
• Clarifying that certain federal program activities utilizing State funds to match federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program funds are not subject to the prioritization criteria.
• Modifying the variance limitations for obligated funding for Statewide Strategic Mobility Projects, Regional Impact Projects, and Division Need Projects.
• Raises total State investment caps for Division Need Projects requested by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in support of time-critical job creation opportunities, and requires NCDOT to report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee detailing these projects.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.