On Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, Centre County Commissioner Michael Pipe presented information regarding the need for continued investment in local transportation projects. Contact Commissioner Pipe at mpipe@centrecountypa.gov for feedback on his proposal.

1. County Funding Option for
Transportation Projects
Commissioner Michael Pipe
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

2. Pennsylvania’s Transportation Funding Needs
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3. Transportation Bill (Act 89 of 2013)
• Signed by Governor
Corbett in 2013
• By 2020, $2.3-$2.4
billion in new revenue
for transportation
funding1
• Gives Counties option
to increase
registration fees by $5
starting in 2015
1 - ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/TRANSPLAN/FINAL_Trans_Funding_Plan_Summary.pdf

4. Current Cost to Register a Vehicle
•Passenger vehicle: $36
•Motorcycle: $18
•Trucks: $60
•Retired person vehicle registration: $10
•Annual income may not exceed $19,200

5. What’s exempt from the $5 increase?
Non-Exempt
•Passenger
•Truck
•Motorcycle
•Bus/Limo
•Motor Home
•Trailer and Semi-Trailer
Exempt
•Commonwealth
•Municipal Government
•Penn State
•Mass Transit
•Emergency Vehicle
•Disabled Veteran, POW,
Medal of Honor

6. Non-Exempt Vehicles Registered
• According to PennDOT, as of October 19, 2014, there
were approximately 116,515 non-exempt vehicles
registered in Centre County
116,515
x $5
$582,575
in additional annual
transportation investments

7. 2015 Liquid Fuels Requests
• Support municipalities’ construction, reconstruction,
maintenance and repair of transportation infrastructure
• In 2015, Centre County received $1,118,893.75 in Liquid Fuels
(LF) requests
• On Tuesday, December 31st 2014, Centre County allocated
$182,387 to six municipalities for 2015 LF projects
• If Centre County adopted ordinance for $5 increase in vehicle
registration fee, then beginning in 2016 there would be
4x the amount of grant funding for local transportation
projects.

8. Liquid Fuels Allocation for 2015
Benner Twp $18,070
Boggs Twp $83,796
Ferguson Twp $30,000
Gregg Twp $16,000
Halfmoon Twp $20,000
Penn Twp $200,000
Rush Twp $48,800
Taylor Twp $140,000
Walker Twp $20,000
Worth Twp $58,000
Bellefonte Boro $15,000
Centre Hall Boro $20,000
Snow Shoe Boro $19,450
State College Boro $75,000
TOTAL $764,116
Benner Twp $18,070
Ferguson Twp $30,000
Halfmoon Twp $20,000
Rush Twp $48,800
Taylor Twp $140,000
Walker Twp $20,000
TOTAL $182,387

9. $0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Liquid Fuel Grant Allocations (Past 12 Years)

10. $0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
Projected Liquid Fuels Funding (2016-2025)

11. Pennsylvania’s Transportation Funding Needs
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12. $0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
$900,000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Filling the Funding Gap
Projected LF Projected LF+$5 increase

13. Timeline
• Advertise Ordinance
• Pass Ordinance
• No less than 90 days from passage of ordinance, PennDOT
includes $5 adjustment in registration expiration notices
• June 1st, 2015*
• Disbursement to municipalities
• December 1st, 2015*
• Disbursement to municipalities
• 6/1 and 12/1 going forward*
*tentative

14. Going forward
• Feedback from municipalities
• Letter/Email to Municipal Managers and
Secretary/Treasurers
• Feedback from Municipal Planning Organization
• Presentation and discussion at 1/27/15 meeting with
possible follow-up discussion at 2/24/15 meeting
• Feedback from Planning and Community
Development staff
• Recently identified candidates for Act 13 Bridge Funding