Consulting with Idaho Tribes in
Planning Transportation Development
14th Annual NW Tribal
Transportation Symposium
Patti Raino, ITD
SAFETEA-LU Requires
Consultation –
In general at a minimum consider the
concerns of Indian tribal governments
STIP and Long Range Transportation Plan
will be developed with consultation with tribal
jurisdiction in Idaho and the Secretary of the
Interior.
What does this mean to Idaho
Tribes?
Indian Tribes in Idaho
Five Reservations, Six Tribes
Each is different
How do the Tribes wish to be consulted
on transportation planning?
How do the tribes wish to be consulted
on transportation projects?
Current Planning Consultation
Activities Between Tribes/ITD
Individual Meetings/ statewide and district
Formal MOUs
Participation in MPO
Participation in Intermodal Planning Group
Tribes participated to the extent they desired
in the development of Idaho’s Long Range
Transportation Vision
Current Points of Consultation
in the Planning Process
STIP/Corridor Plans /Long Range Plans
Development of a Federal-aid or state-
funded project on state highways
Project Planning and Development
Statewide Transportation
Improvement Program
Developed Yearly
Establishes projects
Requires consultation with locals,
resource agencies and Indian Tribes
Calendar and process is Set by
Intermodal Working Group (Tribal
Transportation Planners are members)
Purpose of the STIP
To provide for a financially sound, short
range capital improvement plan for the
state’s surface transportation program.
– The document: A picture in time
– The process: Dynamic, subject to
modification and change as projects and
funding are finalized.
STIP (continued)
IRR projects are included in STIP from
information received from the BIA
Draft sent to Tribes for comment and
districts consult with tribes on projects
of concern
Federal Requirements
Minimum of Four-Year Span
All FHWA and FTA Funded Projects
Coordinate inclusion of Metropolitan
Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) in
STIP
Project Details (Description, Cost, Year, Agency)
Public Involvement
Consultation With Government Officials (Local,
Tribal, Federal)
Financially Constrained
Updated On Four Year (or less) Cycle
(ref. 23 CFR 450.216)
State Requirements
Five-Year Construction Span
Include All State Funded Projects
Include Safety, Aeronautics and Rail
Projects
Updated Annually
(ref. ITD Admin Policy A-11-1)
STIP must include all
modes of Transportation
STIP must include all
modes of
transportation
• Highway, bridge, bicycle
and pedestrian facilities;
• Highway safety;
• Air quality;
• Airports;
• Railroad crossing safety;
• Public transportation;
and
• Transportation planning.
The Planning Process
Projects are identified and
selected through a:
Coordinated And in collaboration
ongoing public with:
involvement – Local Highway
process with: Technical
–Citizens, Assistance Council
(LHTAC),
–Elected officials,
– The six MPOs in Idaho
–Tribes, (COMPASS in the
Boise/Nampa area),
–Other
state/federal agencies – Input from the public,
–Interested parties on – Other interested
current and future agencies.
projects.
Factors that Impact STIP/TIP
Projects
Federal-aid Funding
State Funding
Inflationary Trends
Population Trends
Corridor Studies
This is the way Idaho develops a plan of
action for important transportation
corridors and facilities now and 20
Years in the future
Strong community involvement by those
impacted including Indian Tribes when
the study corridor travels through an
Indian Reservation
Transportation Plan/Vision
Approved in FY 2004
Envisions future directions over 25+
year horizon.
Required significant stakeholder
participation.
Long Range Vision
Purpose
Share Idaho’s Transportation Vision
Outline ITD’s Principles and Values
Guide ITD’s Planning and Project
Decisions
Integrate Modes in Transportation
Decisions
What Does It Say?
These are the
guiding principles
the state should
use in developing
the statewide
transportation
system over the
next 30 years.
Consulting with Idaho Tribes in
Planning Transportation Development
14th Annual NW Tribal Transportation
Symposium
Patti Raino, ITD