Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Coree Cuff Lonergan
Department: Transportation
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to accept grant funding from the federal transit administration pursuant to 49 U.S.C Section 5339(c), for Low or No Emissions competitive federal grant program funds in the amount of $25,000,000; authorizing the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant; and providing for an effective date.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County, FL, as the grant applicant and recipient of federal financial assistance, is required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to take official action to authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute and file necessary grant applications and all FTA-required documents for federal assistance on the FTA's Internet-based grant system.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides $25M in FTA grant funding towards the purchase of battery electric buses, supporting charging infrastructure, and other program-eligible projects.
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?County Commission
?Go Green
?MAP Broward
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION
This item supports the Board's Connected Community Goal of "Cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network" and its Resilient Community Goal of "Ensuring accessible, seamlessly integrated investments in renewable energy, sustainable practices, manufacturing, resilient infrastructure, and environmental protection."
On February 28, 2024, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of approximately $1.10 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 competitive grant funding under the Low or No Emission Grant Prog...
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