WSP USA Federal Briefing

WSP Resiliency Disaster Awareness Report (DART)

Resiliency DART - September 23, 2015 [pdf 43 kb]
Resiliency DART - July 14, 2015 [pdf 53 kb]
Resiliency DART - June 10, 2015 [pdf 28 kb]
Resiliency DART - May 18, 2015 [pdf 48 kb]
Resiliency DART - April 16, 2015 [pdf 239 kb]
Resiliency DART - March 16, 2015 [pdf 48 kb]
Resiliency DART - March 3, 2015 [pdf 40 kb]
Resiliency DART - February 2, 2015 [pdf 48 kb]
Resiliency DART - January 14, 2015 [pdf 231 kb]
Resiliency DART - December 19, 2014 [pdf 226 kb]
Resiliency DART - December 1, 2014 [pdf 213 kb]
Resiliency DART - November 7, 2014 [pdf 214 kb]
Resiliency DART - October 17, 2014 [pdf 34 kb]
Resiliency DART - September 26, 2014 [pdf 304 kb]

White House

US DOT - FTA, FHWA and FRA

FTA Final Rule on Emergency Relief (ER) Program - October 7, 2014 Federal Register
US DOT/FTA Sandy Resiliency Grants Announced - September 22, 2014 $3.6B in grants for 40 transit projects
US DOT/FTA Sandy Resiliency Grants - US DOT Press Release
FTA Press Release Announcing $3B for Sandy Transit Resiliency - December 23, 2013
FTA Federal Register Notice of Availability of $3B in Sandy Resiliency Grants - December 2013 Grant Applications are due to FTA no later than March 28, 2014
FTA Federal Register Notice Announcing $29M in R&D Funds for Improved Resiliency of Transit Systems
FTA Federal Register Notice Announcing Allocation of $3.7B in Additional Sandy ER Funds to NY MTA, NJ Transit, PANY/NJ & NYC DOT - May 29, 2013 Funding is in addition to the $2B released on March 29, 2013
FTA Press Release - May 23, 2013 - Announcing $3.7B in Additional Sandy ER Funds
FHWA Webinars on Assessing the Vulnerability of Infrastructure - May 16 to June 20, 2013 Topics Include: Determining Assets to Study (May 16), System-Level Vulnerability Assessments (May 30), Applying the Results (June 12), and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy (June 20)
FRA Releases $30.2M to Amtrak for Sandy Related Damage and Clean-up - May 3, 2013
FHWA Grants for 19 Pilot Projects to Assess Vulnerability of Transportation Infrastructure
FTA List of Sandy Emergency Relief Allocations as of April 1, 2013
FTA March 29, 2013 Federal Register Notice on Allocation of $1.4B in Additional Sandy Emergency Relief Funding
FTA March 29, 2013 Interim Final Rule on Implementation of New MAP-21 FTA Emergency Relief program
FTA March 19, 2013 Press Release on Allocation of $164.2M in Additional Sandy Emergency Relief Funding
FTA March 6, 2013 Press Release on Allocation of Initial $390M In Emergency Relief Funds to NYC and PA
US DOT/FTA MOA with DHS/FEMA on Providing Federal Assistance to Repair and Restore Public Transportation Systems after Major Disasters Related to FTA's new MAP-21 Authorized Emergency Relief (ER) Program
US DOT/FTA March 5, 2013 Press Release on MOA with DHS/FEMA
FHWA/FTA Federal Register Notice - February 19, 2013 - Final Rule on Categorical Exclusions (CE) for Emergency Relief (ER) Projects
FTA Federal Register Notice - February 15, 2013 - Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket For grantees affected by national or regional emergencies to request relief from FTA administrative and statutory requirements
FTA February 6, 2013 Notice of Funding Availability for $2B in Immediate ER Funds
FHWA Emergency Relief Program
MAP 21 FTA Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program

HUD

Department of Interior (DOI)

EPA

EPA Press Release Announcing the Allocation of $569M in Sandy ER Funds to NY ($340M) and NJ ($229M) to Repair Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities - May 2, 2013

Corps of Engineers

Corps May 30, 2013 Second Interim Report - Lists Pending Corps Sandy-related Projects and Construction Cost Estimates Required by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 - PL 113-2
Pending Corps North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study - Focusing on Risk Reduction Strategies and Promoting Resilient Communities Due to Congress by January 2015
Corps of Engineers Hurricane Sandy News and Information Website

FEMA

FEMA Increases Federal Cost Share from 75% to 90% for New Jersey Sandy Projects Funded by the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program

Implementation Hearings

House T&I Committee - Rebuilding After the Storm - Lessening Impacts and Speeding Recovery January 27, 2015 - Link includes witness testimony, background materials and archived webcast
Senate Banking Committee - Superstorm Sandy Recovery: Ensuring Strong Coordination Among Federal, State, and Local Stakeholders March 12, 2014
Senate Homeland Security Committee - One Year Later: Examing the Ongoing Recovery November 6, 2013 - Link includes witness testimony and background materials
House T&I Committee - Progress Report: Hurricane Sandy Recovery - One Year Later November 14, 2013 - Link includes witness testimony, background materials and archived webcast
Senate Banking Committee Hearing - Recovering from Superstorm Sandy - Assessing the Progress, Continuing Needs, and Rebuilding Strategy September 18, 2013 - Testimony by Shaun Donovan - HUD and Peter Rogoff - FTA
House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee Hearing on Sandy Funding Implementation - US DOT March 15, 2013 - Testimony by John Porcari, US DOT Deputy Secretary
House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee Hearing on Sandy Funding Implementation - HUD March 15, 2013 - Testimony by Fred Tombar, HUD Senior Advisor to Secretary for Disaster Recovery
House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing on Sandy Funding Implemenatation - FEMA March 13, 2013 - Testimony by Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA
House Appropriations Energy & Water Subcommittee Hearing on Sandy Funding Implementation - Corps March 13, 2013 - Testimony by Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Legislation

Other Legislation/Issues