Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-2-1420

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-2-1420 - Criteria and Procedures: Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget (Project Not from a Plan and TIP)

A. The project which is not from a conforming transportation plan and a conforming TIP shall be consistent with the motor vehicle emissions budget in the applicable implementation plan or implementation plan submission. This criterion applies during the transitional period and the control strategy and maintenance periods, except as provided in R18-2-1436. It is satisfied if emissions from the implementation of the project, when considered with the emissions from the projects in the conforming transportation plan and TIP and all other regionally significant transportation projects expected in the area, do not exceed the motor vehicle emissions budget in the applicable implementation plan or implementation plan submission.

B. For areas with a conforming transportation plan that meets the content requirements of R18-2-1406(A):

1. This criterion may be satisfied without additional regional analysis if the project is included in the conforming transportation plan, even if it is not specifically included in the latest conforming TIP. This requires a demonstration that all of the following apply:

a. Allocating funds to the project will not delay the implementation of projects in the transportation plan or TIP which are necessary to achieve the highway and transit system envisioned by the transportation plan in each of its horizon years.

b. The project is not regionally significant or is part of the specific highway or transit system envisioned in the transportation plan's horizon years.

c. The design concept and scope of the project is not significantly different from that described in the transportation plan.

2. If the requirements in subsection (B)(1) are not met, a regional emissions analysis shall be performed as follows:

a. The analysis methodology shall meet the requirements of R18-2-1430.

b. The analysis shall estimate emissions from the transportation system, including the proposed project and all other regionally significant transportation projects expected in the nonattainment or maintenance area in the time-frame of the transportation plan. The analysis shall include emissions from all previously approved projects which were not from a transportation plan and TIP.

c. The regional emissions analysis shall meet the requirements of R18-2-1418(B)(1), R18-2-1418(B)(4) and R18-2-1418(C).

C. For areas with a transportation plan that does not meet the content requirements of R18-2-1406(A), a regional emissions analysis shall be performed for the project together with the conforming TIP and all other regionally significant transportation projects expected in the nonattainment or maintenance area. This criterion may be satisfied if all of the following apply:

1. The analysis methodology meets the requirements of R18-2-1430(C).

2. The analysis estimates emissions from the transportation system, including the proposed project, and all other regionally significant transportation projects expected in the nonattainment or maintenance area in the time-frame of the transportation plan.

3. The regional emissions analysis satisfies the requirements of R18-2-1418(B)(1), R18-2-1418(B)(5), and R18-2-1418(C).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-1420

Adopted effective June 15, 1995 (Supp. 95-2).