2016 SCORT ANNUAL MEETING October 3 6 2016

2016 SCORT ANNUAL MEETING October 3 – 6, 2016 Chicago, Illinois State Rail Service Improvement Fund (SRSIF) John Maddox, CPM Freight and Rail Program Manager Kansas Department of Transportation

Program History �K. S. A. 75 -5041 – Establishment of the rail service assistance program (1991) �K. S. A. 75 -5048 – Rail service assistance program requirements and restrictions K. S. A. 75 -5049 – Rail service assistance program loan requirement and guidelines �K. S. A. 75 -5051 – Rail service assistance program rules and regulations �K. A. R. 36 -39 -1 through 36 -36 -6 – Rail service assistance program guidelines

Program History �Local Rail Freight Assistance (LRFA) program �Kansas Comprehensive Transportation Program (CTP) � Signed into law by Governor Bill Graves in May 1999 � Kansas Secretary of Transportation – E. Dean Carlson � Established state funded program for rail rehabilitation and infrastructure improvement projects � Funded at $3 million annually for 10 years �T-WORKS (Transportation Works for Kansas) � Signed into law by Governor Mark Parkinson in May 2010 � Secretary of Transportation – Deb Miller � Funded at $5 million annually (no sunset)

SRSIF Program Structure �Loan-Grant-Match program �Qualified Entities: Railroads operating in Kansas; local units of government, shippers or port authorities in coordination with serving railroad �Project Types: major rehabilitation, capacity improvement, economic development

SRSIF Program Structure �Of total project cost: � Loan = 40% (2% interest, 10 -year payback period) � Reimbursable Grant = 30% � Applicant Match = 30% � 5% retainage on all invoices paid until project is audited upon completion � Promissory Note and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Financing Statement filed with Kansas Secretary of State

SRSIF Program Structure �Annual Call for Applications �Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) �Cost-Benefit Ratio (CBR) = 1. 0 > (statutory) �Project rankings based on CBR �Project agreement �Notice to Proceed �Minimum of four site visits (preconstruction, materials, construction, post-construction) �Notice of Acceptance

Program Results – By the Numbers � 63: Rehabilitation, construction and capacity improvement projects � 10: Shortline railroads have used program � 2: Transload facility projects 1: On short line � 1: On Class I � � 2: Local units of government have used program � 2: Shippers have used program � 1: Port authority has used program � 1: Class 1 project � 4: KDOT match participation – TIGER Grants (II, III, VI & VII)

Program Results – By the Numbers � 620, 000: Crossties installed � 405, 500: Tons of ballast installed � 6, 500: Tons of rail installed �$99, 800, 000: cost �$53, 000: �$23, 500, 000: �$23, 300, 000: Total project Project grants Project loans Applicant match

Thank You! Questions John W. Maddox, CPM johnm@ksdot. org 785 -296 -3228