Work category 511: Bus services

Introduction

This work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:

* activity class 12 – local road improvements
* activity class 13 – state highways improvements provides for contracted bus public transport services that are set out in the current Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP A plan which specifies how the regional council intends to give effect to the public transport service components of the regional land transport plan that applies to the region. As of June 2013, the contents and management of the plan is defined by Part 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003. ) prepared in accordance with Part 5 of the Land Transport Management Act.

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:

• preparation and management of contracts and monitoring of services,
• contracted bus services,
• on vehicle costs associated with provision for people with disabilities,  cycles and prams on-vehicle installation and operational costs associated with public transport technology where included as part of the service contract,
• service variations consistent with the public transport units in the currently adopted RPTP A plan which specifies how the regional council intends to give effect to the public transport service components of the regional land transport plan that applies to the region. As of June 2013, the contents and management of the plan is defined by Part 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003. ,
• new service improvements provided these are consistent with the public transport units in the currently adopted RPTP A plan which specifies how the regional council intends to give effect to the public transport service components of the regional land transport plan that applies to the region. As of June 2013, the contents and management of the plan is defined by Part 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003. , and
• the management costs and overheads associated with activities funded under this work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:
  
  * activity class 12 – local road improvements
  * activity class 13 – state highways improvements .

Other potential activities that are not in the above list of examples should be discussed with the Transport Agency for eligibility.

Exclusions

This work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:

* activity class 12 – local road improvements
* activity class 13 – state highways improvements excludes:

• off-vehicle operational activities covered by Work category 514: Public transport facilities operation and maintenance;
• costs associated with the development or management and operations of public transport technology external to the vehicle itself;
• SuperGold card concessions - these are funded outside the National Land Transport fund through a government appropriatiion, administered by the Transport Agency, and;
• the planning and design of services is part of the preparation of a Regional Public Transport Plan (this is funded through Work category 003: Activity management planning.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate is:

• the Approved Organisation's normal FAR

Applying for funding approval

Applications for funding approval should be made through:

• the Public transport existing services module in Transport Investment Online (TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. ); and
• the Improvement activity module in TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. for proposed new services.

Refer to the Public transport activity class guidance for definitions of existing services and improvements.