Work category 514: Public transport facilities operations and maintenance

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 the management, operation and maintenance (including like for like replacement up to $5 million total cost per activity) of off-vehicle facilities and equipment associated with the delivery of public transport services separately identified by mode or for multi-modal use.

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• maintenance and general security of public transport facilities and infrastructure, including bus stops, park and ride facilities and public transport ferry terminals, rail stations, and rail and bus interchanges,
• like for like replacement of public transport facilities up to $5 million cost per activity,
• leases for public transport facilities (including park-and-ride and associated access),
• operation of facilities with respect to staffing and energy, water supply and communications costs,
• loan (principal and interest) repayments where agreed by the Transport Agency, and
• the management costs and overheads associated with the 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 any costs for:

• Adshell provided shelters;
• rail facilities operated and maintained by Kiwirail at no cost to the National Land Transport Fund,
• new facilities, which are funded under Work Category 531: Public transport infrastructure, major renewals and minor improvements;
• like for like replacement/renewal of facilities over $5 million total cost per activity, which are funded under Work Category 531: Public transport infrastructure, major renewals and minor improvements;
• maintenance of bus lanes and bus-ways (this activity is funded through the relevant road maintenance 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 of the road controlling authority), and;
• facilities not owned by an Approved Organisation, unless there is an executed agreement on public use and charges for use.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate is:

• the Approved Organisation's normal FAR

Approved commitments in the 2012-15 NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied that extend beyond 30 June 2015 will continue at their approved rates.

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. ), or
• the Improvement activity module in TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. .

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