Common use of PROJECT ACTION RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX Clause in Contracts

PROJECT ACTION RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX. The following matrix identifies Federal-aid highway program (FAHP) project approvals and related responsibilities on a program-wide basis. The matrix specifies which actions are assumed by the State under the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 106(c) or other statutory or regulatory authority, as well as those which are reserved to FHWA. While FHWA may not delegate decision-making authority to a State unless authorized by law, FHWA may authorize a State DOT to perform work needed to reach the decision point, or to implement the decision. In the matrix, actions marked with an asterisk (“FHWA*”) are those that FHWA has retained but that could have been assumed by the State through FHWA discretion (on the NHS) or by right (off the NHS). Projects requiring those actions are Projects of Division Interest (PoDIs)1 projects because of FHWA’s retained authority. Those projects will be governed by a separate PoDI Plan that specifies FHWA and State responsibilities for the project. The State DOT is responsible for ensuring all individual elements of the project are eligible for FAHP funding, but all final eligibility and participation determinations are retained by FHWA.