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Freight Mobility and Trade Plan
Freight and Multimodal Operations Office / Freight Mobility and Trade Plan / Background
The Freight Mobility & Trade Plan (FMTP) is a comprehensive plan that identifies freight transportation facilities critical to the state’s economic growth and guides multimodal freight investments in the state. The 2012 HB 599 directed FDOT to develop this plan, and the federal re-authorization bill, MAP-21, also encouraged the creation of state freight plans. To receive funding under the National Highway Freight Program (23 U.S.C. 167), the FAST Act requires the development of a state freight plan which must comprehensively address the state’s freight planning activities and investments both immediate and long-range.
Approved on April 27, 2012, by signature of Governor Scott, Florida House Bill 599 required the Florida Department of Transportation to develop the Freight Mobility & Trade Plan to assist in making freight mobility investments that contribute to the economic growth of the state. The goals for the creation of the plan were:
The federal reauthorization bill, Moving Ahead for progress in the 21st century (MAP-21), directed the creation of state freight plans. With a state freight plan, Florida freight projects could qualify for a higher federal share of funds. Superseding MAP-21, on December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The FAST Act includes several provisions to improve the condition and performance of the national freight network and to support investment in freight-related surface transportation projects. In order to receive funding under the National Highway Freight Program(23 U.S.C 167), the FAST Act requires each State to develop a State freight plan. State freight plans must, among other requirements: