Public Transit 
North Valley Rail Transportation Development Act (TDA)
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Transportation Development Act (TDA)Top of Page
The
Transportation Development Act (TDA) is one of the major funding
sources for public transit in California. The TDA provides two funding
sources:
The STA is derived from sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. Fifty percent of STA funds are allocated according to population. The other fifty percent is allocated according to the ratio of the total public transit revenues that were generated in each area during the prior fiscal year.
- the Local Transportation Fund (LTF) and
- the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund
The STA is derived from sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. Fifty percent of STA funds are allocated according to population. The other fifty percent is allocated according to the ratio of the total public transit revenues that were generated in each area during the prior fiscal year.
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Performance AuditsTop of Page
TDA law requires that each transportation planning agency and all transit operators have a triennial performance audit of its activities.
FY 2016-2018 Audits:
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Unmet Transit Needs ProcessTop of Page
As the administrator of the TDA funds for Butte County, BCAG is charged with performing the annual Unmet Transit Needs Process.