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Obligation Authority definition

Obligation Authority means the annual limitation on the amount of eligible costs under Title 23 of the United States Code that the State may obligate with respect to the Federal Highway Construction Program during a given Federal Fiscal Year, as specified in annual Federal appropriations acts.
Obligation Authority means a limitation placed on Federal-aid highway program obligations to act as a ceiling on the obligation of contract authority that can be made within a specified time period, usually a fiscal year, regardless of the year in which the funds are authorized.
Obligation Authority means the amount of funds apportioned or allocated by FHWA pursuant to Federal Aid Authorization to the Department for each Federal Fiscal year.

Examples of Obligation Authority in a sentence

  • The actual ratio of Obligation Authority to apportionment and allocations may vary from state to state, since some federal-aid programs are exempt from the obligation limitation.

  • A state’s Obligation Authority (unlike its apportionments and allocations of authorized funding) must be obligated before the end of the FFY for which it is made available; if not, it will be redistributed to other states to help ensure that the total limitation nation-wide will be used.

  • WSDOT has been successful in obligating its full amount of Obligation Authority and the additional Obligation Authority made available to the state through the annual process of redistributing federal funds from those states and programs that are unable to utilize all of their obligation authority.

  • YMPO receives an Apportionment from ADOT and an Obligation Authority (OA) Rate that is decided by U.S. Legislation.

  • FHWA distributes Obligation Authority to states proportionately based on each state’s share of apportioned and allocated revenues.

  • These preliminary allocations are subject to change; therefore, allocations are not official until the State receives a Notice of Obligation Authority (NOO) from the USDOL.

  • A state/local agency will provide the up-front financing for the project and then at a later date “convert” the AC project to a regular federal-aid project and obligate the full federal share of the project costs when sufficient Obligation Authority is available.

  • JPATS Revolving Fund program estimates for Obligation Authority (OA) and Personnel Data are based upon customers’ projected requirements and estimated carry forward authority.

  • This thesis briefly discusses Budget Authority, Total Obligation Authority and Outlays over the procurement reform period.

  • Operating Units may use New Obligation Authority (NOA) funds or funds carried forward from the previous fiscal year, as well as funds bilaterally obligated in the field that will be sub-obligated into the Pillar Bureau-managed awards.

Related to Obligation Authority

  • Aviation Authority means the FAA or any Government Entity which under the Laws of the U.S. from time to time has control over civil aviation or the registration, airworthiness or operation of aircraft in the U.S. If the Aircraft is registered in a country other than the U.S., "Aviation Authority" means the agency which regulates civil aviation in such other country.

  • education authority means a government department, a local authority as defined in section 579 of the Education Act 1996 (interpretation), a local education authority as defined in section 123 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, an education and library board established under Article 3 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, any body which is a research council for the purposes of the Science and Technology Act 1965 or any analogous government department, authority, board or body, of the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or any other country outside Great Britain;

  • Taxation Authority means any domestic or foreign government, agency or authority that is entitled to impose Taxes or to administer any applicable Tax legislation.

  • Resolution Authority means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

  • Competition Authority means any Governmental Authority or other competition or antitrust body or other authority, in any jurisdiction, which is responsible for applying merger control or other competition or antitrust legislation in such jurisdiction, including the notion of “competent authority” as that term is used in the EC Merger Regulation;

  • Certification Authority means an entity that certifies the generation, characteristics or Delivery of a REC, or the qualification of a Renewable Energy Facility or Renewable Energy Source under an Applicable Program, may include, as applicable, the Administrator, a GIS, a Governmental Authority, the Verification Provider, one or both of the Parties, an independent auditor, or other third party, and should include (i) if no Applicable Program is specified, the Seller, or the generator of the RECs if the Seller is not the generator, (ii) if the RECs are to be Delivered pursuant to an Applicable Program, the Administrator of the Applicable Program, or such other person or entity specified by the Applicable Program to perform Certification, or (iii) such other person or entity specified by the Parties.

  • Data Protection Authority means an independent public authority that is legally tasked with overseeing compliance with applicable data protection laws.

  • Relevant Resolution Authority means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the relevant Underwriter.

  • Relevant UK Resolution Authority means any authority with the ability to exercise a UK Bail-in Power.

  • Registration Authority or "RA" means an entity approved by a CA to assist Certificate Applicants in applying for, approving, rejecting, or revoking Certificates.

  • UK Resolution Authority means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

  • EEA Resolution Authority means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

  • EEA means the European Economic Area.

  • Relevant Governmental Body means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

  • EEA Member Country means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

  • enforcement authority means any person or body having jurisdiction to enforce or to take action under or in respect of the relevant legal requirement.

  • Regulator means, with respect to any person, any Government Authority charged with regulating, supervising or examining such person and its Affiliates.

  • Control authority means the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

  • Contracting Authority means any contracting authority as defined in Regulation 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.

  • Authority Default shall have the meaning set forth in Clause 23.2;

  • former Authority means the Water Authority of Western Australia under the Water Authority Act 1984 2 before the commencement of Part 2 of the Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 3;

  • Bail means a security, which may include a bond with or without monetary conditions, required by a court for the release of a person in custody set to provide reasonable assurance of public safety and court appearance.

  • Authority Data means a) the data, text, drawings, diagrams, images or sounds (together with any database made up of any of these) which are embodied in any electronic, magnetic, optical or tangible media, and which are:

  • Authority Having Jurisdiction means a federal, state, local, or other regional department, or an individual such as a fire marshal, building official, electrical inspector, utility provider or other individual having statutory authority.

  • Governmental Lender means the City of Los Angeles, a municipal corporation and charter city of the State of California and any successor under this Funding Loan Agreement and the Funding Loan Documents.

  • Local government entity means a county, incorporated city, independent school district, public junior college district, emergency services district, other special district, joint board, or other entity defined as a political subdivision under Texas law that maintains the capability to provide mutual aid.