Part 2: Payments for Specific Purposes (continued)

Infrastructure

In 2015‑16, the Commonwealth will provide funding of $6.8 billion to support state infrastructure services, as detailed in Table 2.9.

Table 2.9: Payments to support state infrastructure services

$million	2014‑15	2015‑16	2016‑17	2017‑18	2018‑19
National Partnership payments
Infrastructure Investment Programme
Black spot projects(a)	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0
Bridges renewal programme	‑	60.0	80.0	90.0	70.0
Heavy vehicle safety and productivity	0.9	59.1	64.6	50.0	40.0
Improving the national network(b)	0.5	‑	‑	‑	‑
Investment
Rail	513.9	227.1	137.0	29.3	17.0
Road(a)(c)	3,025.7	3,710.7	5,668.1	4,112.3	2,325.7
Supplementary(b)	3.0	‑	‑	‑	‑
Roads to Recovery(a)	349.8	349.8	349.8	349.8	349.8
Infrastructure Growth Package —
Asset Recycling Fund
Asset Recycling Initiative	15.0	1,028.0	1,485.0	1,377.0	1,095.0
New investments	32.2	878.3	823.7	717.8	248.2
Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan	103.0	209.7	299.6	534.7	553.7
Bathurst 200 Commemorative Flagstaff	0.3	‑	‑	‑	‑
Building Australia Fund
Rail	143.5	102.0	130.1	‑	‑
Road	41.2	6.9	‑	‑	‑
Centenary of Canberra 2013 — a gift to the national capital	2.0	8.0	‑	‑	‑
Interstate road transport	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0
Latrobe Valley economic diversification	5.4	3.1	‑	‑	‑
Managed motorways	9.6	‑	‑	‑	‑
Murray-Darling Basin regional economic diversification programme	24.9	39.5	30.7	‑	‑
Northern Australia — Improving cattle supply chains	‑	‑	35.0	35.0	30.0
Regional Infrastructure Programme	‑	10.0	10.0	9.1	‑
Western Australia infrastructure projects	499.1	‑	‑	‑	‑
Total	4,900.8	6,823.2	9,244.7	7,436.0	4,860.4
Memorandum item — payments direct to local governments included in payments above
Infrastructure Investment Programme
Investment
Rail	2.3	‑	‑	‑	‑
Road(a)	104.0	‑	‑	‑	‑
Supplementary(b)	3.0	‑	‑	‑	‑
Roads to Recovery(a)	331.5	331.5	331.5	331.5	331.5
Infrastructure Growth Package —
Asset Recycling Fund
New investments	‑	331.5	‑	‑	‑
Bathurst 200 Commemorative Flagstaff	0.3	‑	‑	‑	‑
Latrobe Valley economic diversification	4.1	2.4	‑	‑	‑
Total	445.1	665.5	331.5	331.5	331.5

(a) Additional funding for these programmes is included in the Infrastructure Growth Package — Asset Recycling Fund — new investments.

(b) Figures represent expenses incurred against prepayments made to the states in prior years.

(c) These figures do not include the Commonwealth's commitment to provide Victoria with $3.0 billion to build East West Link. This commitment is recognised as a contingent liability in Budget Paper No. 1, Budget Strategy and Outlook 2015‑16, Statement 8: Statement of Risks. For further information see Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2015‑16.

National Partnership payments for infrastructure

Infrastructure Investment Programme

The Commonwealth is providing funding for road and rail infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment Programme under the National Partnership on Land Transport Infrastructure. This National Partnership assists economic and social development regionally and nationally by providing funding to improve the performance of land transport infrastructure. It comprises several components that are detailed in the tables below.

Black spot projects^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	16.7	16.8	9.9	6.5	5.9	2.2	0.8	1.3	60.0
2015‑16	19.2	13.7	12.2	6.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	1.0	60.0
2016‑17	19.2	13.7	12.2	6.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	1.0	60.0
2017‑18	19.2	13.7	12.2	6.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	1.0	60.0
2018‑19	19.2	13.7	12.2	6.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	1.0	60.0

(a) An additional $200 million in funding (during the 2015‑16 to 2016‑17 period) is included in the Infrastructure Growth Package — Asset Recycling Fund — new investments.

The Commonwealth is providing funding for Black spot projects to improve the safety of road sites which have been identified as high risk areas for serious crashes. Most funding goes to projects to treat sites that have a record of at least three accidents involving casualties over a five year period, and can demonstrate a benefit to cost ratio of at least 2:1.

Bridges renewal programme^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2015‑16	19.1	15.0	12.1	6.8	4.2	1.3	1.0	0.6	60.0
2016‑17	25.3	20.0	16.1	9.2	5.6	1.7	1.3	0.8	80.0
2017‑18	28.4	22.5	18.2	10.4	6.2	1.9	1.5	0.9	90.0
2018‑19	22.1	17.5	14.1	8.1	4.9	1.4	1.1	0.7	70.0

(a) State allocations have not yet been determined for the bridges renewal programme. These amounts have been notionally allocated on an equal per capita basis to all states.

The Commonwealth will provide funding to upgrade bridges across the nation. This programme will renew and replace bridges to contribute to the productivity of bridges serving local communities, and facilitate higher productivity vehicle access.

Heavy vehicle safety and productivity^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	0.1	0.4	0.2	‑	‑	0.2	0.9
2015‑16	17.8	14.0	11.1	7.4	3.6	1.1	1.0	3.0	59.1
2016‑17	20.5	16.1	13.0	7.4	4.5	1.3	1.1	0.7	64.6
2017‑18	15.8	12.5	10.1	5.8	3.5	1.0	0.8	0.5	50.0
2018‑19	12.6	10.0	8.1	4.6	2.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	40.0

(a) Some amounts in 2015‑16 onwards remain unallocated. These amounts have been notionally allocated on an equal per capita basis to all states.

The Commonwealth is contributing to the safety and productivity of heavy vehicles by providing funding for projects that improve the safety environment, enhance the capacity of existing roads and improve connections to freight networks.

Improving the national network^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	‑	0.5	‑	‑	‑	0.5
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

(a) Figures in this table represent expenses against prepayments made to the states in 2005‑06.

The Commonwealth provided a one-off supplementary payment of $1.8 billion in 2005‑06 to the states to complete major works packages. Works included the Pacific and Hume Highways in New South Wales, the Bruce Highway in Queensland, the Eyre, Great Eastern and Great Northern Highways in Western Australia, the Sturt Highway in South Australia, the East Tamar Highway in Tasmania and the Victoria Highway in the Northern Territory. The table above provides a profile of state expenditure against this supplementary payment.

Investment

Rail component^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	254.9	6.2	248.0	‑	0.2	4.5	‑	‑	513.9
2015‑16	100.9	7.0	102.0	0.5	..	16.6	‑	‑	227.1
2016‑17	‑	22.0	100.0	‑	‑	15.0	‑	‑	137.0
2017‑18	‑	15.0	‑	‑	‑	14.3	‑	‑	29.3
2018‑19	‑	3.0	‑	‑	‑	14.0	‑	‑	17.0

(a) These figures include payments direct to local governments.

Road component^(a)(b)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	1,174.6	230.8	874.9	536.9	81.5	38.3	0.6	88.2	3,025.7
2015‑16	1,418.2	451.8	1,031.5	462.7	155.7	90.1	0.9	99.7	3,710.7
2016‑17	2,604.4	347.3	1,950.4	436.1	166.2	121.5	0.6	41.6	5,668.1
2017‑18	1,496.1	296.2	1,689.0	358.3	217.9	37.3	0.6	16.8	4,112.3
2018‑19	628.0	151.9	1,075.5	239.7	165.9	47.3	0.6	16.8	2,325.7

(a) An additional $2.2 billion in funding (during the 2014‑15 to 2018‑19 period) is included in the Infrastructure Growth Package — Asset Recycling Fund — new investments.

(b) These figures include payments direct to local governments.

Supplementary component^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	3.0	‑	‑	‑	‑	3.0
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

(a) The supplementary component represents expenses against prepayments made to local governments in 2006‑07.

The Commonwealth is providing funding for the Investment components of the Infrastructure Investment Programme. This programme targets nationally significant projects which will improve the efficiency and safety of the national land transport network. Funding is provided for road and rail construction projects and network maintenance, including transport development, innovation projects and grants to land transport research entities.

The measure taken in the 2015‑16 Budget as part of this programme is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2015‑16.

Roads to Recovery^(a)(b)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	97.5	71.2	71.2	51.2	31.5	11.4	5.6	10.2	349.8
2015‑16	97.5	71.2	71.2	51.2	31.5	11.4	5.6	10.2	349.8
2016‑17	97.5	71.2	71.2	51.2	31.5	11.4	5.6	10.2	349.8
2017‑18	97.5	71.2	71.2	51.2	31.5	11.4	5.6	10.2	349.8
2018‑19	97.5	71.2	71.2	51.2	31.5	11.4	5.6	10.2	349.8

(a) An additional $350 million in funding (in 2015‑16) is included in the Infrastructure Growth Package — new investments.

(b) These figures include payments direct to local governments.

The Commonwealth is providing funding for the Roads to Recovery programme for road construction and maintenance projects at a local level. Decisions on projects to be funded are made locally and reported to the Commonwealth.

Infrastructure Growth Package — Asset Recycling Fund

The Commonwealth will establish an Asset Recycling Fund to provide funding for additional investment in high quality economic infrastructure under the Infrastructure Growth Package. The three components of the Infrastructure Growth Package — the Asset Recycling Initiative, New investments and the Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan — are detailed in the tables below.

Asset Recycling Initiative^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	15.0
2015‑16	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	1,028.0
2016‑17	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	1,485.0
2017‑18	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	1,377.0
2018‑19	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	1,095.0

(a) State allocations have not yet been determined.

Under the Asset Recycling Initiative, the Commonwealth will provide up to $5 billion in financial incentives over five years from 2014‑15 to encourage states to divest assets and reinvest the proceeds into additional productive infrastructure. Funding will be allocated to specific projects on a first‑come, first‑served basis, as projects are agreed between the Commonwealth and individual states. Agreements have already been signed under the Initiative with the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales Governments.

New investments^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	1.4	‑	12.0	0.2	‑	18.6	32.2
2015‑16	133.5	102.4	270.5	164.9	128.1	20.7	10.4	47.9	878.3
2016‑17	46.0	45.8	228.3	303.5	166.3	3.6	1.6	28.7	823.7
2017‑18	30.0	3.6	245.9	304.9	122.0	‑	‑	11.4	717.8
2018‑19	13.4	‑	‑	198.1	32.8	‑	‑	4.0	248.2

(a) These figures include payments direct to local governments.

Under the New investments component of the Infrastructure Growth Package, the Commonwealth is providing additional funding to expedite investment in high quality economic infrastructure. This includes funding for significant road projects, the National Highway Upgrade Programme, funding for Black spot projects, and Roads to Recovery.

Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	103.0	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	103.0
2015‑16	209.7	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	209.7
2016‑17	299.6	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	299.6
2017‑18	534.7	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	534.7
2018‑19	553.7	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	553.7

Under the Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan, the Commonwealth is providing $2.9 billion in additional funding over 10 years to enhance capacity and improve transport infrastructure, including for the development of an airport at Badgerys Creek.

Other National Partnership payments

Bathurst 200 Commemorative Flagstaff^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	0.3	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	0.3
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

(a) These figures constitute payments direct to local governments.

The Commonwealth will provide funding to the Bathurst Regional Council for its Bathurst 200 Commemorative Flagstaff Project. This project will commemorate the bicentenary of the site where the town of Bathurst was proclaimed.

A new spending measure associated with the Bathurst 200 Commemorative Flagstaff is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2015‑16.

Building Australia Fund — rail component

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	143.5	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	143.5
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	102.0	‑	‑	‑	102.0
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	130.1	‑	‑	‑	130.1
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

Building Australia Fund — road component

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	41.2	‑	41.2
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	6.9	‑	6.9
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

The Building Australia Fund rail and road components are supporting future economic growth by improving the quality and efficiency of Australia's transport networks with the intention of increasing city liveability and sustainability in the context of a growing population.

The measure taken in the 2015‑16 Budget as part of this programme is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2015‑16.

National Partnership for the Centenary of Canberra 2013 — a gift to the national capital

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	2.0	‑	2.0
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	8.0	‑	8.0
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership for the Centenary of Canberra 2013 — a gift to the national capital. The Constitution Avenue upgrade project is the last of the Centenary of Canberra projects to be completed, which will see the redevelopment of the Constitution Avenue road corridor and public space.

Interstate road transport

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	32.7	19.0	6.7	2.8	8.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	71.0
2015‑16	32.7	19.0	6.7	2.8	8.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	71.0
2016‑17	32.7	19.0	6.7	2.8	8.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	71.0
2017‑18	32.7	19.0	6.7	2.8	8.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	71.0
2018‑19	32.7	19.0	6.7	2.8	8.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	71.0

The Commonwealth is providing funding to the states under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 that is equal to total revenue received from heavy vehicle registrations collected from the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme. This funding will be spent by the states on the maintenance and upkeep of roads that are used by heavy vehicles.

Latrobe Valley economic diversification^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	5.4	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	5.4
2015‑16	‑	3.1	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	3.1
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

(a) These figures include payments direct to local governments.

The Commonwealth is providing funding for two projects which will support economic diversification in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria — namely, the Moe Rail revitalisation project and the upgrade of the Warragul Station precinct project.

Managed motorways

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	0.2	‑	9.4	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	9.6
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

The Commonwealth is providing funding for smart infrastructure technologies to reduce congestion, and improve both the traffic demand management and overall efficiency of the transport network in major cities. Managed motorways integrate data collection sensors and control tools to improve real time management of motorways to secure a higher and more consistent level of motorway performance.

National Partnership for the Murray‑Darling Basin regional economic diversification programme

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	5.0	8.3	6.5	‑	5.0	‑	‑	‑	24.9
2015‑16	15.0	7.8	4.7	‑	12.0	‑	‑	‑	39.5
2016‑17	12.6	6.3	3.8	‑	8.0	‑	‑	‑	30.7
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

The Commonwealth is providing funding to Basin states to support economic diversification in regional communities likely to be affected by the implementation of the Murray‑Darling Basin Plan. Projects will encourage sustainable economic development through joint government, private and community sector investment in regional communities.

National Partnership for Northern Australia — Improving cattle supply chains^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2016‑17	‑	‑	21.8	12.1	‑	‑	‑	1.1	35.0
2017‑18	‑	‑	21.7	12.2	‑	‑	‑	1.1	35.0
2018‑19	‑	‑	18.5	10.5	‑	‑	‑	1.0	30.0

(a) State allocations have not yet been determined. These amounts have been notionally allocated on an equal per capita basis to all participating states.

The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership for Northern Australia — Improving cattle supply chains. This National Partnership will establish a fund that will provide incentives for private sector investment to improve the road network and transport logistics in Northern Australia.

Funding for this National Partnership is a new spending measure in the 2015‑16 Budget. This measure is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2015‑16.

National Partnership on the Regional Infrastructure Programme^(a)

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2015‑16	‑	5.0	‑	‑	5.0	‑	‑	‑	10.0
2016‑17	‑	5.0	‑	‑	5.0	‑	‑	‑	10.0
2017‑18	‑	4.6	‑	‑	4.6	‑	‑	‑	9.1
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

(a) State allocations are notional and subject to negotiations.

The Commonwealth will provide funding for the National Partnership on the Regional Infrastructure Programme. This National Partnership will invest in common-use infrastructure projects which support new business opportunities in the non‑manufacturing sectors in Victoria and South Australia, particularly in regions most affected by the closure of car manufacturing facilities.

National Partnership for Western Australia infrastructure projects

$million	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
2014‑15	‑	‑	‑	499.1	‑	‑	‑	‑	499.1
2015‑16	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2016‑17	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2017‑18	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑
2018‑19	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑

The Commonwealth will provide funding to Western Australia for infrastructure projects that will boost jobs and growth. Funding will be allocated to the development of the Mitchell Freeway and to increase the Commonwealth's contributions to other projects under the National Partnership Agreement on Land Transport Infrastructure.

A new spending measure associated with Western Australia infrastructure projects is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2015‑16.