Sec. 1202. Consolidated and high performing metropolitan planning organizations
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Section 134(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: A metropolitan planning organization shall not be newly designated— within a metropolitan statistical area if another metropolitan planning organization already exists within the boundaries of the metropolitan statistical area; or outside of a metropolitan statistical area. If multiple existing metropolitan planning organizations are designated within a metropolitan statistical area— the metropolitan planning organizations may— retain their designation as distinct metropolitan planning organizations; or be consolidated by agreement between the metropolitan planning organizations; the Governor (or Governors) and the existing metropolitan planning organizations shall— revisit a determination to remain unconsolidated every 10 years, beginning two years after the next decennial census; and provide justification to the Secretary of the continued necessity of the designation of multiple metropolitan planning organizations in the area; and where multiple metropolitan planning organizations exist within a single metropolitan statistical area, they shall cooperate with one another to— develop a single transportation improvement plan and a single long-range plan for use by all metropolitan planning organizations within the metropolitan statistical area when developing their individual plans; and establish a single set of performance targets that address the performance measures described in section 150(c) for use in developing individual performance targets in accordance with section 134(h)(2). .
Section 5303(d)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: A metropolitan planning organization shall not be newly designated— within a metropolitan statistical area if another metropolitan planning organization already exists within the boundaries of the metropolitan statistical area; or outside of a metropolitan statistical area. If multiple existing metropolitan planning organizations are designated within a metropolitan statistical area— the metropolitan planning organizations may— retain their designation as distinct metropolitan planning organizations; or be consolidated by agreement between the metropolitan planning organizations; the Governor (or Governors) and the existing metropolitan planning organizations shall— revisit a determination to remain unconsolidated every 10 years, beginning two years after the next decennial census; and provide justification to the Secretary of the continued necessity of the designation of multiple metropolitan planning organizations in the area; and where multiple metropolitan planning organizations exist within a single metropolitan statistical area, they shall cooperate with one another to— develop a single transportation improvement plan and a single long-range plan for use by all metropolitan planning organizations within the metropolitan statistical area when developing their individual plans; and establish a single set of performance targets that address the performance measures described in section 150(c) of title 23, United States Code, for use in developing individual performance targets in accordance with subsection (h)(2) and sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of this title. .
Section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 1201(a) of this Act, is further amended by— redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(11)as paragraphs
(4)through (12); and inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: The term consolidated metropolitan planning organization means a sole metropolitan planning organization that serves a metropolitan statistical area. . Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 1201(c) of this Act is further amended by— redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(11)as paragraphs
(4)through (12); and inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: The term consolidated metropolitan planning organization means a sole metropolitan planning organization that serves a metropolitan statistical area. . Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: A metropolitan planning organization that represents an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000 individuals may request a high performing metropolitan planning organization designation from the Secretary. In making a high performing metropolitan planning organization designation, the Secretary shall consider— the extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has an equitable and regional approach to decisionmaking; the extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has incorporated its performance targets established pursuant to section 150 of this title and sections 5303(h)(2), 5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49 into its planning process; whether the metropolitan planning organization is a consolidated metropolitan planning organization; if the metropolitan planning organization is not a consolidated metropolitan planning organization, the extent to which the metropolitan planning organization is coordinating with all other metropolitan planning organizations designated for the same metropolitan statistical area; the technical capacity of the metropolitan planning organization; and other criteria established by the Secretary in guidance. A designation under paragraph
(1)shall stay in effect for 10 years from the date of designation. . Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: A metropolitan planning organization that represents an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000 individuals may request a high performing metropolitan planning organization designation from the Secretary. In making a high performing metropolitan planning organization designation, the Secretary shall consider— the extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has an equitable and regional approach to decisionmaking; the extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has incorporated its performance targets established pursuant to section 150 of title 23, United States Code, subsection (h)(2), and sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of this title into its planning process; whether the metropolitan planning organization is a consolidated metropolitan organization; if the metropolitan planning organization is not a consolidated metropolitan planning organization, the extent to which the metropolitan planning organization is coordinating with all other metropolitan planning organizations designated for the same metropolitan statistical area; the technical capacity of the metropolitan planning organization; and other criteria established by the Secretary in guidance. A designation under paragraph
(1)shall stay in effect for 10 years from the date of designation. . Section 133(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) shall be obligated as follows: 50 percent of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section, in proportion to their relative shares of the population of the State— in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population over 200,000; in urban areas of the State with a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and in areas of the State with a population of fewer than 5,000. 25 percent of the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in any area of the State. 25 percent of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section in urbanized areas under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served by high performing metropolitan planning organizations (as designated by the Secretary under section 134(r) or section 5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). Any funds remaining under this clause shall be obligated in any area of the State under subparagraph (B). The amount to be obligated under clause
(i)in an urbanized area served by a high performing metropolitan planning organization shall equal 50 percent of the amount to be obligated in that urbanized area under paragraph
(4)and is in addition to the amount under such paragraph. . Section 213(c)(1) of such title is amended to read as follows: The funds reserved to a State shall be obligated as follows: 50 percent of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section to any eligible entity in proportion to its relative share of the population of the State— in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population over 200,000; in urban areas of the State with a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and in areas of the State with a population of fewer than 5,000. 25 percent of the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in any area of the State. 25 percent of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section in urbanized areas under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served by high performing metropolitan planning organizations (as designated by the Secretary under section 134(r) or section 5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). Any funds remaining under this clause shall be obligated in any area of the State under subparagraph (B). The amount to be obligated under clause
(i)in an urbanized area served by a high performing metropolitan planning organization shall equal 50 percent of the amount to be obligated in that urbanized area under paragraph
(3)and is in addition to the amount under such paragraph. . Section 133(f) of such title is amended— in paragraph (1), by— striking A State and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (2), a State ; and striking fiscal years 2011 through 2014 and inserting fiscal years 2016 through 2018 and the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2021 ; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph
(3)and inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: A State that is required to obligate in an urbanized area under subsections (d)(1)(A)(i) and (d)(1)(C)(i) shall make available to such urbanized area on an annual basis an amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for use in the area that is equal to the amount obtained by multiplying— the amount of funds that the State is required to obligate in the area under such subsections; and the ratio specified in paragraph (1)(B). The obligation authority that a State makes available to an urbanized area under subparagraph
(A)shall remain available for a period of four fiscal years. ; and in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting paragraphs
(1)and
(2). Section 104(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended— in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting ; ; by redesignating clause
(ii)as clause (iii); and by inserting after clause
(i)the following: prioritizes the needs of high performing metropolitan planning organizations (as designated by the Secretary under section 134(r) or section 5303(r) of title 49, United States Code); and . Subsection 133(h)(1) of such title is amended by striking for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014 and inserting each fiscal year .