Sec. 2107. Metropolitan transportation planning
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Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows: to encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight, foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, and take into consideration resiliency and climate change adaptation needs while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes identified in this chapter; and . in subsection (b)— by redesignating paragraphs
(6)and
(7)as paragraphs
(7)and (8), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: The term STIP means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 135(g). ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph
(1)by striking and transportation improvement programs and inserting and TIPs ; and by adding at the end the following: In developing the plans and TIPs, metropolitan planning organizations shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph
(2)by striking Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, each and inserting Each ; in paragraph
(3)by adding at the end the following: In designating officials or representatives under paragraph (2), the metropolitan planning organization shall consider the equitable and proportional representation of the population of the metropolitan planning area. Nothing in this paragraph shall require a metropolitan planning organization in existence on the date of enactment of this subparagraph to be restructured. Notwithstanding clause (ii), the requirements of this paragraph shall apply to any metropolitan planning organization redesignated under paragraph (6). ; in paragraph (6)(B) by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting paragraphs
(2)or (3)(D) ; and in paragraph (7)— by striking an existing metropolitan planning area and inserting an urbanized area ; and by striking the existing metropolitan planning area and inserting the area ; in subsection (g)— in paragraph
(1)by striking a metropolitan area and inserting an urbanized area ; in paragraph
(2)by striking and inserting MPOs Metropolitan planning areas in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting emergency response and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience, after disaster risk reduction, ; and by adding at the end the following: If more than one metropolitan planning organization is designated within an urbanized area under subsection (d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations designated within the area shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the consistency of any data used in the planning process, including information used in forecasting transportation demand. Nothing in this paragraph requires metropolitan planning organizations designated within a single urbanized area to jointly develop planning documents, including a unified long-range transportation plan or unified TIP. ; in subsection (h)(1)— by striking subparagraph
(E)and inserting the following: protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the quality of life and public health, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns, including housing and land use patterns; ; in subparagraph
(H)by striking and at the end; in subparagraph
(I)by striking the period at the end and inserting and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface transportation; ; and by inserting after subparagraph
(I)the following: facilitate emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation; improve the level of transportation system access; and support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households. ; in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the metropolitan transportation planning process shall support the national goals described in section 150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established under section 150(d), the improvement of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f)), and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49. ; in subsection (i)— in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting reduce greenhouse gas emissions and before restore and maintain ; in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting and climate change after infrastructure to natural disasters ; in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting greenhouse gas emissions, after pollution, ; in paragraph (5)— in subparagraph
(A)by inserting air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management, after conservation, ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: The consultation shall involve, as appropriate, comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans, including, if available— State conservation plans or maps; and inventories of natural or historic resources. ; and by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows: In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable— hold any public meetings at convenient and accessible locations and times; employ visualization techniques to describe plans; and make public information available in electronically accessible format and means, such as the internet, as appropriate to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A). In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable— use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. ; in subsection (j)— by striking transportation improvement program and inserting TIP each place it appears; and in paragraph (2)(D)— by striking and inserting Performance target achievement ; Performance management by striking The TIP and inserting the following: The TIP ; and by adding at the end the following: For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include— a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to such performance targets; and a description of how the TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23. ; in subsection (k)— in paragraph (3)(A)— by striking shall address congestion management and inserting the following: shall address— congestion management ; by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the overall level of transportation system access for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning area, including the level of access for economically disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, that is based on a cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under this chapter and title 23. ; and in paragraph (5)(B)— in clause
(i)by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in clause
(ii)by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the TIP approved under clause
(ii)improves the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23. ; in subsection (l)(2)— by striking 5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 and inserting 2 years after the date of enactment of the ; INVEST in America Act , and every 2 years thereafter, in subparagraph
(C)by striking and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and and inserting a semicolon; and by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following: a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations that are establishing performance targets and whether such performance targets established by the metropolitan planning organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in section 150(d)(3)(B) of title 23); and the progress of implementing the measure established under section 150(f) of title 23. ; and by striking Federally each place it appears and inserting federally .