Sec. 1201. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
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## SEC. 1201 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(1)— #####
(A)by striking “people and freight and” and inserting “people and freight,” and #####
(B)by inserting “and take into consideration resiliency needs” after “urbanized areas,”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)(2) by striking “and bicycle transportation facilities” and inserting “, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities and commuter vanpool providers”; ####
(3)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(6)as paragraphs
(4)through (7), respectively; #####
(B)by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: > > #### “(3) Representation > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Designation or selection of officials or representatives under paragraph
(2)shall be determined by the metropolitan planning organization according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the organization. > > > ##### “(B) Public transportation representative > > Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the metropolitan planning organization, a representative of a provider of public transportation may also serve as a representative of a local municipality. > > > ##### “(C) Powers of certain officials > > An official described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and any other authority commensurate with other officials described in paragraph (2).” > ; and #####
(C)in paragraph
(5)as so redesignated by striking “paragraph (5)” and inserting “paragraph (6)”; ####
(4)in subsection (e)(4)(B) by striking “subsection (d)(5)” and inserting “subsection (d)(6)”; ####
(5)in subsection (g)(3)(A) by inserting “tourism, natural disaster risk reduction,” after “economic development,”; ####
(6)in subsection (h)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in subparagraph
(G)by striking “and” at the end; ######
(ii)in subparagraph
(H)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(I) > > improve the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation; and > > > ##### “(J) > > enhance travel and tourism.” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)(A) by striking “and in section 5301(c) of title 49” and inserting “and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49”; ####
(7)in subsection (i)— #####
(A)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking “transit,” and inserting “public transportation facilities, intercity bus facilities,”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (G)— ######
(I)by striking “and provide” and inserting “, provide”; and ######
(II)by inserting “, and reduce the vulnerability of the existing transportation infrastructure to natural disasters” before the period at the end; and ######
(iii)in subparagraph
(H)by inserting “including consideration of the role that intercity buses may play in reducing congestion, pollution, and energy consumption in a cost-effective manner and strategies and investments that preserve and enhance intercity bus systems, including systems that are privately owned and operated” before the period at the end; #####
(B)in paragraph (6)(A)— ######
(i)by inserting “public ports,” before “freight shippers,”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program)” after “private providers of transportation”; and #####
(C)in paragraph
(8)by striking “paragraph (2)(C)” and inserting “paragraph (2)(E)” each place it appears; ####
(8)in subsection (k)(3)— #####
(A)in subparagraph
(A)by inserting “(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program), job access projects,” after “reduction”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) Congestion management plan > > A metropolitan planning organization serving a transportation management area may develop a plan that includes projects and strategies that will be considered in the TIP of such metropolitan planning organization. Such plan shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting hours and improve transportation connections between areas with high job concentration and areas with high concentrations of low-income households; > > > ###### “(ii) > > identify existing public transportation services, employer-based commuter programs, and other existing transportation services that support access to jobs in the region; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > identify proposed projects and programs to reduce congestion and increase job access opportunities. > > > ##### “(D) Participation > > In developing the plan under subparagraph (C), a metropolitan planning organization shall consult with employers, private and nonprofit providers of public transportation, transportation management organizations, and organizations that provide job access reverse commute projects or job-related services to low-income individuals.” > ; ####
(9)in subsection (l)— #####
(A)by adding a period at the end of paragraph (1); and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)(D) by striking “of less than 200,000” and inserting “with a population of 200,000 or less”; ####
(10)in subsection (n)(1) by inserting “49” after “chapter 53 of title”; ####
(11)in subsection
(p)by striking “Funds set aside under section 104(f)” and inserting “Funds apportioned under paragraphs (5)(D) and
(6)of section 104(b)”; and ####
(12)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(r) Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Organization > > > #### “(1) Definition of bi-state mpo region > > In this subsection, the term ‘Bi-State MPO Region’ has the meaning given the term ‘region’ in subsection
(a)of Article II of the Lake Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (Public Law 96-551; 94 Stat. 3234). > > > #### “(2) Treatment > > For the purpose of this title, the Bi-State MPO Region shall be treated as— > > > ##### “(A) > > a metropolitan planning organization; > > > ##### “(B) > > a transportation management area under subsection (k); and > > > ##### “(C) > > an urbanized area, which is comprised of a population of 145,000 in the State of California and a population of 65,000 in the State of Nevada. > > > #### “(3) Suballocated funding > > > ##### “(A) Planning > > In determining the amounts under subparagraph
(A)of section 133(d)(1) that shall be obligated for a fiscal year in the States of California and Nevada under clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii)of that subparagraph, the Secretary shall, for each of those States— > > > ###### “(i) > > calculate the population under each of those clauses; > > > ###### “(ii) > > decrease the amount under section 133(d)(1)(A)(iii) by the population specified in paragraph
(2)of this subsection for the Bi-State MPO Region in that State; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > increase the amount under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) by the population specified in paragraph
(2)of this subsection for the Bi-State MPO Region in that State. > > > ##### “(B) STBGP set aside > > In determining the amounts under paragraph
(2)of section 133(h) that shall be obligated for a fiscal year in the States of California and Nevada, the Secretary shall, for the purpose of that subsection, calculate the populations for each of those States in a manner consistent with subparagraph (A).” > .
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Sec. 1201
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96-551
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