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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2940

To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to promote the integration 

of local land use planning and transportation planning. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2003

Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL

To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to promote 

the integration of local land use planning and transportation planning.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Growing Smarter 

5 Through Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) It is in the national interest to encourage 

9 States and local governments to integrate land use 

10 planning with transportation planning in order to—
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1 (A) promote the long-term conservation 

2 and preservation of undeveloped open spaces 

3 and farmland; and 

4 (B) stimulate the revitalization of estab5 lished urban centers while meeting the Nation’s 

6 immediate and long-term transportation needs. 

7 (2) It is further in the national interest to en8 sure that Federal funds used to plan, design, build, 

9 and maintain transportation infrastructure are uti10 lized to promote the integration of land use planning 

11 and transportation planning and to ensure that 

12 transportation projects resulting from the process 

13 are consistent with applicable land use plans of af14 fected units of general purpose local government. 

15 (3) Conservation and preservation of undevel16 oped open spaces and farmland are consistent with 

17 economic development. 

18 SEC. 3. HIGHWAY PLANNING. 

19 (a) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—

20 (1) SCOPE OF PLANNING PROCESS.—Section 

21 134(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amend22 ed—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub24 paragraph (F); 
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1 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

2 subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(H) ensure consistency with local land 

5 use plans.’’. 

6 (2) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—

7 Section 134(g) of such title is amended by adding at 

8 the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED UNITS OF

10 LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The metropolitan planning 

11 organization shall coordinate the development of the 

12 long-range transportation plan with affected units of 

13 general purpose local government to ensure consist14 ency with local land use plans.’’. 

15 (3) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN DEFINED.—Section 

16 134 of such title is amended by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(p) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN DEFINED.—In this 

19 section and section 135, the term ‘local land use plan’ 

20 means a municipal, multimunicipal, county, or multi21 county comprehensive plan or transportation improvement 

22 plan.’’. 

23 (b) STATEWIDE PLANNING.—
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1 (1) SCOPE OF PLANNING PROCESS.—Section 

2 135(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amend3 ed—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub5 paragraph (F); 

6 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

7 subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(H) ensure consistency with local land 

10 use plans.’’. 

11 (2) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—

12 Section 135(e) of such title is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(6) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED UNITS OF

15 LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The State shall coordinate 

16 the development of the long-range transportation 

17 plan with affected units of general purpose local gov18 ernment to ensure consistency with local land use 

19 plans.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. TRANSIT PLANNING. 

21 (a) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—

22 (1) SCOPE OF PLANNING PROCESS.—Section 

23 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amend24 ed—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub2 paragraph (F); 

3 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

4 subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(H) ensure consistency with local land 

7 use plans.’’. 

8 (2) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—

9 Section 5303(f) of such title is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED UNITS OF

12 LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The metropolitan planning 

13 organization shall coordinate the development of the 

14 long-range transportation plan with affected units of 

15 general purpose local government to ensure consist16 ency with local land use plans.’’. 

17 (3) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN DEFINED.—Section 

18 5303 of such title is amended by adding at the end 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN DEFINED.—In this sec21 tion and section 5304, the term ‘local land use plan’ 

22 means a municipal, multimunicipal, county, or multi23 county comprehensive plan or transportation improvement 

24 plan.’’.

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