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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3344 

To enhance the capabilities of metropolitan planning organizations, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2015 

Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To enhance the capabilities of metropolitan planning 

organizations, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Metropolitan Planning 

5 Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATED AND HIGH PERFORMING METRO7 POLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. 

8 (a) CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING

9 ORGANIZATIONS.— 


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1 (1) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 134(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amend3 ed to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(6) CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLAN5 NING ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN URBANIZED AREAS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON NEW METROPOLITAN

7 PLANNING ORGANIZATION DESIGNATIONS.—A 

8 metropolitan planning organization shall not be 

9 newly designated— 

10 ‘‘(i) within a metropolitan statistical 

11 area if another metropolitan planning or12 ganization already exists within the bound13 aries of the metropolitan statistical area; 

14 or 

15 ‘‘(ii) outside of a metropolitan statis16 tical area. 

17 ‘‘(B) MULTIPLE EXISTING METROPOLITAN

18 PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.—If multiple exist19 ing metropolitan planning organizations are 

20 designated within a metropolitan statistical 

21 area— 

22 ‘‘(i) the metropolitan planning organi23 zations may— 


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1 ‘‘(I) retain their designation as 

2 distinct metropolitan planning organi3 zations; or 

4 ‘‘(II) be consolidated by agree5 ment between the metropolitan plan6 ning organizations; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the Governor (or Governors) and 

8 the existing metropolitan planning organi9 zations shall— 

10 ‘‘(I) revisit a determination to re11 main unconsolidated every 10 years, 

12 beginning two years after the next de13 cennial census; and 

14 ‘‘(II) provide justification to the 

15 Secretary of the continued necessity of 

16 the designation of multiple metropoli17 tan planning organizations in the 

18 area; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) where multiple metropolitan 

20 planning organizations exist within a single 

21 metropolitan statistical area, they shall co22 operate with one another to— 

23 ‘‘(I) develop a single transpor24 tation improvement plan and a single 

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1 politan planning organizations within 

2 the metropolitan statistical area when 

3 developing their individual plans; and 

4 ‘‘(II) establish a single set of per5 formance targets that address the per6 formance measures described in sec7 tion 150(c) for use in developing indi8 vidual performance targets in accord9 ance with subsection (h)(2).’’. 

10 (2) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 

11 5303(d)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is 

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(6) CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLAN14 NING ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN URBANIZED AREAS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON NEW METROPOLITAN

16 PLANNING ORGANIZATION DESIGNATIONS.—A 

17 metropolitan planning organization shall not be 

18 newly designated— 

19 ‘‘(i) within a metropolitan statistical 

20 area if another metropolitan planning or21 ganization already exists within the bound22 aries of the metropolitan statistical area; 

23 or 

24 ‘‘(ii) outside of a metropolitan statis25 tical area. 


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1 ‘‘(B) MULTIPLE EXISTING METROPOLITAN

2 PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.—If multiple exist3 ing metropolitan planning organizations are 

4 designated within a metropolitan statistical 

5 area— 

6 ‘‘(i) the metropolitan planning organi7 zations may— 

8 ‘‘(I) retain their designation as 

9 distinct metropolitan planning organi10 zations; or 

11 ‘‘(II) be consolidated by agree12 ment between the metropolitan plan13 ning organizations; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the Governor (or Governors) and 

15 the existing metropolitan planning organi16 zations shall— 

17 ‘‘(I) revisit a determination to re18 main unconsolidated every 10 years, 

19 beginning two years after the next de20 cennial census; and 

21 ‘‘(II) provide justification to the 

22 Secretary of the continued necessity of 

23 the designation of multiple metropoli24 tan planning organizations in the 

25 area; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) where multiple metropolitan 

2 planning organizations exist within a single 

3 metropolitan statistical area, they shall co4 operate with one another to— 

5 ‘‘(I) develop a single transpor6 tation improvement plan and a single 

7 long-range plan for use by all metro8 politan planning organizations within 

9 the metropolitan statistical area when 

10 developing their individual plans; and 

11 ‘‘(II) establish a single set of per12 formance targets that address the per13 formance measures described in sec14 tion 150(c) of title 23, United States 

15 Code, for use in developing individual 

16 performance targets in accordance 

17 with subsection (h)(2) and sections 

18 5326(c) and 5329(d) of this title.’’. 

19 (3) DEFINITIONS.— 

20 (A) HIGHWAY DEFINITION.—Section 

21 134(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 

22 amended by— 

23 (i) redesignating paragraphs (1) 

24 through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8); 

25 and 


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1 (ii) inserting before paragraph (2), as 

2 redesignated, the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN PLANNING

4 ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘consolidated metropoli5 tan planning organization’ means a sole metropoli6 tan planning organization that serves a metropolitan 

7 statistical area.’’. 

8 (B) TRANSIT DEFINITION.—Section 

9 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 

10 amended by— 

11 (i) redesignating paragraphs (1) 

12 through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8); 

13 and 

14 (ii) inserting before paragraph (2), as 

15 redesignated, the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN PLANNING

17 ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘consolidated metropoli18 tan planning organization’ means a sole metropoli19 tan planning organization that serves a metropolitan 

20 statistical area.’’. 

21 (b) DESIGNATION OF HIGH-PERFORMING METRO22 POLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 

23 (1) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of 

24 title 23, United States Code, as amended by this 


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1 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(r) HIGH-PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLANNING

4 ORGANIZATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A metropolitan planning 

6 organization that represents an urbanized area with 

7 a population of over 200,000 individuals may re8 quest a high-performing metropolitan planning orga9 nization designation from the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In making a high-performing 

11 metropolitan planning organization designation, the 

12 Secretary shall consider— 

13 ‘‘(A) the extent to which the metropolitan 

14 planning organization has an equitable and re15 gional approach to decisionmaking; 

16 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the metropolitan 

17 planning organization has incorporated its per18 formance targets established pursuant to sec19 tion 150 of this title and sections 5303(h)(2), 

20 5326(c), and 5329(d) of title 49 into its plan21 ning process; 

22 ‘‘(C) whether the metropolitan planning or23 ganization is a consolidated metropolitan plan24 ning organization; 


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1 ‘‘(D) if the metropolitan planning organi2 zation is not a consolidated metropolitan plan3 ning organization, the extent to which the met4 ropolitan planning organization is coordinating 

5 with all other metropolitan planning organiza6 tions designated for the same metropolitan sta7 tistical area; 

8 ‘‘(E) the technical capacity of the metro9 politan planning organization; and 

10 ‘‘(F) other criteria established by the Sec11 retary in guidance. 

12 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—A designation under paragraph 

13 (1) shall stay in effect for 10 years from the date 

14 of designation.’’. 

15 (2) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303 

16 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this 

17 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(r) HIGH-PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLANNING

20 ORGANIZATIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A metropolitan planning 

22 organization that represents an urbanized area with 

23 a population of over 200,000 individuals may re24 quest a high-performing metropolitan planning orga25 nization designation from the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In making a high-performing 

2 metropolitan planning organization designation, the 

3 Secretary shall consider— 

4 ‘‘(A) the extent to which the metropolitan 

5 planning organization has an equitable and re6 gional approach to decisionmaking; 

7 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the metropolitan 

8 planning organization has incorporated its per9 formance targets established pursuant to sec10 tion 150 of title 23, United States Code, sub11 section (h)(2), and sections 5326(c) and 

12 5329(d) of this title into its planning process; 

13 ‘‘(C) whether the metropolitan planning or14 ganization is a consolidated metropolitan plan15 ning organization; 

16 ‘‘(D) if the metropolitan planning organi17 zation is not a consolidated metropolitan plan18 ning organization, the extent to which the met19 ropolitan planning organization is coordinating 

20 with all other metropolitan planning organiza21 tions designated for the same metropolitan sta22 tistical area; 

23 ‘‘(E) the technical capacity of the metro24 politan planning organization; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) other criteria established by the Sec2 retary in guidance. 

3 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—A designation under paragraph 

4 (1) shall stay in effect for 10 years from the date 

5 of designation.’’. 

6 (c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INCENTIVE

7 FUNDS.—Section 133(d)(1) of title 23, United States 

8 Code is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) CALCULATION.—The funds apportioned to 

10 a State under section 104(b)(2) shall be obligated as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) SUBALLOCATED FUNDS.—50 percent 

13 of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 

14 under this section, in proportion to their rel15 ative shares of the population of the State— 

16 ‘‘(i) in urbanized areas of the State 

17 with an urbanized area population over 

18 200,000; 

19 ‘‘(ii) in urban areas of the State with 

20 a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) in areas of the State with a pop22 ulation of fewer than 5,000. 

23 ‘‘(B) STATEWIDE FUNDS.—25 percent of 

24 the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in 

25 any area of the State. 


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1 ‘‘(C) HIGH-PERFORMING METROPOLITAN

2 PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—25 percent of the 

4 funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 

5 under this section in urbanized areas 

6 under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served 

7 by high-performing metropolitan planning 

8 organizations (as designated by the Sec9 retary under section 134(r) or section 

10 5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). 

11 Any funds remaining under this clause 

12 shall be obligated in any area of the State 

13 under subparagraph (B). 

14 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount to be ob15 ligated under clause (i) in an urbanized 

16 area served by a high-performing metro17 politan planning organization shall equal 

18 50 percent of the amount to be obligated 

19 in that urbanized area under paragraph 

20 (4) and is in addition to the amount under 

21 such paragraph.’’. 

22 (d) TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INCENTIVE

23 FUNDS.—Section 213(c)(1) of such title is amended to 

24 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(1) CALCULATION.—The funds reserved to a 

2 State shall be obligated as follows: 

3 ‘‘(A) SUBALLOCATED FUNDS.—50 percent 

4 of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 

5 under this section to any eligible entity in pro6 portion to its relative share of the population of 

7 the State— 

8 ‘‘(i) in urbanized areas of the State 

9 with an urbanized area population over 

10 200,000; 

11 ‘‘(ii) in urban areas of the State with 

12 a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) in areas of the State with a pop14 ulation of fewer than 5,000. 

15 ‘‘(B) STATEWIDE FUNDS.—25 percent of 

16 the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in 

17 any area of the State. 

18 ‘‘(C) HIGH-PERFORMING METROPOLITAN

19 PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—25 percent of the 

21 funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 

22 under this section in urbanized areas 

23 under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served 

24 by high-performing metropolitan planning 

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1 retary under section 134(r) or section 

2 5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). 

3 Any funds remaining under this clause 

4 shall be obligated in any area of the State 

5 under subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount to be ob7 ligated under clause (i) in an urbanized 

8 area served by a high-performing metro9 politan planning organization shall equal 

10 50 percent of the amount to obligated in 

11 that urbanized area under paragraph (3) 

12 and is in addition to the amount under 

13 such paragraph.’’. 

14 (e) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Section 133(f) of 

15 such title is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by— 

17 (A) striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex18 cept as provided in paragraph (2), a State’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) striking ‘‘fiscal years 2011 through 

21 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years after fiscal 

22 year 2014’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para24 graph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(2) HIGH-PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLAN2 NING ORGANIZATIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that is re4 quired to obligate in an urbanized area under 

5 subsections (d)(1)(A)(i) and (d)(1)(C)(i) shall 

6 make available to such urbanized area on an 

7 annual basis an amount of obligation authority 

8 distributed to the State for Federal-aid high9 ways and highway safety construction programs 

10 for use in the area that is equal to the amount 

11 obtained by multiplying— 

12 ‘‘(i) the amount of funds that the 

13 State is required to obligate in the area 

14 under such subsections; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the ratio specified in paragraph 

16 (1)(B). 

17 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—The obligation au18 thority that a State makes available to an ur19 banized area under subparagraph (A) shall re20 main available for a period of four fiscal 

21 years.’’; and 

22 (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by strik23 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 

24 and (2)’’. 


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1 (f) DISTRIBUTION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING

2 FUNDS.—Section 104(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended— 

3 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘;’’; 

5 (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 

6 and 

7 (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 

8 ‘‘(ii) prioritizes the needs of high-per9 forming metropolitan planning organiza10 tions (as designated by the Secretary 

11 under section 134(r) or section 5303(r) of 

12 title 49, United States Code); and’’. 

13 (g) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection 133(h)(1) 

14 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal 

15 years 2013 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 

16 year’’. 

17 SEC. 3. PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC PORT AUTHORITIES. 

18 (a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 

19 134(i)(6)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 

20 by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 

21 (b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(g)(3) 

22 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

23 ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 


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1 (c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 5303(i)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

3 by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 

4 (d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 

5 5304(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

6 by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 

7 SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING THE STATEWIDE AND NONMETRO8 POLITAN PLANNING PROCESS. 

9 (a) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of title 

10 23, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (f)(7)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘should’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘shall’’; and 

16 (B) by striking the final ‘‘;’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘.’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

20 (4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 4 

24 years the Secretary shall certify that each State 

25 has met the requirements of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) this section; and 

2 ‘‘(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, 

3 and orders applicable to the statewide and 

4 nonmetropolitan and the metropolitan 

5 planning processes. 

6 ‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION.— 

7 If a State does not meet such certification, the 

8 Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the 

9 funds attributable to such State for projects 

10 funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 

11 49. 

12 ‘‘(C) RESTORATION OF FUNDS.—The with13 held funds shall be restored to the State at such 

14 time as the State process is certified by the 

15 Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—In making 

17 the certification determinations under this para18 graph, the Secretary shall provide for public in19 volvement appropriate to the State under re20 view.’’. 

21 (b) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304 of 

22 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘shall’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (f)(7) by striking ‘‘should’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 

5 (4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 4 

9 years the Secretary shall certify that each State 

10 has met the requirements of— 

11 ‘‘(i) this section; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, 

13 and orders applicable to the statewide and 

14 nonmetropolitan and the metropolitan 

15 planning processes. 

16 ‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION.— 

17 If a State does not meet such certification, the 

18 Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the 

19 funds attributable to such State for projects 

20 funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 

21 49. 

22 ‘‘(C) RESTORATION OF FUNDS.—The with23 held funds shall be restored to the State at such 

24 time as the State process is certified by the 

25 Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—In making 

2 the certification determinations under this para3 graph, the Secretary shall provide for public in4 volvement appropriate to the State under re5 view.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT 

7 PROCESS. 

8 (a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of title 

9 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (k) by striking paragraph (3) 

12 and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para13 graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 

15 subsections (o) through (r) as subsections (n) 

16 through (q), respectively. 

17 (b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of title 

18 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 

19 (j) and redesignating subsections (k) through (m) as sub20 sections (j) through (l), respectively. 

21 (c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303 of 

22 title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 

23 further amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (k) by striking paragraph (3) 

2 and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para3 graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

4 (2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 

5 subsections (o) through (r) as subsections (n) 

6 through (q), respectively. 

7 (d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304 of 

8 title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking sub9 section (i) and redesignating subsections (j) through (l) 

10 as subsections (i) through (k), respectively. 

11 SEC. 6. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 

12 (a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134(i) of 

13 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after sub15 paragraph (C) the following: 

16 ‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—Metropoli17 tan planning organizations shall offer interested 

18 parties, such as those described in paragraph 

19 (6), a reasonable opportunity to participate in 

20 the development and consideration of sce21 narios.’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘comment on 

23 the transportation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 

24 input during the development and implementation of 

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1 (b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 135(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amend3 ed by striking ‘‘comment on the transportation plan’’; and 

4 inserting ‘‘provide input during the development of the 

5 transportation plan’’. 

6 (c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303(i) of 

7 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after sub9 paragraph (C) the following: 

10 ‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—Metropoli11 tan planning organizations shall offer interested 

12 parties, such as those described in paragraph 

13 (6), a reasonable opportunity to participate in 

14 the development and consideration of sce15 narios.’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘comment on 

17 the transportation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 

18 input during the development and implementation of 

19 the transportation plan’’ each place it appears. 

20 (d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 

21 5304(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘comment on the proposed plan’’; 

23 and inserting ‘‘provide input during the development of 

24 the transportation plan’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. PERFORMANCE-BASED PROJECT SELECTION. 

2 (a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 

3 134(j)(2)(D) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 

4 to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVE6 MENT.—In adding projects to a transportation 

7 improvement program, a metropolitan planning 

8 organization shall create a process to evaluate 

9 and select each project or collection of projects 

10 based on the project’s (or collection of projects’) 

11 inclusion of elements that are known to sup12 port, or will foreseeably support outcomes that 

13 will achieve the performance targets established 

14 in the metropolitan transportation plan by the 

15 metropolitan planning organization in accord16 ance with subsection (h)(2)(B).’’. 

17 (b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(g)(4) 

18 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVEMENT.— 

21 In adding projects to a State transportation im22 provement program, a State shall create a process to 

23 evaluate and select each project or collection of 

24 projects based on the project’s (or collection of 

25 projects’) inclusion of elements that are known to 

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1 will achieve the performance targets established in 

2 the long-range statewide transportation plan in ac3 cordance with subsection (f)(7)(A).’’. 

4 (c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 

5 5303(j)(2)(D) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVE8 MENT.—In adding projects to a transportation 

9 improvement program, a metropolitan planning 

10 organization shall create a process to evaluate 

11 and select each project or collection of projects 

12 based on the project’s (or collection of projects’) 

13 inclusion of elements that are known to sup14 port, or will foreseeably support outcomes that 

15 will achieve the performance targets established 

16 in the metropolitan transportation plan by the 

17 metropolitan planning organization in accord18 ance with section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23.’’. 

19 (d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 

20 5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

21 to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVEMENT.— 

23 In adding projects to a State transportation im24 provement program, a State shall create a process to 

25 evaluate and select each project or collection of 


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1 projects based on the project’s (or collection of 

2 projects’) inclusion of elements that are known to 

3 support, or will foreseeably support, outcomes that 

4 will achieve the performance targets established in 

5 the long-range statewide transportation plan in ac6 cordance with section 135(f)(7)(A) of title 23.’’. 

7 SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

8 This Act and the amendments made by this Act are 

9 effective October 1, 2015, and apply only to projects and 

10 other activities for which obligations or expenditures are 

11 first approved on or after that date. 

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