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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5198 

To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to improve metropolitan 

planning. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2018 

Mr. BUCK 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 improve 

metropolitan 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 ‘‘Restoring Local Con5 trol Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATED MPO UNDER HIGHWAY PROGRAM. 

7 (a) POPULATION REPRESENTED.—Section 134(d) of 

8 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (6)(A)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘50 percent’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘(based on population)’’; 

4 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(2) STRUCTURE.—Notwithstanding para7 graphs (3) and (4) and not later than 180 days 

8 after enactment of the Restoring Local Control Act, 

9 membership of each metropolitan planning organiza10 tion that serves an area designated as a transpor11 tation management area shall consist of only the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(A) Local elected officials. 

14 ‘‘(B) Officials of public agencies that ad15 minister or operate major modes of transpor16 tation in the metropolitan area, including rep17 resentation by providers of public transpor18 tation. 

19 ‘‘(C) Appropriate State officials.’’; and 

20 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 

21 paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), 

22 and (6), respectively. 

23 (b) AUTONOMY.—Section 134(g)(1) of such title is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘and the State’’ and all that follows 

25 through the period at the end and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘to ensure that the plans and programs of the metropoli2 tan planning organization comply with the requirements 

3 of this section. The State shall provide oversight in an 

4 area with multiple metropolitan planning organizations’’. 

5 SEC. 3. DESIGNATED MPO UNDER TRANSIT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) POPULATION REPRESENTED.—Section 5303(d) 

7 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (6)(A)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘50 percent’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘(based on population)’’; 

12 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) STRUCTURE.—Notwithstanding para15 graphs (3) and (4) and not later than 180 days 

16 after enactment of the Restoring Local Control Act, 

17 membership of each metropolitan planning organiza18 tion that serves an area designated as a transpor19 tation management area shall consist of only the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(A) Local elected officials. 

22 ‘‘(B) Officials of public agencies that ad23 minister or operate major modes of transpor24 tation in the metropolitan area, including repVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:56 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5198.IH H5198

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1 resentation by providers of public transpor2 tation. 

3 ‘‘(C) Appropriate State officials.’’; and 

4 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 

5 paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), 

6 and (6), respectively. 

7 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

8 5303(g)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘and the 

9 State’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

10 and inserting the following: ‘‘to ensure that the plans and 

11 programs of the metropolitan planning organization com12 ply with the requirements of this section. The State shall 

13 provide oversight in an area with multiple metropolitan 

14 planning organizations’’. 

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