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hydrological or environmental functions af-
fected by the plan.
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The discussion de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be developed
in consultation with Federal and State tribal
wildlife, land management, and regulatory agen-
cies.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.— A transportation plan under
this subsection shall be in a form that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate and shall contain—
‘‘(A) an identification of transportation fa-
cilities, including major roadways, transit,
multimodal and intermodal facilities, intermodal
connectors, and other relevant facilities identified
by the metropolitan planning organization,
which should function as an integrated metro-
politan transportation system, emphasizing those
facilities that serve important national and re-
gional transportation functions;
‘‘(B) a financial plan that—
‘‘(i) demonstrates how the adopted
transportation plan can be implemented;
‘‘(ii) indicates resources from public
and private sources that are reasonably ex-
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pected to be made available to carry out the
plan;
‘‘(iii) recommends any additional fi-
nancing strategies for needed projects and
programs; and
‘‘(iv) may include, for illustrative pur-
poses, additional projects that would be in-
cluded in the adopted transportation plan if
approved by the Secretary and reasonable
additional resources beyond those identified
in the financial plan were available;
‘‘(C) operational and management strate-
gies to improve the performance of existing
transportation facilities to relieve vehicular con-
gestion and maximize the safety and mobility of
people and goods;
‘‘(D) capital investment and other strategies
to preserve the existing metropolitan transpor-
tation infrastructure and provide for multimodal
capacity increases based on regional priorities
and needs; and
‘‘(E) proposed transportation and transit
enhancement activities.
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In each metropolitan
area, the metropolitan planning organization
shall consult, as appropriate, with State and
local agencies responsible for land use manage-
ment, natural resources, environmental protec-
tion, conservation, and historic preservation con-
cerning the development of a long-range trans-
portation plan.
‘‘(B) 
ISSUES.—The 
consultation 
shall
involve—
‘‘(i) 
comparison 
of 
transportation
plans with State conservation plans or with
maps, if available;
‘‘(ii) comparison of transportation
plans to inventories of natural or historic
resources, if available; or
‘‘(iii) consideration of areas where
wildlife crossing structures may be needed
to ensure connectivity between wildlife habi-
tat linkage areas.
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH CLEAN AIR ACT AGEN-
CIES.—In metropolitan areas in nonattainment for
ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the metropolitan planning
organization shall coordinate the development of a
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transportation plan with the process for development
of the transportation control measures of the State
implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act.
‘‘(6) 
APPROVAL
OF
THE
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN.—Each transportation plan prepared by a met-
ropolitan planning organization shall be—
‘‘(A) approved by the metropolitan plan-
ning organization; and
‘‘(B) submitted to the Governor for informa-
tion purposes at such time and in such manner
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
‘‘(i) PARTICIPATION BY INTERESTED PARTIES.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPATION PLAN.—
Not less frequently than every 4 years, each metropoli-
tan planning organization shall develop and adopt a
plan for participation in the process for developing
the metropolitan transportation plan and programs
by—
‘‘(A) citizens;
‘‘(B) affected public agencies;
‘‘(C) representatives of public transpor-
tation employees;
‘‘(D) freight shippers;
‘‘(E) providers of freight transportation
services;
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‘‘(F) private providers of transportation;
‘‘(G) representatives of users of public tran-
sit;
‘‘(H) representatives of users of pedestrian
walkways and bicycle transportation facilities;
and
‘‘(I) other interested parties.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PARTICIPATION PLAN.—The
participation plan—
‘‘(A) shall be developed in a manner the
Secretary determines to be appropriate;
‘‘(B) shall be developed in consultation with
all interested parties; and
‘‘(C) shall provide that all interested parties
have reasonable opportunities to comment on—
‘‘(i) the process for developing the
transportation plan; and
‘‘(ii) the contents of the transportation
plan.
‘‘(3) METHODS.—The participation plan shall
provide that the metropolitan planning organization
shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
‘‘(A) hold any public meetings at convenient
and accessible locations and times;