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(A) the activities to be undertaken; and 
(B) how the work of the center is coordi-
nated with the activities of the Federal High-
way Administration and the various other re-
search, development, and technology transfer 
activities authorized by this title. Such plans 
shall be submitted to the Secretary by January 
1, 2006, and each year thereafter. 
SEC. 5611. REPEAL. 
Subtitle C of title V of The Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 
452–463) is repealed. 
SEC. 5612. SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004. 
In any case in which an amount is authorized to be 
appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
down, or subject to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 
2004 for a program, project, or activity in any provision 
of this title, including an amendment made by this title, 
that is different than the amount authorized to be appro-
priated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken down, 
or subject to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 2004 
for such program, project, or activity in any provision of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
V (Public Law 108–310), including any amendment made 
by such Act, the amount referred to in such Act shall be
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the amount authorized to be appropriated, made available, 
allocated, set aside, taken down, or subject to an obliga-
tion limitation. 
TITLE 
VI—TRANSPORTATION 
PLANNING AND PROJECT DE-
LIVERY 
SEC. 6001. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle III of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 51 the 
following: 
‘CHAPTER 52—TRANSPORTATION 
PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY
‘SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘Sec. 
‘5201. Definitions. 
‘SUBCHAPTER B—TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY 
‘5211. Policy. 
‘5212. Definitions. 
‘5213. Metropolitan transportation planning. 
‘5214. Statewide transportation planning. 
‘SUBCHAPTER C—EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT 
DECISIONMAKING 
‘5251. Definitions and applicability. 
‘5252. Project development procedures.
‘SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘§ 5201. Definitions 
‘In this chapter, the following definitions apply: 
‘(1) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation.
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‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
Puerto Rico. 
‘SUBCHAPTER B—TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 
AND PROJECT DELIVERY 
‘§ 5211. Policy 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is in the national interest to—
‘(1) encourage and promote the safe and effi-
cient management, operation, and development of 
surface transportation systems that will serve the 
mobility needs of people and freight and foster eco-
nomic growth and development within and between 
States and urbanized areas, while minimizing trans-
portation-related fuel consumption and air pollution 
through metropolitan and statewide transportation 
planning processes identified in this chapter; and 
‘(2) encourage the continued improvement and 
evolution of the metropolitan and statewide trans-
portation planning processes by metropolitan plan-
ning organizations, State departments of transpor-
tation, and public transit operators as guided by the 
planning factors identified in sections 5213(f) and 
5214(d). 
‘(b) COMMON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PRO-
GRAM.—This subchapter provides a common transpor-
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tation planning program to be administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration. 
‘§ 5212. Definitions 
‘(a) APPLICABILITY BY REFERENCE.—Unless other-
wise specified in subsection (b), the definitions in section 
101(a) of title 23 and section 5302 are applicable to this 
subchapter. 
‘(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this subchapter, 
the following definitions apply: 
‘(1) METROPOLITAN
PLANNING
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘metropolitan planning area’’ means the geo-
graphic area determined by agreement between the 
metropolitan planning organization for the area and 
the Governor under section 5213(c). 
‘(2) 
METROPOLITAN
PLANNING
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘‘metropolitan planning organiza-
tion’’ means the policy board of an organization cre-
ated as a result of the designation process in section 
5213(b). 
‘(3) 
NONMETROPOLITAN
AREA.—The 
term 
‘‘nonmetropolitan area’’ means a geographic area 
outside designated metropolitan planning areas. 
‘(4) NONMETROPOLITAN
LOCAL
OFFICIAL.—
The term ‘‘nonmetropolitan local official’’ means
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elected and appointed officials of general purpose 
local government in a nonmetropolitan area with re-
sponsibility for transportation. 
‘(5) TIP.—The term ‘‘TIP’’ means a transpor-
tation improvement program developed by a metro-
politan planning organization under section 5213. 
‘(6) URBANIZED AREA.—The term ‘‘urbanized 
area’’ means a geographic area with a population of 
50,000 or more, as designated by the Bureau of the 
Census. 
‘§ 5213. Metropolitan Transportation planning 
‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—
‘(1) DEVELOPMENT
OF
LONG-RANGE
PLANS 
AND TIPS.—To accomplish the objectives in section 
5211, metropolitan planning organizations des-
ignated under subsection (b), in cooperation with the 
State and public transportation operators, shall de-
velop long-range transportation plans and transpor-
tation improvement programs for metropolitan plan-
ning areas of the State. 
‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plans and TIPs for each 
metropolitan area shall provide for the development 
and integrated management and operation of trans-
portation systems and facilities (including accessible 
pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation fa-
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cilities) that will function as an intermodal transpor-
tation system for the metropolitan planning area 
and as an integral part of an intermodal transpor-
tation system for the State and the United States. 
‘(3) PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT.—The process 
for developing the plans and TIPs shall provide for 
consideration of all modes of transportation and 
shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive 
to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity 
of the transportation problems to be addressed. 
‘(b) DESIGNATION
OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the transpor-
tation planning process required by this section, a 
metropolitan planning organization shall be des-
ignated for each urbanized area with a population of 
more than 50,000 individuals—
‘(A) by agreement between the Governor 
and units of general purpose local government 
that together represent at least 75 percent of 
the affected population (including the largest 
incorporated city (based on population) as 
named by the Bureau of the Census); or 
‘(B) in accordance with procedures estab-
lished by applicable State or local law.
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‘(2) STRUCTURE.—Each metropolitan planning 
organization that serves an area designated as a 
transportation management area, when designated 
or redesignated under this subsection, shall consist 
of—
‘(A) local elected officials; 
‘(B) officials of public agencies that admin-
ister or operate major modes of transportation 
in the metropolitan area; and 
‘(C) appropriate State officials. 
‘(3) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to interfere with the authority, under any State law 
in effect on December 18, 1991, of a public agency 
with multimodal transportation responsibilities to—
‘(A) develop the plans and TIPs for adop-
tion by a metropolitan planning organization; 
and 
‘(B) develop long-range capital plans, co-
ordinate transit services and projects, and carry 
out other activities pursuant to State law. 
‘(4) CONTINUING DESIGNATION.—A designation 
of a metropolitan planning organization under this 
subsection or any other provision of law shall remain
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in effect until the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion is redesignated under paragraph (5). 
‘(5) REDESIGNATION PROCEDURES.—A metro-
politan planning organization may be redesignated 
by agreement between the Governor and units of 
general purpose local government that together rep-
resent at least 75 percent of the existing planning 
area population (including the largest incorporated 
city (based on population) as named by the Bureau 
of the Census) as appropriate to carry out this sec-
tion. 
‘(6) DESIGNATION OF MORE THAN 1 METRO-
POLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.—More than 1 
metropolitan planning organization may be des-
ignated within an existing metropolitan planning 
area only if the Governor and the existing metropoli-
tan planning organization determine that the size 
and complexity of the existing metropolitan planning 
area make designation of more than 1 metropolitan 
planning organization for the area appropriate. 
‘(c) METROPOLITAN
PLANNING
AREA
BOUND-
ARIES.—
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this 
section, the boundaries of a metropolitan planning 
area shall be determined by agreement between the
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metropolitan planning organization and the Gov-
ernor. 
‘(2) INCLUDED AREA.—Each metropolitan plan-
ning area—
‘(A) shall encompass at least the existing 
urbanized area and the contiguous area ex-
pected to become urbanized within a 20-year 
forecast period for the transportation plan; and 
‘(B) may encompass the entire metropoli-
tan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan 
statistical area, as defined by the Bureau of the 
Census. 
‘(3) IDENTIFICATION
OF
NEW
URBANIZED 
AREAS WITHIN EXISTING PLANNING AREA BOUND-
ARIES.—The designation by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus of new urbanized areas within an existing metro-
politan planning area shall not require the redesig-
nation of the existing metropolitan planning organi-
zation. 
‘(4) 
EXISTING
METROPOLITAN
PLANNING 
AREAS IN NONATTAINMENT.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (2), in the case of an urbanized area des-
ignated as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon 
monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.) as of the date of enactment of this para-
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graph, the boundaries of the metropolitan planning 
area in existence as of such date of enactment shall 
be retained; except that the boundaries may be ad-
justed by agreement of the Governor and affected 
metropolitan planning organizations in the manner 
described in subsection (b)(5). 
‘(5) NEW METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREAS IN 
NONATTAINMENT.—In the case of an urbanized area 
designated after the date of enactment of this para-
graph as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon 
monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan plan-
ning area—
‘(A) shall be established in the manner de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1); 
‘(B) shall encompass the areas described in 
paragraph (2)(A); 
‘(C) may encompass the areas described in 
paragraph (2)(B); and 
‘(D) may address any nonattainment area 
identified under the Clean Air Act for ozone or 
carbon monoxide. 
‘(d) COORDINATION IN MULTISTATE AREAS.—
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall encour-
age each Governor with responsibility for a portion 
of a multistate metropolitan area and the appro-
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priate metropolitan planning organizations to pro-
vide coordinated transportation planning for the en-
tire metropolitan area. 
‘(e) MPO CONSULTATION IN PLAN AND TIP CO-
ORDINATION.—
‘(1) NONATTAINMENT AREAS.—If more than 1 
metropolitan planning organization has authority 
within a metropolitan area or an area which is des-
ignated as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon 
monoxide under the Clean Air Act, each metropoli-
tan planning organization shall consult with the 
other metropolitan planning organizations des-
ignated for such area and the State in the coordina-
tion of plans and TIPs required by this section. 
‘(2) TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS
LO-
CATED IN MULTIPLE MPOS.—If a transportation im-
provement funded from the Highway Trust Fund or 
authorized under chapter 53 is located within the 
boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning 
area, the metropolitan planning organizations shall 
coordinate plans and TIPs regarding the transpor-
tation improvement. 
‘(3) RELATIONSHIP
WITH
OTHER
PLANNING 
OFFICIALS.—The Secretary shall encourage each 
metropolitan planning organization to consult with
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those officials responsible for other types of planning 
activities that are affected by transportation in the 
area (including State and local planned growth, eco-
nomic development, environmental protection, air-
port operations, and freight movements) or to co-
ordinate its planning process, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, with such planning activities. Under 
the metropolitan planning process, transportation 
plans and TIPs shall be developed with due consid-
eration of other related planning activities within the 
metropolitan area, and the process shall provide for 
the design and delivery of transportation services 
within the metropolitan area that are provided by—
‘(A) recipients of assistance under chapter 
53; 
‘(B) governmental agencies and nonprofit 
organizations (including representatives of the 
agencies and organizations) that receive Federal 
assistance from a source other than the Depart-
ment 
of 
Transportation 
to 
provide 
non-
emergency transportation services; and 
‘(C) recipients of assistance under section 
204 of title 23. 
‘(f) SCOPE OF PLANNING PROCESS.—
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‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The goals and objectives de-
veloped through the metropolitan planning process 
for a metropolitan planning area under this section 
shall address the following factors as they relate to 
the performance of the metropolitan area transpor-
tation systems: 
‘(A) Support of the economic vitality of the 
metropolitan area, especially by enabling global 
competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency. 
‘(B) Increases in the safety and security of 
the transportation system for motorized and 
nonmotorized users. 
‘(C) Increases in the accessibility and mo-
bility of people and for freight. 
‘(D) Protection and enhancement of the 
environment, promotion of energy conservation, 
improvement of the quality of life, and pro-
motion of consistency between transportation 
improvements and State and local planned 
growth and economic development patterns. 
‘(E) Enhancement of the integration and 
connectivity of the transportation system, 
across and between modes, for people and 
freight.