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be considered to be a historic site under section
303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as
applicable.
‘‘(C) CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, RES-
TORATION, AND REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES.—
Subparagraph (B) does not prohibit a State
from carrying out construction, maintenance,
restoration, or rehabilitation activities for a por-
tion of the Interstate System referred to in sub-
paragraph (B) upon compliance with section
303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as
applicable, and section 106 of the National His-
toric Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
470f).’’.
SEC. 6005. INTERSTATE COMPACTS.
Section 5213(d), as inserted by section 6001(a) of
this Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
‘‘(2) INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—The consent of
Congress is granted to any 2 or more States—
‘‘(A) to enter into agreements or compacts,
not in conflict with any law of the United
States, for cooperative efforts and mutual as-
sistance in support of activities authorized
under this section as the activities pertain to
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interstate areas and localities within the States;
and
‘‘(B) to establish such agencies, joint or
otherwise, as the States may determine desir-
able for making the agreements and compacts
effective.
‘‘(3) LAKE TAHOE REGION.—
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the
term ‘Lake Tahoe region’ has the meaning
given the term ‘region’ in subdivision (a) of ar-
ticle II of the Tahoe Regional Planning Com-
pact, as set forth in the first section of Public
Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3234).
‘‘(B) TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING
PROC-
ESS.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) establish with the Federal land
management agencies that have jurisdic-
tion over land in the Lake Tahoe region a
transportation planning process for the re-
gion; and
‘‘(ii) coordinate the transportation
planning process with the planning process
required of State and local governments
under this section and section 5214.
‘‘(C) INTERSTATE COMPACT.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii), notwithstanding subsection (b), to
carry out the transportation planning proc-
ess required by this section, the consent of
Congress is granted to the States of Cali-
fornia and Nevada to designate a metro-
politan planning organization for the Lake
Tahoe region, by agreement between the
Governors of the States of California and
Nevada and units of general purpose local
government that together represent at
least 75 percent of the affected population
(including the central city or cities (as de-
fined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in
accordance with procedures established by
applicable State or local law.
‘‘(ii) 
INVOLVEMENT
OF
FEDERAL
LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—
‘‘(I) 
REPRESENTATION.—The
policy board of a metropolitan plan-
ning organization designated under
clause (i) shall include a representa-
tive of each Federal land management
agency that has jurisdiction over land
in the Lake Tahoe region.
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‘‘(II) FUNDING.—In addition to
funds made available to the metropoli-
tan planning organization under other
provisions of title 23 and under chap-
ter 53, not more than 1 percent of the
funds allocated under section 202 of
title 23 may be used to carry out the
transportation planning process for
the Lake Tahoe region under this
subparagraph.
‘‘(D) ACTIVITIES.—Highway projects in-
cluded in transportation plans developed under
this paragraph—
‘‘(i) shall be selected for funding in a
manner that facilitates the participation of
the Federal land management agencies
that have jurisdiction over land in the
Lake Tahoe region; and
‘‘(ii) may, in accordance with chapter
2 of title 23, be funded using funds allo-
cated under section 202 of title 23.
‘‘(4) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—The right to
alter, amend or repeal interstate compacts entered
into under this subsection is expressly reserved.’’.
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SEC. 6006. DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
Section 5213(g), as inserted by section 6001(a) of
this Act, is amended by inserting before paragraph (2) the
following:
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each metropolitan plan-
ning organization shall prepare, and update periodi-
cally, according to a schedule that the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate, a transportation plan for
its metropolitan planning area in accordance with
the requirements of this subsection. The metropoli-
tan planning organization shall prepare and update
such plan every 4 years (or more frequently, if the
metropolitan planning organization elects to update
more frequently) in the case of each of the following:
‘‘(A) Any area designated as nonattain-
ment, as defined in section 107(d) of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).
‘‘(B) Any area that was nonattainment
and subsequently designated to attainment in
accordance with section 107(d)(3) of that Act
(42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(3)) and that is subject to
a maintenance plan under section 175A of that
Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).
In the case of any other area required to have a
transportation plan in accordance with the require-
ments of this subsection, the metropolitan planning
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organization shall prepare and update such plan
every 4 years unless the metropolitan planning orga-
nization elects to update more frequently.’’.
SEC. 6007. INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS.
Section 5214, as inserted by section 6001(a) of this
Act, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is
granted to 2 or more States entering into agree-
ments or compacts, not in conflict with any law of
the United States, for cooperative efforts and mu-
tual assistance in support of activities authorized
under this section related to interstate areas and lo-
calities in the States and establishing authorities the
States consider desirable for making the agreements
and compacts effective.
‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—The right to
alter, amend or repeal interstate compacts entered
into under this subsection is expressly reserved.’’.
SEC. 6008. REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations that are
consistent with the provisions of subchapter B of chapter