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ried out outside of metropolitan planning areas and
between States.
‘‘(f) LONG-RANGE
STATEWIDE
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Each State shall develop
a long-range statewide transportation plan, with a
minimum 20-year forecast period for all areas of the
State, that provides for the development and imple-
mentation of the intermodal transportation system
of the State.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENTS.—
‘‘(A) METROPOLITAN AREAS.—The state-
wide transportation plan shall be developed for
each metropolitan area in the State in coopera-
tion with the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion designated for the metropolitan area under
section 5213.
‘‘(B) NONMETROPOLITAN
AREAS.—With
respect to nonmetropolitan areas, the statewide
transportation plan shall be developed in con-
sultation with affected nonmetropolitan officials
with responsibility for transportation. The Sec-
retary shall not review or approve the consulta-
tion process in each State.
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‘‘(C) INDIAN TRIBAL AREAS.—With respect
to each area of the State under the jurisdiction
of an Indian tribal government, the statewide
transportation plan shall be developed in con-
sultation with the tribal government and the
Secretary of the Interior.
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION
BY
INTERESTED
PAR-
TIES.—In developing the statewide transportation
plan, the State shall—
‘‘(A) provide citizens, affected public agen-
cies, representatives of public transportation
employees, freight shippers, private providers of
transportation, representatives of users of pub-
lic transportation, representatives of users of
pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation
facilities, representatives of the disabled, pro-
viders of freight transportation services, and
other interested parties with a reasonable op-
portunity to comment on the proposed plan;
and
‘‘(B) identify transportation strategies nec-
essary to efficiently serve the mobility needs of
people.
‘‘(4) FINANCIAL PLAN.—The statewide trans-
portation plan may include a financial plan that
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demonstrates how the adopted statewide transpor-
tation plan can be implemented, indicates resources
from public and private sources that are reasonably
expected to be made available to carry out the plan,
and recommends any additional financing strategies
for needed projects and programs. The financial
plan may include, for illustrative purposes, addi-
tional projects that would be included in the adopted
statewide transportation plan if reasonable addi-
tional resources beyond those identified in the finan-
cial plan were available.
‘‘(5) SELECTION
OF
PROJECTS
FROM
ILLUS-
TRATIVE LIST.—A State shall not be required to se-
lect any project from the illustrative list of addi-
tional projects included in the financial plan de-
scribed in paragraph (4).
‘‘(6) EXISTING SYSTEM.—The statewide trans-
portation plan should include capital, operations and
management strategies, investments, procedures,
and other measures to ensure the preservation and
most efficient use of the existing transportation sys-
tem.
‘‘(g) STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Each State shall develop
a statewide transportation improvement program for
all areas of the State.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENTS.—
‘‘(A) METROPOLITAN
AREAS.—With re-
spect to each metropolitan area in the State,
the program shall be developed in cooperation
with the metropolitan planning organization
designated for the metropolitan area under sec-
tion 5213.
‘‘(B) NONMETROPOLITAN
AREAS.—With
respect to each nonmetropolitan area in the
State, the program shall be developed in con-
sultation with affected nonmetropolitan local of-
ficials with responsibility for transportation.
The Secretary shall not review or approve the
specific consultation process in the State.
‘‘(C) INDIAN TRIBAL AREAS.—With respect
to each area of the State under the jurisdiction
of an Indian tribal government, the program
shall be developed in consultation with the trib-
al government and the Secretary of the Interior.
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION
BY
INTERESTED
PAR-
TIES.—In developing the program, the State shall
provide citizens, affected public agencies, representa-
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tives of public transportation employees, freight
shippers, private providers of transportation, pro-
viders of freight transportation services, representa-
tives of users of public transportation, representa-
tives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle
transportation facilities, representatives of the dis-
abled, and other interested parties with a reasonable
opportunity to comment on the proposed program.
‘‘(4) INCLUDED PROJECTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A transportation im-
provement program developed under this sub-
section for a State shall include federally sup-
ported 
surface 
transportation 
expenditures
within the boundaries of the State.
‘‘(B) PROJECTS
UNDER
CHAPTER
OF
TITLE
23.—All projects proposed for funding
under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be identified
individually in the transportation improvement
program.
‘‘(C) 
CONSISTENCY
WITH
STATEWIDE
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN.—Each project shall
be—
‘‘(i) consistent with the statewide
transportation plan developed under this
section for the State;