Title: Restoring Local Control Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Restoring Local Control Act
This bill modifies representational and structural requirements for metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) under the federal-aid highways and public transportation programs. MPOs are policy-making organizations designated to carry out the transportation planning process for each urban area with a population of at least 50,000.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5198 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5198

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2018

   Mr. Buck introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Local Control Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATED MPO UNDER HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

    (a) Population Represented.--Section 134(d) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (6)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``75 percent'' and inserting ``50 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(based on population)'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Structure.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) 
        and not later than 180 days after enactment of the Restoring 
        Local Control Act, membership of each metropolitan planning 
        organization that serves an area designated as a transportation 
        management area shall consist of only the following:
                    ``(A) Local elected officials.
                    ``(B) Officials of public agencies that administer 
                or operate major modes of transportation in the 
                metropolitan area, including representation by 
                providers of public transportation.
                    ``(C) Appropriate State officials.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), 
        respectively.
    (b) Autonomy.--Section 134(g)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ``and the State'' and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ``to ensure that the plans and 
programs of the metropolitan planning organization comply with the 
requirements of this section. The State shall provide oversight in an 
area with multiple metropolitan planning organizations''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATED MPO UNDER TRANSIT PROGRAM.

    (a) Population Represented.--Section 5303(d) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (6)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``75 percent'' and inserting ``50 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(based on population)'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Structure.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) 
        and not later than 180 days after enactment of the Restoring 
        Local Control Act, membership of each metropolitan planning 
        organization that serves an area designated as a transportation 
        management area shall consist of only the following:
                    ``(A) Local elected officials.
                    ``(B) Officials of public agencies that administer 
                or operate major modes of transportation in the 
                metropolitan area, including representation by 
                providers of public transportation.
                    ``(C) Appropriate State officials.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), 
        respectively.
    (b) Compliance With Requirements.--Section 5303(g)(1) of such title 
is amended by striking ``and the State'' and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting the following: ``to ensure that the 
plans and programs of the metropolitan planning organization comply 
with the requirements of this section. The State shall provide 
oversight in an area with multiple metropolitan planning 
organizations''.
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