H.R. 2782 · 111th Congress
To amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Timothy Walz
- Introduced
- 2009-06-09
- Latest action
- 2009-06-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary
Requires states, at a minimum, to cooperate with affected nonmetropolitan local officials responsible for transportation through regional transportation planning organizations to develop and implement long-range statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs, with emphasis on addressing the transportation needs of nonmetropolitan areas of the state.
Defines a regional transportation planning organization as a multi-jurisdictional organization composed of nonmetropolitan local officials (or their designees) and representatives of local transportation systems who all volunteer for such organization.