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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. DeSAULNIER:H.R. 2203.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H1693]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that transportation projects included in an adopted metropolitan area transportation plan be selected through a publicly available transparent process using criteria that directly support specified factors, national transportation goals, and applicable state transportation goals.</p>]]></text>
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