3.0.0 768 2023-01-11T13:47:41Z 2023-01-11T13:47:41Z Senate S 2021-03-16 117 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-16T19:07:13Z 2021-03-16 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-03-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N Transportation and Public Works Commuting Economic development Housing supply and affordability Land use and conservation Public transit Regional and metropolitan planning Roads and highways State and local government operations Urban and suburban affairs and development Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-03-16 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-27T16:03:45Z Better Planning and Land-Use for Accessible Neighborhoods Act or the Better PLAN Act

This bill revises the metropolitan transportation planning process for a metropolitan area to consider projects and strategies that will enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system by better connecting housing to employment.

Additionally, the transportation planning process must address the integration of housing, transportation, and economic development strategies through a process that provides for effective integration, based on a cooperatively developed and implemented strategy, of new and existing transportation facilities.

In carrying out the planning process, a metropolitan planning organization must (1) consult with state and local entities responsible for land use, economic development, housing, management of road networks, or public transportation; and (2) coordinate with such entities to align the goals of the process with the goals of any comprehensive housing affordability strategies established within the metropolitan planning area.

]]> Better PLAN Act Display Title Better PLAN Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, to consider housing in metropolitan transportation planning, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Better PLAN Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Better Planning and Land-Use for Accessible Neighborhoods Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s768is/xml/BILLS-117s768is.xml 2021-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.