[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 616 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 616

     To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to improve the 
   designation of metropolitan planning organizations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 17, 1997

  Mr. Allard introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to improve the 
   designation of metropolitan planning organizations, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS UNDER 
              HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

    (a) Percentage of Population Represented.--Section 134(b) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended in each of paragraphs (1), (4), and 
(5)(A) by striking ``75 percent'' and inserting ``50 percent''.
    (b) Veto Power.--Section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended in paragraphs (1) and (5) by striking the parenthetical phrase 
that begins with ``(including'' each place it appears.
    (c) Autonomy.--Section 134(e) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``and the State'' and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting the following: ``to ensure compliance 
with the plans and programs required by this section. It is the 
responsibility of the applicable State to provide oversight in an area 
with multiple metropolitan planning organizations.''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS UNDER 
              TRANSIT PROGRAM.

    (a) Percentage of Population Represented.--Section 5303(c) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended in each of paragraphs (1)(A), 
(4)(B)(i), and (5)(A) by striking ``75 percent'' and inserting ``50 
percent''.
    (b) Veto Power.--Section 5303(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended in paragraphs (1)(A) and (5) by striking the parenthetical 
phrase that begins with ``(including'' each place it appears.
    (c) Autonomy.--Section 5303(e)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``and the State'' and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting the following: ``to ensure 
compliance with the plans and programs required by this section. It is 
the responsibility of the applicable State to provide oversight in an 
area with multiple metropolitan planning organizations.''.
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