112 STAT. 854 PUBLIC LAW 105-206-^JULY 22, 1998
- (E) the financial plan may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be included in the adopted
long-range plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were available, except that, for the purpose of developing the long-range plan, the metropolitan planning organization and the State shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be available to support plan implementation.'; and "(2) by adding at the end the following: ' (6) SELECTION OF PROJECTS FROM ILLUSTRATIVE LIST.— Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(E), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the financial plan under paragraph (1)(B).'.". (c) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— Ante, p. 345. Section 3005 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in the section heading by inserting "METROPOLITAN" before "TRANSPORTATION"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(d) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.— Section 5304 is amended— "(1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection (a) of this section)— "(A) by striking In cooperation with' and inserting the following:
- (1) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with'; and
"(B) by adding at the end the following: '(2) FUNDING ESTIMATE. — For the purpose of developing the transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning organization, public transit agency, and the State shall cooperatively develop estimates of mnds that are reasonably expected to be available to support program implementation.'; "(2) in subsection (b)(2)— "(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking 'and' at the end; and "(B) in subparagraph (C) (as added by subsection (b) of this section) by striking 'strategies which may include' and inserting the following: 'strategies; and
- (D) may include'; and
"(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (4) (as amended by subsection (c) of this section) and inserting the following: '(4) SELECTION OF PROJECTS FROM ILLUSTRATIVE LIST. — '(A) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(D), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the financial plan under subsection (b)(2)(D). '(B) ACTION BY SECRETARY. — Action by the Secretary shall be required for a State or metropolitan planning organization to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the plan under subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in an approved transportation improvement plan.'.". (d) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.—Section 3006(d) of Ante, p. 346. the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows: "(d) PROJECT SELECTION.—Section 5305(d)(1) is amended to read as follows: '(1)(A) All federally funded projects carried out
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