119 STAT. 1548
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
‘‘(6) URBANIZED AREA.—The term ‘urbanized area’ means a geographic area with a population of 50,000 or more, as designated by the Bureau of the Census. ‘‘(c) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-RANGE PLANS AND TIPS.—To accomplish the objectives in subsection (a), metropolitan planning organizations designated under subsection (d), in cooperation with the State and public transportation operators, shall develop long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for metropolitan planning areas of the State. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plans and TIPs for each metropolitan area shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) that will function as an intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan planning area and as an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the State and the United States. ‘‘(3) PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT.—The process for developing the plans and TIPs shall provide for consideration of all modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed. ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the transportation planning process required by this section, a metropolitan planning organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 individuals— ‘‘(A) by agreement between the Governor and units of general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population) as named by the Bureau of the Census); or ‘‘(B) in accordance with procedures established by applicable State or local law. ‘‘(2) STRUCTURE.—Each metropolitan planning organization that serves an area designated as a transportation management area, when designated or redesignated under this subsection, shall consist of— ‘‘(A) local elected officials; ‘‘(B) officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan area; and ‘‘(C) appropriate State officials. ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to interfere with the authority, under any State law in effect on December 18, 1991, of a public agency with multimodal transportation responsibilities to— ‘‘(A) develop the plans and TIPs for adoption by a metropolitan planning organization; and ‘‘(B) develop long-range capital plans, coordinate transit services and projects, and carry out other activities pursuant to State law.
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