                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS (§ 33.2-3202)

Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) as defined under 23 U.S.C. § 134 and
§ 8 of the Federal Transit Act shall be authorized to issue contracts for
studies and to develop and approve transportation plans and improvement programs
to the full extent permitted by federal law.
		The Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department of Transportation, and
the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall develop and implement a
decision-making process that provides MPOs and regional transportation planning
bodies a meaningful opportunity for input into transportation decisions that
impact the transportation system within their boundaries. Such a process shall
provide the MPOs and regional transportation planning bodies with the
Commonwealth Transportation Board&#8217;s priorities for development of the
Six-Year Improvement Program developed pursuant to § 33.2-214 and an
opportunity for them to identify their regional priorities for consideration.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 741, § 33.1-23.03:01; 2011, c. 554; 2014, c. 805.