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’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.