Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Introduced
Summary
Performance-based transparency in selecting transportation projects would be required across metropolitan and statewide planning. The bill would force planners to use public criteria to rank projects, prioritize the highest-performing projects, and publicly explain any decision to fund lower-ranked projects.
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- Metropolitan planning organizations and local project lists would have to publicly categorize projects by performance and build priority lists from the highest-performing category. Agencies would need to explain any choice to include a lower-ranked project, citing geographic balance and projects in economically distressed areas.
- State departments of transportation would face the same requirement for long-range statewide plans and statewide transportation improvement programs. The criteria used would have to support statutory planning factors and align with national transportation goals under section 150(b).
- Communities and the public would get clearer, public criteria and performance categories so project choices are more transparent. The bill would push planners to tie selections explicitly to measurable goals and to justify exceptions that benefit distressed areas.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Clear public rules for metro transportation projects
If enacted, metro planning groups would have to score and pick projects using public, performance-based criteria. The criteria would need to support national transportation goals and state goals. Plans would group projects by performance, and the transportation improvement program would draw from the highest-performing group. If a lower-ranked project is listed before a higher-ranked one, they would have to publish a reason, including geographic balance and distressed areas.
Clear public rules for statewide transportation projects
If enacted, states would have to score and pick statewide transportation projects using public, performance-based criteria. The criteria would need to support national transportation goals and each state’s goals. Plans would group projects by performance and pull from the highest-performing group. If a lower-ranked project is chosen first, the state would have to publish a clear reason, including geographic balance and help for distressed areas.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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