112 STAT. 172 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 "(A) shall encompass at least the existing urbanized area and the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period; and "(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Bureau of the Census. "(3) EXISTING METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREAS IN NON- ATTAINMENT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area in existence as of the date of enactment of this paragraph shall be retained, except that the boundaries may be adjusted by agreement of the Governor and affected metropolitan planning organizations in the manner described in subsection (b)(5). " (4) NEW METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREAS IN NONATTAIN- MENT.— In the case of an urbanized area designated after the date of enactment of this paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area— "(A) shall be established in the manner described in subsection (b)(1); "(B) shall encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(A); "(C) may encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(B);and "(D) may address any nonattainment area identified under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for ozone or carbon monoxide."; and (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection) with paragraphs (2) through (4) (as inserted by paragraph (3) of this subsection). (d) COORDINATION IN MULTISTATE AREAS. —Section 134(d) of 23 USC 134. such title is amended to read as follows: " (d) COORDINATION IN MULTISTATS AREAS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area. "(2) INTERSTATE COMPACTS.— The consent of Congress is granted to any 2 or more States— "(A) to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized under this section as the activities pertain to interstate areas and localities within the States; and "(B) to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as the States may determine desirable for making the agreements and compacts effective. "(3) LAKE TAHOE REGION.— "(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term 'Lake Tahoe region' has the meaning given the term 'region' in subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3234).
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