Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 1.djvu/370

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112 STAT. 344 PUBLIC LAW 105-178—JUNE 9, 1998 "(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 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.—Section 5303(e) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting "or compact" after "agreement" the first place it appears"; and (B) by striking "making the agreement effective" and inserting "making the agreements and compacts effective"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(4) The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, the design and delivery of transportation services within the metropolitan planning area that are provided— "(A) by recipients of assistance under this chapter; and "(B) by governmental agencies and non-profit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Governmental assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide non-emergency transportation services.". (e) DEVELOPING LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS. —Section 5303(f) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking "United States and regional transportation functions" and inserting "national, regional, and metropolitan transportation functions"; (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: "(iii) recommends any additional financing strategies for needed projects and programs;"; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: "(C) identify transportation strategies necessary— "(i) to ensure preservation, including requirements for management, operation, modernization, and rehabilitation, of the existing and future transportation system; and "(ii) to use existing transportation facilities most efficiently to relieve congestion, to efficiently serve the mobility needs of people and goods, and to enhance access within the metropolitan planning area; and"; (2) in paragraph (2) by striking "as they are related to a 20-year forecast period" and inserting "and any State or local goals developed within the cooperative metropolitan planning process as they relate to a 20-year forecast period and to other forecast periods as determined by the participants in the planning process"; (3) in paragraph (4)--