PUBLIC LAW 105-206—JULY 22, 1998 112 STAT. 853 "(B) TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS. —The Secretary shall— "(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a transportation planning process for the region; and "(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with the planning process required of State and local governments under this chapter and sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code. "(C) INTERSTATE COMPACT. — California. "(i) IN GENERAL.— Subject to clause (ii) and not- Nevada, withstanding subsection (b), to carry out the transportation planning process required by this section, the consent of Congress is granted to the States of California and Nevada to designate a metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region, by agreement between the Governors of the States of California and Nevada and units of general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the central city or cities (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in accordance with procedures established by applicable State or local law. " (ii) INVOLVEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.— " (I) REPRESENTATION. — The policy board of a metropolitan planning organization designated under clause (i) shall include a representative of each Federal land management agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region. " (II) FUNDING. —In addition to funds made available to the metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of this chapter and under title 23, not more than 1 percent of the funds allocated under section 202 of title 23 may be used to carry out the transportation planning process for the Lake Tahoe region under this subparagraph. "(D) ACTIVITIES. — Highway projects included in transportation plans developed under this paragraph— "(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that facilitates the participation of the Federal land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region; and "(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, be funded using funds allocated under section 202 of title 23, United States Code."; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(f) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.— Section 5303(f) is amended— "(1) in paragraph (1) (as amended by subsection (e)(1) of this subsection)— "(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking 'and' at the end; "(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting'; and'; and "(C) by adding at the end the following:
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