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 112 STAT. 182 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were available. " (5) SELECTION OF PROJECTS FROM ILLUSTRATIVE LIST. — Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the financial plan under paragraph (4).". If) STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. —Section 23 USC 135. 135(f) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(f) STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. — " (1) DEVELOPMENT.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Each State shall develop a transportation improvement program for all areas of the State. " (B) CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENTS.— "(i) METROPOLITAN AREAS.— W ith respect to each metropolitan area in the State, the program shall be developed in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization designated for the metropolitan area under section 134 of this title and section 5303 of title 49. " (ii) NONMETROPOLITAN AREAS.— "(I) IN GENERAL. —With respect to each nonmetropolitan area in the State, the program shall be developed in consultation with afi"ected local officials with responsibility for transportation. "(II) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subclause, the State shall submit to the Secretary the details of the consultative planning process developed by the State for nonmetropolitan areas under subclause (I). The Secretary shall not review or approve such process. "(iii) INDIAN TRIBAL AREAS.—With respect to each area of the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government, the program shall be developed in consultation with the tribal government and the Secretary of the Interior. "(C) PARTICIPATION BY INTERESTED PARTIES.—In developing the program, the Grovernor shall provide citizens, aflFected public agencies, representatives of transportation agency employees, freight shippers, private providers of transportation, providers of freight transportation services, representatives of users of public transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed program. " (2) INCLUDED PROJECTS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.—^A transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a State shall include federally supported surface transportation expenditures within the boundaries of the State. " (B) CHAPTER 2 PROJECTS. — " (i) REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS. —Regionally significant projects proposed for funding under chapter 2 shall be identified individually in the transportation improvement program. "(ii) OTHER PROJECTS. —Projects proposed for funding under chapter 2 that are not determined to be regionally significant shall be grouped in 1 line item

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