Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/1058

 96 STAT. 2420

Report to President. 49 USC 305.

PUBLIC LAW 97-449—JAN. 12, 1983

(1) consult and exchange information about their respective transportation policies and activities; (2) carry out joint planning, research, and other activities; (3) coordinate assistance for local transportation projects; and (4) jointly study methods by which policies and programs of the United States Government can ensure that urban transportation systems most effectively serve both transportation needs of the United States and the comprehensively planned development of urban areas. (b) The Secretaries shall report on April 1 of each year to the President, for submission to Congress, on their studies and other activities under this section, including legislative recommendations they consider desirable. § 305. Transportation investment standards and criteria (a) Subject to sections 301-304 of this title, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop standards and criteria to formulate and economically evaluate all proposals for investing amounts of the United States Government in transportation facilities and equipment. Based on experience, the Secretary shall revise the standards and criteria. When approved by Congress, the Secretary shall prescribe standards and criteria developed or revised under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to— (1) the acquisition of transportation facilities or equipment by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government to provide transportation for its use; (2) an inter-oceanic canal located outside the 48 contiguous States; (3) defense features included at the direction of the Department of Defense in designing and constructing civil air, sea, or land transportation; (4) foreign assistance programs; (5) water resources projects; or (6) grant-in-aid programs authorized by law. (b) A department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government preparing a survey, plan, or report that includes a proposal about which the Secretcuy has prescribed standards and criteria under subsection (a) of this section shall— (1) prepare the survey, plan, or report under those standards and criteria and on the basis of information provided by the Secretary on the— (A) projected growth of transportation needs and traffic in the affected area; (B) the relative efficiency of various modes of transportation; (C) the available transportation services in the area; and (D) the general effect of the proposed investment on existing modes of transportation and on the regional and national economy; (2) coordinate the survey, plan, or report— (A) with the Secretary and include the views and comments of the Secretary; and (B) as appropriate, with other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, States, and local governments, and include their views and comments; and

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