Common use of Plans and Programs Clause in Contracts

Plans and Programs. The Plan shall include, at minimum, the elements listed under 23 CFR 450.324 (f)(1-12). The Plan shall be designed such that, once implemented, it makes progress toward achieving the performance targets either established by the State and adopted by FAMPO or directly established by the FAMPO under 23 CFR 450.306 (c) and (d). The performance measures and targets and a description of progress made toward target achievement since the Plan’s last update shall be included. As part of the five-year update to the Plan, the FAMPO, State and Providers of Public Transportation will cooperatively develop, share, review, and adopt estimates of revenues and costs required for the financial plan that demonstrate fiscal constraint for the Plan as specified in 23 CFR 450.324(f)(11)). The FAMPO uses the committee structures and meeting schedules for the metropolitan transportation process, as needed and as described in Article 1 – Scope of the Performance- Based Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process, to meet the requirements of the Plan as specified in 23 CFR 450.324. The FAMPO coordinates with numerous planning processes at the local and state levels to help determine the content of the Plan. The FAMPO is guided by a regional vision which in turn reflects federal policy guidance. The FAMPO will develop a TIP for the Region that reflects the investment priorities established in the current long-range metropolitan transportation plan developed pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement and shall cover a period of no less than four (4) years as specified in 23 CFR 450.326. The TIP will be updated at least every four (4) years and be approved by the FAMPO and State for their approval and inclusion in their State Transportation Improvement Programs (STIP). Copies of any updates or revisions will be provided to FHWA and FTA. The FAMPO will make a conformity determination on the TIP and any major updates or amendments in accordance with the Clean Air Act and the United State EPA’s transportation conformity regulations 40 CFR part 93, subpart A and the air quality conformity process and agreement. The FAMPO will provide all interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed TIP pursuant to the Plan. The TIP will be designed such that, once implemented, it makes progress toward achieving the performance-driven, outcome-based targets either established by the State and adopted by FAMPO or directly established by the FAMPO under 23 CFR §450.306 (c) and (d). A description of how the investments make progress toward achievement of the targets in the Plan shall be included. The TIP will include, at minimum, the elements listed under 23 CFR 450.326 (e) through (h). The FAMPO, State and Providers of Public Transportation, will cooperatively develop, share, review, and adopt estimates of costs and estimates of funds that are available or committed or reasonably expected to be available that are required for the financial plan that demonstrate fiscal constraint for the TIP as specified in 23 CFR 450.326 (j) & (k). The selection of projects from the TIP by the FAMPO, State and Providers of Public Transportation will be made as specified in 23 CFR 450.332. TIP amendments and administrative modifications will be consistent with the established Transportation Improvement Program development procedures, the Public Participation Plan, and federal requirements as specified in 23 CFR 450.328. The TIP is amended or modified on a monthly and sometimes even weekly basis, through staff approvals, FAMPO Steering Committee actions, or large-scale amendments brought to the FAMPO for adoption. The FAMPO uses the committee structures and meeting schedules for the metropolitan transportation process, as needed and as described in Article 1 – Scope of the Performance- Based Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process, to meet the requirements of the TIP for the Region as specified in 23 CFR 450.326. The FAMPO coordinates with numerous planning processes at the local and state levels to help determine the content of the program. The FAMPO is guided by a regional vision which in turn reflects federal policy guidance. - go to next page -

Plans and Programs. The Plan shall include, at minimum, the elements listed under 23 CFR 450.324 (f)(1-12). The Plan shall be designed such that, once implemented, it makes progress toward achieving the performance targets either established by the State and adopted by FAMPO or directly established by the FAMPO under 23 CFR 450.306 (c) and (d). The performance measures and targets and a description of progress made toward target achievement since the Plan’s last update shall be included. As part of the five-year update to the Plan, the FAMPO, State and Providers of Public Transportation will cooperatively develop, share, review, and adopt estimates of revenues and costs required for the financial plan that demonstrate fiscal constraint for the Plan as specified in 23 CFR 450.324(f)(11)). The FAMPO uses the committee structures and meeting schedules for the metropolitan transportation process, as needed and as described in Article 1 – Scope of the Performance- Based Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process, to meet the requirements of the Plan as specified in 23 CFR 450.324. The FAMPO coordinates with numerous planning processes at the local and state levels to help determine the content of the Plan. The FAMPO is guided by a regional its own vision and priorities which in turn reflects reflect federal policy guidance. The FAMPO will develop a TIP for the Region that reflects the investment priorities established in the current long-range metropolitan transportation plan developed pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement and shall cover a period of no less than four (4) years as specified in 23 CFR 450.326. The TIP will be updated at least every four (4) years and be approved by the FAMPO and State for their approval and inclusion in their State Transportation Improvement Programs (STIP). Copies of any updates or revisions will be provided to FHWA and FTA. The FAMPO will make a conformity determination on the TIP and any major updates or amendments in accordance with the Clean Air Act and the United State EPA’s transportation conformity regulations 40 CFR part 93, subpart A and the air quality conformity process and agreement. The FAMPO will provide all interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed TIP pursuant to the Plan. The TIP will be designed such that, once implemented, it makes progress toward achieving the performance-driven, outcome-based targets either established by the State and adopted by FAMPO or directly established by the FAMPO under 23 CFR §450.306 (c) and (d). A description of how the investments make progress toward achievement of the targets in the Plan shall be included. The TIP will include, at minimum, the elements listed under 23 CFR 450.326 (e) through (h). The FAMPO, State and Providers of Public Transportation, will cooperatively develop, share, review, and adopt estimates of costs and estimates of funds that are available or committed or reasonably expected to be available that are required for the financial plan that demonstrate fiscal constraint for the TIP as specified in 23 CFR 450.326 (j) & (k). The selection of projects from the TIP by the FAMPO, State and Providers of Public Transportation will be made as specified in 23 CFR 450.332. TIP amendments and administrative modifications will be consistent with the established Transportation Improvement Program development procedures, the Public Participation Plan, and federal requirements as specified in 23 CFR 450.328. The TIP is amended or modified on a monthly and sometimes even weekly basis, through staff approvals, FAMPO Steering Committee actions, or large-scale amendments brought to the FAMPO for adoption. The FAMPO uses the committee structures and meeting schedules for the metropolitan transportation process, as needed and as described in Article 1 – Scope of the Performance- Based Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process, to meet the requirements of the TIP for the Region as specified in 23 CFR 450.326. The FAMPO coordinates with numerous planning processes at the local and state levels to help determine the content of the program. The FAMPO is guided by a regional its own vision and priorities which in turn reflects reflect federal policy guidance. - go to next page -