1. Metropolitan Planning Agreement MOU
AGENDA ITEM - 7
Metropolitan Planning Agreement MOU
Greeting, introduction. Request for approval of MOU/Metropolitan Planning Agreement
Note: Background paper-Agenda Item 7- was included in mailout materials.
Describes an ongoing planning process.
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) are required to adopt written agreements with the state Department of Transportation and providers of public transportation that describe the roles and responsibilities each partner will perform in carrying out the metropolitan planning process.
H-GAC Transportation Policy Council
October 28, 2016
Kari J. Hackett
H-GAC Transportation Policy Council
October 28, 2016
Kari J. Hackett

2. Background TPC Approved MOU July 2010
Continuing, Cooperative, Comprehensive
MAP-21 (2012) Performance Based Planning
Safety, Asset Management, others
23 CFR 450
FAST Act –December 2015
Reinforced MAP-21 requirements.
MAP-21=Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
FAST Act=Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act

3. Key Provisions Metropolitan Planning Process
MPO Structure & Planning Boundaries
Unified Planning Work Program
Public Participation Plan

4. Key Provisions (cont’d)
Planning, Project Development, NEPA
Congestion Management Process
Air Quality Transportation Planning
Updates to Regional Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program

5. Key Provisions (cont’d)
Fiscal Constraint
Annual Listing of Obligated Projects
Certification of Planning Process
Performance Based Planning and Data Exchange

6. Stakeholders Transportation Policy Council (MPO)
Texas Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
Brazos Transit District (The District)
Colorado Valley Transit District
Fort Bend County
City of Galveston Island Transit
Gulf Coast Center Connect Transit
Harris County Community and Economic Development Department now called Harris County Community Services Department -Harris County Transit
The Woodlands Township
The City of Conroe

7. Next Steps Coordinated Signatures of all Stakeholders
Request for Approval
Transportation Policy Council