H.R. 10493: Reclaim Local Control Act

This bill would require certain metropolitan planning organizations, or MPOs, to change how they are structured within one year of enactment.

What MPOs are

MPOs are regional groups that help plan transportation projects and spending in metro areas, such as highways, transit, and other transportation-related improvements. They are created under federal law and play a role in deciding how federal transportation funds are used in their regions.

What the bill would do

The bill would apply to MPOs that are currently made up entirely of gubernatorial appointees. For those organizations, the bill would require that, within one year after the law takes effect, they must either:

• be redesignated under the existing federal process, or
• be restructured so they meet the membership requirements in federal law.

In plain terms, this means MPOs that are currently controlled only by appointees of the governor would have to change their structure to fit the federal rules described in the bill.

Overall effect

The bill is focused on the makeup and designation of certain regional transportation planning bodies. It does not directly authorize a specific transportation project or set funding levels. Instead, it changes who can sit on or how certain MPOs must be organized under federal transportation law.

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