Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".

This joint resolution nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule finalized on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations concerning the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation of metropolitan planning organizations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 84 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 84

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
    Transportation relating to ``Metropolitan Planning Organization 
                Coordination and Planning Area Reform''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2017

Mr. Lewis of Minnesota submitted the following joint resolution; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
    Transportation relating to ``Metropolitan Planning Organization 
                Coordination and Planning Area Reform''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to 
``Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area 
Reform'' (81 Fed. Reg. 93448 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall 
have no force or effect.
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