§ 2705-594

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 2705-594. Transit Integration Policy Development Committee. (a) The Transit Integration Policy Development Committee is created within the Department to better integrate transit policy, planning, and design into Department decisions and highway planning and design. The Committee shall consist of the following members: (1) the Secretary or the Secretary's designee; (2) representatives of the Department that are involved in highway or intermodal project implementation, design, planning, or programming, as designated by the Secretary; and (3) transportation experts from outside the Department, including, but not limited to, staff of a metropolitan planning organization or local transportation department, as designated by the Secretary. (b) The Committee shall recommend new policies and processes or shall review and recommend revisions to existing policies and processes for: (1) identifying existing, planned, and potential future transit corridors; (2) soliciting in a timely fashion and evaluating feedback from local transit agencies and local governments as it pertains to Department projects on existing, planned, and potential future transit corridors; (3) coordinating with local transit authorities, intercity bus operators, and local governments on the delivery of bus priority projects; (4) incorporating designing for transit vehicles and intercity buses on highway projects in the Department's Design and Environment Manual, including design to facilitate bus-on-shoulder operations; and (5) developing a cost and maintenance policy for construction and maintenance of future facilities in partnership with transit agencies. (c) The Committee shall research global best practices on optimizing roadways for public transportation services. (d) The Committee shall consult with highway and transit experts, transit users, and other individuals and groups with knowledge and experience on how to optimize roadways for public transportation service. (e) The Department shall implement policies and processes based on recommendations developed by the Transit Integration Policy Development Committee under subsection (b) and shall publish, by January 1, 2027, a report on the modifications to the Department's policies and procedures based on input from the Transit Integration Policy Development Committee. The report shall include the Department's identification of statutory provisions that the Department believes make it difficult or impossible for the Department to implement its recommended best practices for optimizing its highways for public transit service and users. (f) The Transit Integration Policy Development Committee shall review and evaluate the Department's implementation of policies and processes created or revised under subsection (f). The Committee shall publish a report on the status of the Department's implementation of these policies and procedures by January 1, 2030. (g) This Section is repealed January 1, 2030.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)