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DRAFT 2010-2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IIvIPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />proved metropolitan TIP. Other projects utilizing federal funds shall be selected by the MPO in <br />cooperation with the State and transit operators. <br />In MPO areas not designated as TMAs, projects using federal Title 23 or Federal Transit Act <br />funds, other than Federal Lands Highways program funds, shall be selected by the State and/or <br />the transit operator, in cooperation with the MPO, from the approved metropolitan Regional <br />Transportation Plan. <br />Outside MPO areas, transportation projects undertaken on the NHS and projects funded under <br />the Bridge and Interstate Maintenance programs will be selected by the State in consultation with <br />the affected local officials. Other transportation projects undertaken with funds administered by <br />FHWA, other than federal lands highway projects, shall be selected by the State in cooperation <br />with the affected local officials and projects undertaken with Federal Transit Act funds shall be <br />selected by the State in cooperation with the appropriate affected local officials and transit opera- <br />tors. <br />ACTS and MPOs should consult with each other during their STIP and MTIP development proc- <br />esses to achieve a coordination of projects wherever possible. Where ACT and MPO boundaries <br />overlap, a higher level of clearly defined coordination is needed. Where this occurs, the MPO <br />and ACT should jointly agree on a process for maintaining consistency between ACT recom- <br />mendations and the MPO Plan and MTIP (Policy on Formation and Operation of the Area <br />Commissions on Transportation, Section VII. G, Coordination). <br />Project Elig7bility Criteria <br />ACTs, MPOs, or regional or statewide advisory groups advising the OTC on the selection of <br />STIP projects for funding on the state highway system or for off-system projects that support <br />implementation of the OHP shall apply the project eligibility criteria. The project eligibility cri- <br />teria are a first screen so that additional efforts can be focused to determine which projects they <br />will evaluate further for funding. The eligibility criteria are not listed in any particular order. <br />Projects must satisfy these criteria, at a minimum, before they are given further consideration. <br />Prioritization Factors <br />The prioritization factors are to be used to ensure consistent consideration of the relative merits <br />of projects by ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups. With the exception of <br />project readiness which shall have greater weight, the prioritization factors are not listed in any <br />particular order and do not have any implied weight. To provide for regional differences, ACTS, <br />MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups may use additional factors to rank projects pro- <br />vided the factors are consistent with the factors adopted by the OTC. If an ACT, MPO or re- <br />gional or statewide advisory group chooses to use additional prioritization factors, they must in- <br />form those developing project proposals about the factors prior to the beginning of the project <br />submittal period. When developing a tool to evaluate OHP policies, OHP Appendix A2 provides <br />definitional information to facilitate shared understanding of the goals, policies and actions of the <br />OHP policy element. <br />Page 207 <br />