23 CFR § 450.200 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s450.200"
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title: "23 CFR § 450.200 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "450.200"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLANNING AND RESEARCH"
part_number: "450"
part_name: "PLANNING ASSISTANCE AND STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; 42 U.S.C. 7410 .; 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304; 49 CFR 1.85 and 1.90."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 34135, May 27, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 450.200 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to implement the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 135, 23 U.S.C. 150, and 49 U.S.C. 5304, as amended, which require each State to carry out a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive performance-based statewide multimodal transportation planning process, including the development of a long-range statewide transportation plan and STIP, that facilitates the safe and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity bus facilities and commuter van pool providers) and that fosters economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, and take into consideration resiliency needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution in all areas of the State, including those areas subject to the metropolitan transportation planning requirements of 23 U.S.C. 134 and 49 U.S.C. 5303.