# 23 CFR § 450.200: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.200

## Section

- **Citation:** 23 CFR § 450.200
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 23—Highways > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER E—PLANNING AND RESEARCH > PART 450—PLANNING ASSISTANCE AND STANDARDS > Subpart B—Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Programming

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [23 CFR § 450.100 § 450.100 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.100.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.102 § 450.102 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.102.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.104 § 450.104 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.104.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.200 § 450.200 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.200.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.202 § 450.202 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.202.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.204 § 450.204 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.204.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.206 § 450.206 Scope of the statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.206.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.208 § 450.208 Coordination of planning process activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.208.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.210 § 450.210 Interested parties, public involvement, and consultation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.210.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.212 § 450.212 Transportation planning studies and project development.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.212.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.214 § 450.214 Development of programmatic mitigation plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.214.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.216 § 450.216 Development and content of the long-range statewide transportation plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.216.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.218 § 450.218 Development and content of the statewide transportation improvement program (STIP).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.218.md)
- [23 CFR § 450.220 § 450.220 Self-certifications, Federal findings, and Federal approvals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-23-450.220.md)

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