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b <br /> refers to such a plan as a Regional Transportation Plan (RCW 47.80.030). <br /> L. Project Selection refers to the federal transportation project decision process under <br /> which the Regional Council and WSDOT carry out their respective metropolitan and <br /> statewide planning and programming responsibilities in a collaborative manner for those <br /> categories of federal transportation funds under their respective jurisdiction for project <br /> selection decisions. Through project selection,projects are to be included in the <br /> Regional Transportation Improvement Program(TIP), and, subsequently, the State <br /> Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) consistent with federal regulations (23 <br /> CFR 450.332 [b] and [c] and 23 CFR 450.222 [b] and [d]. <br /> M. Public Transportation System Plan means the long-range general comprehensive <br /> transit plan for public transit service as required by the state for the establishment and <br /> ongoing funding of the RTA and LPTAs. Such comprehensive public transit plan <br /> includes,but is not limited to, levels of service that can be reasonably provided within <br /> service benefit area, identification of funding requirements, impact of transportation <br /> program on other LPTA's operating within that county or adjacent counties. <br /> N. Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is the regional transportation plan required of <br /> the Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)under state legislation <br /> (RCW 47.80.030). The state RTP requirement is met by and referred to as the <br /> Metropolitan Transportation Plan. <br /> O. Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) is the agency authorized <br /> under state law(RCW 47.80)to develop and adopt a regional transportation plan, and to <br /> certify that the transportation element of local comprehensive plans conform to <br /> requirements of state law and are consistent with the regional transportation plan. The <br /> Regional Council is both the RTPO and MPO for the central Puget Sound region. The <br /> Regional Council's transportation planning process and transportation plans are intended <br /> to meet both state and federal transportation planning and programming mandates. <br /> P. Right-of-Way Preservation Process refers to the particular factors of the state and <br /> regional transportation planning process described in the federal requirements for states <br /> and MPOs regarding statewide transportation planning and metropolitan area <br /> transportation planning; and in the regional transportation planning process described in <br /> state high capacity transit planning requirements (RCW 81.104.080). The process is <br /> intended to assure coordination of state,regional and high capacity transit system <br /> planning and development with local land use planning. This process involves various <br /> roles for the WSDOT,RTA, Regional Council, appropriate cities and counties,and <br /> appropriate LPTAs to identify future potential regional transportation system corridor <br /> needs and achieve preservation of right-of-way for planned transportation improvements <br /> along such identified transportation corridors. <br /> Q. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)means the regional multi-year <br /> intermodal program of transportation improvement projects which must include at least <br /> 22 <br /> MOU-Regional Councilaransit Operators Page 4 <br />