[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR500.102]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 500--MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--Management Systems
 
Sec. 500.102  Policy.

    (a) Federal, State, and local governments are under increasing 
pressure to balance their budgets and, at the same time, respond to 
public demands for quality services. Along with the need to invest in 
America's future, this leaves transportation agencies with the task of 
trying to manage current transportation systems as cost-effectively as 
possible to meet evolving, as well as backlog needs. The use of existing 
or new transportation management systems provides a framework for cost-
effective decision making that emphasizes enhanced service at reduced 
public and private life-cycle cost. The primary outcome of 
transportation management systems is improved system performance and 
safety. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal 
Transit Administration (FTA) strongly encourage implementation of 
transportation management systems consistent with State, metropolitan 
planning organization, transit operator, or local government needs.
    (b) Whether the systems are developed under the provisions of this 
part or under a State's own procedures, the following categories of FHWA 
administered funds may be used for development, establishment, and 
implementation of any of the management systems and the traffic 
monitoring system: National highway system; surface transportation 
program; State planning and research and metropolitan planning funds 
(including the optional use of minimum allocation funds authorized under 
23 U.S.C. 157(c) and restoration funds authorized under Sec. 202(f) of 
the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-59) for 
carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 307(c)(1) and 23 U.S.C. 
134(a)); congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program funds 
for those management systems that can be shown to contribute to the 
attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; and apportioned 
bridge funds for development

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and establishment of the bridge management system. The following 
categories of FTA administered funds may be used for development, 
establishment, and implementation of the CMS, PTMS, IMS, and TMS: 
Metropolitan planning; State planning and research, and formula transit 
funds.