RESOLUTION
0709-33: Approving
the Environmental Mitigation Supplement to the SJTPO
2025 Regional Transportation Plan
WHEREAS,
the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) is the
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) designated under Federal law for the
southern region of New Jersey including Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and
Salem Counties; and,
WHEREAS,
pursuant to 23 CFR Parts 450 and 500 and 49 CFR Part 613, the SJTPO is
responsible for the development of a Regional Tranbsportation Plan (RTP) to
guide the metropolitan planning process in southern New Jersey; and,
WHEREAS,
the SJTPO 2025 Regional Transportation Plan was completed in June 2004;
and,
WHEREAS,
on August 10, 2005, the President signed into law the Safe Accountable Flexible
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users, which necessitated new
planning requirements in a number of areas including those that address
environmental mitigation; and,
WHEREAS,
the SJTPO is proposing the adoption of a supplement to the RTP in order to
provide greater elaboration regarding Environmental Mitigation Strategies that
are used in southern New Jersey; and,
WHEREAS,
this supplement to the RTP will not affect the current Conformity Determination,
and therefore, no new determination is required;
WHEREAS,
this supplement to the RTP has been the subject of a public meeting conducted on
August 6, 2007, at the SJTPO offices; and,
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Policy Board of the South Jersey
Transportation Planning Organization hereby approves the attached supplement to
the RTP for southern
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution along with the supplement be
forwarded to the FHWA, FTA, EPA,
Certification
I hereby certify that the
foregoing is a correct and true copy of a resolution adopted by the Policy Board
of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization at its meeting of
September 24, 2007.
Charles R. Sullivan/mal
Charles R. Sullivan, Secretary/Treasurer