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Better PLAN Act

USA117th CongressS-768| Senate 
| Updated: 3/16/2021
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Better Planning and Land-Use for Accessible Neighborhoods Act or the Better PLAN Act This bill revises the metropolitan transportation planning process for a metropolitan area to consider projects and strategies that will enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system by better connecting housing to employment. Additionally, the transportation planning process must address the integration of housing, transportation, and economic development strategies through a process that provides for effective integration, based on a cooperatively developed and implemented strategy, of new and existing transportation facilities. In carrying out the planning process, a metropolitan planning organization must (1) consult with state and local entities responsible for land use, economic development, housing, management of road networks, or public transportation; and (2) coordinate with such entities to align the goals of the process with the goals of any comprehensive housing affordability strategies established within the metropolitan planning area.
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Timeline
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • March 16, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 16, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Transportation and Public Works

CommutingEconomic developmentHousing supply and affordabilityLand use and conservationPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development

Better PLAN Act

USA117th CongressS-768| Senate 
| Updated: 3/16/2021
Better Planning and Land-Use for Accessible Neighborhoods Act or the Better PLAN Act This bill revises the metropolitan transportation planning process for a metropolitan area to consider projects and strategies that will enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system by better connecting housing to employment. Additionally, the transportation planning process must address the integration of housing, transportation, and economic development strategies through a process that provides for effective integration, based on a cooperatively developed and implemented strategy, of new and existing transportation facilities. In carrying out the planning process, a metropolitan planning organization must (1) consult with state and local entities responsible for land use, economic development, housing, management of road networks, or public transportation; and (2) coordinate with such entities to align the goals of the process with the goals of any comprehensive housing affordability strategies established within the metropolitan planning area.
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Timeline
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • March 16, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 16, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CommutingEconomic developmentHousing supply and affordabilityLand use and conservationPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development