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9 Triangle Area Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) By-Laws ARTICLE I-NAME The name of this committee shall be the Triangle Area Rural Transportation Plaauung Advisory Committee (RTAC), hereinafter referred to as the RTAC. ARTICLE II-PURPOSE The purpose and goals of this committee shall be to: • review and approve the Triangle Area RPO Prospectus. • review and approve the Triangle Area RPO Plarnung Worlc Program (PWP), which defines work tasks and responsibilities for the various agencies participating in the Triangle Area RPO. • establish goals, priorities, and objectives for the rural transportation planning process in the Triangle Area RPO service area. • coordinate work efforts with the Triangle Area RPO Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee (RTCC) in meeting the transportation and economic development needs of Chatham, Lee, Moore and Orange Counties. • make recommendations to the respective local, state, and federal governmental agencies regarding any necessary actions relating to the continuing transportation planning process. • review aizd recommend transportation improvement projects, which support and enhance inter-county and infra-county transportation serving the Triangle Area RPO service .area. • develop and prioritize transportation projects, which the Triangle Area RPO recommends for inclusion in the State Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). • develop and amend as necessary the Triangle Area RPO Long-Range Transportation Plan. • review and recommend to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC-DOT) changes to Transportation Plans for the units of government of the Triangle Area RPO. • provide a forum for public participation in the rural transpolation planning process. • coordinate with adjacent MPOs and RPOs and with the appropriate NCDOT Divisions.