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