17-229-103 Me. Code R. § II-4
MTA shall prepare annually a capital investment plan (the "MTA Capital Investment Plan") for MTA's capital investment decisions that will be comparable in scope and content to the TIP prepared by MaineDOT. MTA will select projects in consultation with local officials and regional planning and development organizations. The MTA Capital Investment Plan will be multimodal and include appropriate transportation demand management and system management options.
Projects and programs selected for inclusion in the MTA Capital Investment Plan will be those that best promote and implement the policy objectives set forth in the Sensible Transportation Act, are responsive to the identified transportation system deficiencies or needs, ensure the necessary maintenance and preservation of the existing transportation system and are consistent with financial resources available to MTA.
Before adopting an MTA Capital Investment Plan, MTA will make available to the public its draft Capital Investment Plan and provide citizens, regional councils, affected public agencies and other interested parties with an opportunity to review and comment on the draft Capital Investment Plan. Where substantial public interest exists, MTA will hold a public hearing on its draft Capital Investment Plan. MTA will respond to comments on its draft Capital Investment Plan either individually or through a published report. MTA will consider all comments in developing the final MTA Capital Investment Plan.
MTA may add, change scope, transfer, or delete a project from one MTA Capital Investment Plan to another as necessary and appropriate to best meet the overall policy objectives set forth in Section 4-B of Subchapter I of this Rule. Newly proposed significant highway projects will be subject to the evaluation and process set forth in Section 2 of this Rule. Projects which are not significant but which were not previously included in the MTA Capital Investment Plan may be implemented under an abbreviated public participation process in cooperation with the regional transportation advisory committee as necessary to meet the critical needs of the State. The addition of maintenance projects will not require a public participation process.
17-229 C.M.R. ch. 103, § II-4