An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for metropolitan and rural planning organizations.

HB 532 amends Pennsylvania's transportation code to establish clear membership rules for metropolitan and rural planning organizations (MPOs and RPOs), which develop regional transportation plans. The bill requires that elected local officials (mayors or council members) or their designees make up the majority of these organizations' governing boards. It mandates that all such organizations update their bylaws within one year to comply with this requirement, directly affecting local governments and transportation planning groups across Pennsylvania. The change focuses on ensuring local elected leadership has primary decision-making authority in transportation planning processes.