Sec 28-307. Long-range statewide transportation plan; board duties

A. The board shall develop a statewide transportation plan as provided in this section and section 28-506.

B. The statewide plan shall be adopted on or before December 31, 2006 and shall be reviewed and updated on or before July 1 of each fifth year thereafter. The board shall update the dollar estimates in the statewide plan every two years in conjunction with the certifications required by section 28-335.

C. In establishing the statewide plan, the board shall endeavor to ensure that the future transportation system facilitates, rather than directs, future development in this state. To the greatest extent possible, the board shall ensure that the statewide plan reflects the future transportation needs of the various areas of this state as reflected in adopted local and regional land use and general plans.

D. In establishing the statewide plan, the board shall consider, to the greatest extent possible, local, regional and tribal transportation plans.