Coordination of transportation services is an integral part of the Mississippi Department of Transportation's policies and goals for administration of the transportation programs and projects that are funded with federal, state, or local funds. The MDOT will make every reasonable effort to implement coordination between state, regional and local agencies involved in funding and providing transportation services. In order to accomplish this, MDOT supports the activities of and will utilize resources of various internal and external entities referenced in Chapter III Part A.-D of the approved State Management Plan for Federal Transit Administration Funded Transportation Programs . (The State Management plan is available through the Public Transit Division) In addition, the MDOT will focus on coordination of resources as a part of the application for and monitoring of all FTA funded projects planned and authorized through programs administered by the Public Transit Division.
37 Miss. Code. R. § 1-6101-53004-102