---
kind: "section"
citation: "23 C.F.R. § 490.301"
title: "23"
number: "490.301"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/23/490.301"
---

# §490.301. Purpose.


The purpose of this subpart is to implement the following statutory requirements of [23 U.S.C. 150(c)(3)](/usc/23/150.md?p=c-3) to:

- (a) Establish measures for State DOTs and MPOs to assess the condition of pavements on the Interstate System;
- (b) Establish measures for State DOTs and MPOs to assess the condition of pavements on the NHS (excluding the Interstate);
- (c) Establish minimum levels for pavement condition on the Interstate System, only for purposes of carrying out [23 U.S.C. 119(f)(1)](/usc/23/119.md?p=f-1);
- (d) Establish data elements that are necessary to collect and maintain standardized data to carry out a performance-based approach; and
- (e) Consider regional differences in establishing the minimum levels for pavement conditions on the Interstate System.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 82 FR 5962, Jan. 17, 2017, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 134, 135, 148(i) and 150; 49 CFR 1.85.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 13913, Mar. 15, 2016, unless otherwise noted.