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53 Attachment 2 (9/27/12 Draft) INTERLOCAL IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT FOR ORANGE COUNTY BUS AND RAIL INVESTMENT PLAN This Interlocal Agreement("Agreement")dated ,2012 is entered into by and among Orange County,a political subdivision of the State or North Carolina("Orange"), the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization,the regional transportation planning agency for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro urban area pursuant to US DOT regulation CFR Part 450 and 49 Part 613("DCHC"),and the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority,d/b/a Triangle Transit,a regional public transportation authority under NCGS 160A("TTA"). Orange,DCHC,and TTA may be referred to individually as "Party"and collectively as"Parties°.This Agreement is made pursuant to Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes. The Parties each desire to provide for the future transportation needs of Orange County and the surrounding region,understanding that enhanced mobility options will support a high quality of life,strengthen economic development,;��tl:ir��:��u�,�:�n��,.�n �nd�air�u��ti r��.��r'ua:;��.;��tl:ir�<��nr��°��tl:li°��n r��ai�:��m�°sirti:<�liir a��ai<�Illiti:a��;a�<�Ilr�,and enhance sustainability;and In accord with NCGS 105-508 et seq.("Intermodal Act"),TTA developed a financial plan denoted as the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan ("Plan")to set forth certain transit investments over the next twenty-three years. This Plan has been reviewed and approved by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners ("BOCC")subject to the approval by the BOCC of a satisfactory Interlocal Implementation Agreement,approved in a similar fashion by the TTA Board of Trustees,and approved in concept subject to a satisfactory Implementation Agreement by the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization("DCHC"). In order to provide for effective implementation of the Plan,the Parties hereby agree to the following provisions and procedures: 1. The Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan is incorporated into this Agreement in full and as it may be amended from time to time by reference. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement the Plan shall govern the allocation of funding,cost parameters and timetables for delivery of projects and transit services,and the respective roles of the Parties and transit agencies in provision of the projects and services called for therein. 2. Pursuant to the Levy of Transit Sales Tax Agreement between Orange and TTA dated May 29,2012,TTA reaffirms its commitment not to levy the%z cent transit sales tax until the Orange BOCC adopts a resolution requesting TTA to take such action. 3. Orange,Durham County("Durham"),and TTA have previously executed an Page � 1