2014-648 Orange County - FY2015 NCDOT - Nonurbanized Area Public Transportation Grant Agreement - Section 5311

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—Please return this copy to the Clerk to the Board's — office for permanent agenda file. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NONURBANIZED AREA COUNTY OF WAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM— SECTION 5311 and CFDA NUMBER: 20.509 ORANGE COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER: 15-CT-056 AGREEMENT NUMBER: THIS AGREEMENT made this the `' flay ok (hereinafter referred to as AGREEMENT) by and between the NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (hereinafter referred to as "Department", an agency of the State of North Carolina) and ORANGE COUNTY., (acting in its capacity as the designated Section 5311 recipient hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor"). WHEREAS, Chapter 53 of 49 U.S.C. app 5311 et seq. (formerly Section 18 program) provides federal administrative, operating, and capital assistance for public transportation in rural and small urban areas by way of a formula grant program to be administered by the State; and WHEREAS, the purpose of 49 U.S.C. 5311 is to enhance access of people in nonurbanized areas for purposes such as health care, shopping, education, recreation, public services, and employment by encouraging the maintenance, development, improvement, and use of public passenger transportation systems; and WHEREAS, the Contractor has been designated as the recipient of 49 U.S.C. 5311 funds, and WHEREAS, Article 2B of Chapter 136 of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S.) designated the Department of Transportation as the agency of the State of North Carolina responsible for administering all Federal and/or State programs relating to public transportation, and granted the Department authority to do all things required under applicable Federal and/or State legislation to properly administer the public transportation within the State of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the Governor of North Carolina, in accordance with Section 5311 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-.LU), Public Law 109-59, August 10, 2005, and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21St Century (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178, June 1998, as amended, has designated the North Carolina Department of Transportation as the agency to receive and administer Federal funds under this program; and WHEREAS, in order to assist in providing transportation services, the Department, under the terms of this Agreement shall make grants of administrative, operating and capital assistance to the Contractor; and WHEREAS, the Department and the Contractor desire to secure and utilize Section 5311 grant funds and State funds for the above referenced purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein set forth, the Department and the Contractor agree as follows: Section 1. Purpose of Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for the undertaking of nonurbanized area public transportation services as described in the project application (hereinafter referred to as "Project") properly prepared, endorsed, approved, and transmitted by the Contractor to the Department, and to state the terms, conditions, and mutual undertakings of the parties as to the manner in which the Project will be undertaken and completed. Section 2. Project Implementation. The Contractor shall carry out the Project as follows: a. Scope of Project. Orange County (operating as Orange Public Transportation — OPT) will continue providing community transportation services to human Revised 4/22/14 Page 1 of 36