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PfiF YZ07 a bl �s3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY,DURHAM COUNTY, <br /> AND RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COST SHARING <br /> FOR THE DURHAM-ORANGE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT <br /> This Interlocal Agreement for Cost Sharing for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) <br /> Project (Agreement) dated April 2, 2017, is entered into by and between Orange County (Orange), a <br /> political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, Durham County(Durham),a political subdivision of the <br /> State of North Carolina,and Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority d/b/a GoTriangle <br /> (GoTriangle),a regional public transportation authority.As used in this Agreement,Orange, Durham, and <br /> GoTriangle may be referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties."This Agreement <br /> is made pursuant to Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S.) and <br /> N.C.G.S. § 105-508.1. <br /> RECITALS: <br /> WHEREAS, all Parties desire to provide for the future transportation needs of Durham and <br /> Orange, understanding that enhanced mobility options will support a high quality of life, strengthen <br /> economic development, and promote sustainability; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Durham County Board of County Commissioners approved the first Durham County <br /> Bus and Rail Investment Plan on June 27, 2011(Durham BRIP); and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange, Durham, and GoTriangle entered into the original Interlocal Agreement for <br /> Cost Sharing for the D-O LRT Project on May 15, 2012 (2012 Cost Sharing Agreement); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved the first Bus and Rail <br /> Investment Plan in Orange County on October 2, 2012 (Orange BRIP); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) <br /> approved the Durham BRIP on June 22,2011,and the Orange BRIP on October 10,2012(Orange BRIP and <br /> Durham BRIP collectively, County BRIPs); and <br /> WHEREAS, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees (GoTriangle Board) approved the Durham BRIP on <br /> June 22, 2011, and approved the Orange BRIP on June 27, 2012; and <br /> WHEREAS, the D-O LRT Project was included in both County BRIPs as a major capital investment; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued its Record of Decision (ROD) for the <br /> D-O LRT Project on February 11,2016, and an Amended ROD on December 14, 2016; and <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with the FTA approvals, the D-O LRT Project is a 17.7-mile, 18-station <br /> light rail transit service which will provide connections between University of North Carolina (UNC) <br /> Hospitals,the UNC campus, the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Patterson Place, <br /> the South Square area, Duke University,the Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, <br /> downtown Durham, east Durham, and North Carolina Central University; and <br /> 1 <br />