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TAC 04/12/06 Attachment 11A O <br />.s~ / <br />~r i ~ i it ~.a~~~~.nn ~°,~rv inn .~acn ~l rnnuoS~.u~ <br />JOINT MPO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING INITIATIVES TASI{ <br />FORCE <br />LEGISLATIVE AGENDA <br />The .Ioint Transportation Funding Initiatives Taslc Force met on Friday, March .31, 2006 to <br />discuss the region's transportation needs and formulate a unified legislative agenda. <br />Unified Position on Transportation <br />The .Joint Transportation Funding Initiatives Task Force, representing the Greater Triangle <br />Region, has identified a unified legislative agenda that is consistent with the State of North <br />Carolina's Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation Needs. <br />Based on the funding needs in the Triangle and other funding initiatives in North Carolina, <br />the emphasis items in order ofpriority are: <br />(I) Permanently end the transfer of Highway Trust Fund Revenue (over 5250 million/year) <br />to the North Carolina General Fund. <br />(2) Modernize the equity formula to address congestion related needs <br />(3) Create transportation and infrastmcture local revenue option authority. <br />(4) Ensure that any toll revenue generated in a region stays in that region <br />Page i of 1 <br />