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20,9-/ 9 <br />s- - <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT <br />AGREEMENT FOR FORMULA GRANTS FOR <br />RURAL AREAS <br />COUNTY OF WAKE PROGRAM — SECTION 5311 <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />and <br />101R12 Eel =well1rkV1 <br />FAIN NUMBER: NC- 2016 - 006 -00 <br />NC- 2017 - 052 -00 <br />CFDA NUMBER: 20.509 <br />PROJECT NUMBER: 18 -CT -056 <br />DUNS # 091575191 <br />THIS AGREEMENT made this the�MAAY of 20 (hereinafter referred to as <br />AGREEMENT) by and between the NORTH CAROLINAI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />(hereinafter referred to as "Department ", an agency of the State of North Carolina) and ORANGE <br />COUNTY, (acting in its capacity as the grant recipient hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee "). <br />WHEREAS,49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 of in the above referenced Federal grant program including, <br />but not limited to; section 5305 (5303 & 5304) Metropolitan & Statewide Planning and Non - <br />Metropolitan Transportation Planning, 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grants, 5310 Enhanced Mobility <br />of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities, 5311 Rural Transportation Assistance Program, and 5339 <br />Buses and Bus Facilities Grants Program, 5311(f) Intercity Bus, awards of federal discretionary <br />grants, and assistance under the Tribal Transit Program, and /or State grant program including, but <br />not limited to, Advanced Technology, Intern /Apprentice program, Urban State match programs, <br />Rideshare, ROAP and SMAP. <br />WHEREAS , the funds provide federal administrative, operating, and capital assistance for public <br />transportation in rural and small urban areas by way of a formula grant program to be administered by <br />the State; and <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of this grant is to enhance access of people in small urban and <br />nonurbanized areas for purposes such as health care, shopping, education, recreation, public services, <br />and employment by encouraging the maintenance, development, improvement, and use of public <br />passenger transportation systems; and <br />WHEREAS, the Grantee has been designated as the recipient of these funds, and <br />WHEREAS, Article 2B of Chapter 136 of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S.) <br />designated the Department of Transportation as the agency of the State of North Carolina responsible <br />for administering all Federal and /or State programs relating to public transportation, and granted the <br />Department authority to do all things required under applicable Federal and /or State legislation to properly <br />administer the public transportation within the State of North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the Governor of North Carolina has designated the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation as the agency to receive and administer Federal funds, in accordance with the relevant <br />section of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law No. 114 -94, December <br />4, 2015, and other authorizing legislation that may be enacted, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the <br />21st Century Act (MAP -21), Public Law No. 112 -141, July 6, 2012, as amended by the "Surface <br />Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015," Public Law No. 114 -41, <br />July 31, 2015, and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for <br />Updated 05/27/2015 <br />