OTHER-2023-011 Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement between Orange County Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization and Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority

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a . Shall coordinate/align Dedicated Local Transit Funding sources with other transportation investments and state and federal funding ; b . Shall provide staff to serve on the SWG c . Shall enter into Operating and Capital Funding Agreements, for which the DCHC MPO is a party to , to study and plan public transit Capital Projects and deliver Implementation Elements as identified within the Orange County Transit Annual Work Program ; d . Shall provide required financial and status reports on Implementation Elements for which DCHC MPO is responsible ( i . e . , serving as a project sponsor) that are funded in - part or wholly by the Tax Districts e . Shall serve as the coordinating agency between the Parties, N . C . Department of Transportation , and federal agencies including but not limited to the Federal Highway Administration , the Federal Transit Administration , and the Federal Railroad Administration when coordination of regional need is deemed necessary by the SWG ; f. Shall coordinate, as needed , to review and approve documents, as defined in Article II or in subsequently developed policies & procedures that support transit plan implementation , by the DCHGMPO Executive Boards g . Shall coordinate approval of the Multi -Year Vision Plan by the DCHGMPO Executive Boards h . Shall identify projects using federal transit funding and ensure that the multi -year operating program , the Annual Operating and Capital Budgets including such projects are coordinated with the MPO ' s annual planning for projects process and Transportation Improvement Program ; i . Shall comply with N . C . G . S . 143 - 6A4, the " Iran Divestment Act Certification " ; j . When applicable and appropriate , shall apply for, secure, and direct reasonably available funding toward components of the Orange County Transit Annual Work Program consistent with its other responsibilities within the MPO ; k . Shall program and administer funding, including but not limited to grant funding, and perform all required duties to apply for, coordinate , and align transit funding if applicable and appropriate, with other transportation investment and state and federal funding; and I . Shall perform any other actions consistent with the powers and duties set forth in 23 U . S . C . 134 et seq . , 49 U . S . C . Chapter 53 and as recognized under the laws of North Carolina pursuant to N . C . G . S . Chapter 136 . 5 . 03 GoTriangle shall carry out its legal , contractual , fiscal , and fiduciary duties as a unit of local government as follows . a . Shall administer and manage the Tax District, including carrying out its legal , contractual , fiscal, and fiduciary duties; b . Shall comply with the responsibilities of a local government prescribed by the North Carolina Budget and Fiscal Control Act; c . Shall adhere to the Financial Plan as defined by this Agreement, and any amendments authorized thereto ; d . Shall adhere to the Equitable Use of Net Proceeds within or to benefit the Special District as defined in this Agreement;