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Planning Organization , and the NCDOT , intend to establish and participate in a RPO <br /> created for the general purposes and responsibilities outlined below : <br /> 1 . To develop long - range local and regional multi - modal transportation plans in <br /> cooperation with the NCDOT . <br /> 2 . To provide a forum for public participation in the rural transportation planning <br /> process . <br /> 3 . To develop and prioritize suggestions for transportation projects the RPO believes <br /> should be included in the State ' s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP ) . <br /> 4 . To provide local input to North Carolina ' s transportation project prioritization <br /> process . <br /> 5 . To provide transportation - related information to local governments and other <br /> interested organizations and persons . <br /> 6 . To conduct transportation related studies and surveys for local governments and <br /> other interested entities/organizations . <br /> 7 . To perform other related transportation planning activities that shall be agreed <br /> upon between the RPO and the North Carolina Department of Transportation . <br /> Section 2 : Lead Planning Agency Responsibility <br /> It is hereby further agreed that the transportation plans and programs and land use <br /> policies and programs for the RPO will be coordinated by Central Pines Regional Council , <br /> an agency selected. on behalf of participating local governments and NCDOT , to be the <br /> administrative entity and to serve as the Lead Planning Agency ( LPA) for coordinating <br /> rural transportation planning in the planning area of the four counties named above . The <br /> RPO hereby authorizes LPA to be the recipient of any funds appropriated to the RPO by <br /> NCDOT or otherwise obtained by the RPO . <br /> The Central Pines Regional Council will be responsible for initially expending locally <br /> derived funds and seeking reimbursement from NCDOT in accordance with the <br /> respective funding source . <br /> Section 3 . Establishment of Rural Transportation Advisory Committee <br /> A Rural Transportation Advisory Committee ( RTAC ) is hereby established with the <br /> responsibility for serving as a forum for cooperative transportation planning decision <br /> making for the RPO . The RTAC shall have the responsibility of keeping local policy boards <br /> informed of the status and requirements of the transportation planning process ; assisting <br /> in the dissemination and clarification of the decisions , inclinations , and policies of the <br /> policy boards ; and helping to ensure meaningful public participation in the rural <br /> transportation planning process . <br /> 2 <br />