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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Article 2B of Chapter 136 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the Governor of North Carolina have designated the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) as the agency responsible for administering federal and state public transportation funds; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will apply for a grant from the US Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration and receives funds from the North Carolina General Assembly to provide assistance for public transportation projects; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Section 5310 program is to provide financial assistance for transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special transportation needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities in all areas-urbanized, small urban, and rural; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Section 5316 program is to improve access to transportation services to employment and employment related activities for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals and to transport residents of urbanized areas and nonurbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Section 5317 program is to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the ADA of 1990 by providing funding assistance that supports new public transportation services and/or new public transportation alternatives beyond those required by the ADA; and WHEREAS, NCDOT has been designated as the State agency with principal authority and responsibility for administering the Section 5310 program for all areas-urbanized, small urban, and rural; and WHEREAS, NCDOT has been designated as the State agency with principal authority and responsibility for administering the Section 5316 and 5317 programs for small urban and rural areas; and WHEREAS, (Legal Name of Applicant) Cabarrus County hereby assures and certifies that it will comply with the federal and state statutes, regulations, executive orders, and all administrative requirements related to the applications made to and grants received from the Federal Transit Administration, as well as the provisions of Section 1001 of Title 18, U. S. C. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the (Authorized Official's Title)* of (Name of Applicant's Croverning Body) is hereby authorized to submit a grant application for federal and state funding, provide the required local match, make the necessary assurances and certifications and be empowered to enter into an agreement with the NCDOT to provide public transportation services. I (certifying official's Name)* (Certifying Official's Title) do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a meeting of the (Name of Applicant's Croverning Board) duly held on the day of , 2010. Signature of Certifying Official *Note that the authorized official, certifying official, and notary public should be three separate individuals. Seal Subscribed and sworn to me (date) Notary Public Printed Name and Address My commission expires (date) .................................................................. Affix Seal Here G-1 Page 118