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29.34 12, section 87, or in determining a tax that may be imposed under any other limitations. 20.1 Subd. 3. Joint powers agreement. Before imposing the taxes authorized in 20.2 subdivision 2; an eligible comity must declare by resolution of its county board to be part 20.3 of the metropolitan transportation area and must enter into a joint powers agreement. The _joint powers agreement: 20.5 (1) must forin a joint powers board, as specified in subdivision 4; 20.6 (2) must provide- a process that allows any eligible county, by resolution of its county 20.7 board to join the joint powers board and impose the taxes authorized in subdivision 2• 20.8 (3) may provide for withdrawal of a participating county before final termination of 20.9 the agreement; and 20. i0 (4) may provide for a weighted voting system for joint powers board decisions. 20.11 Subd. 4. Joint powers board. (a) The joint powers board must consist of one 20.12 or more commissioners of each county is in the metropolitan transportation area zo 13 appointed by its county board and the chair of the Metropolitan Council who must have 20.14 voting rights subject to subdivision 3 ^clause (4). The joint powers board has the powers 20.15 and duties provided in this section and section 471.59. 20.16 (b) The iointpowers board myutihze no more than three-fourtbs of one percent of 20 27 the proceeds of the taxes . imposed under this section for ordinal administrative ex enses 20.18 incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section. An additional administrative 20.29 ex enses must: be •aid b the sartici atin• counties. 20.20 (c) The joint powers board may establish a technical advisory group that is separate 20,21 from the GEARS Committee. The group must eonsistofrepresentatives:of cities, counties, 20.22 or public agencies including the Metropolitan Council. The`.teehnical advisory group 20:23 must =be used solely for technical consultation purposes. 20.24 Subd.'5. Grant application and awards; Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) Cominittee. (a) The joint powers board shall establish a grant application 20.26 process and identify the amount of available funding for grant awards. Grant applications 20.27 must 'be submitted in a. oral prescribed:by the joint powers board. An applicant must 20.28 provide, in addition to all other information required by the joint powers board the estimated cost of the project, the amount of the grant sought, possible sources of funding 20.30 in addition to the grant sought, and identification of any federal funds that will he utilized 20.31 if the grant is awarded. A grant application seeking transit capital funding must identify 20.32 the source of money necessary to operate the transit improvement. 20.33 (b) The joint powers board shall establish a timeline and procedures for the award of 20.34 grants and may award grants only to the state andpoliticai subdivisions: The board shall 20.35 define ob'ective,criteria for the award of pants which umust - include but not be limited to 20.36 consistent with the most recent version of the trans ortation:.olic Ilan adopted by the 21:1 Metropolitan Council under section 473.146. The joint powers board shall maximize the 21:2 availability and use of federal funds in projects funded under this section. 21.3 (c) The john powers'board shall establish a GEARS Committee, which' must consist 21.4 of: 21.5 1 one count commissioner from each county that is in the metropolitan 21:6 transportation. area, appointed by its county board; 22 7 (2) one elected city representative from each coon that is in the metro olitan 21.8 transportation area; 22,9 (3) one additional elected city representative from each county for every additionali 2'1.10 400 000 in population or fraction of 400 000 in the county that is above 400 000 in 22.12 popu lation, an 22.12 (4),the'ehair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee. 21 13 (d) Each city representative must be elected at a meetin of cities in the metro olitan 21.14 transportation area which must be convened for that purpose by the Association of 2 Metropolitan Municipalities. 21 16 (e) The committee shall evaluate grant applications following objective criteria 21 ..17 established by the joint powers board, and must provide to the joint powers board a 21 1e selection list of transportation projects that includes a priority ranking.