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IVIE'T'IZC� ' <br />• <br />LIT l S <br />Eligible Expenditures <br />I }ielawontlincs iv}iatqualif es for;dlocation.of fife giant avvaids; <br />l) capital intprovetitents to.trafisitwaiys, including, but tint hinitedto; eoinniuter•rail: • <br />ri>i }itt stock, light rail vehicles, and transitway% buses;• •t• . • <br />. <br />2) , capitalcosts: forpark- andride..facilit.ies;as :defined in. section:. 174, 26 subdisision2;.. <br />• • 3):. .feasihility'studies,:a fanning,. alternatives. analyses,. envittnaiiunial studies; engineering; •`. <br />..:property a ccjuisitign.for.transitway purposes, and•contitfitctidn of transitsvays;• and :. <br />4) • operatitig•assistauce tin trartsitway <br />• <br />No jiiore: hen: i:2 lieleeiltiif the ,total aivards.aiay be..annually.ailoc itcd l'or planning, sttiiiics;. • zlvsign;:constrttetion, inaiiitenance, and operaticin ofpcdcsti'.ian progr.ttn and bicyoleprogt•ains <br />a nd:pathr✓ n s ..: <br />A }so -. a giant;iiward for a transit:pt�o�eet located: within: the.:inetropalitau •area, as defined. in .: • <br />`• section 473:13:I,. subd.2,:may:be funded only after the Nletropolit;iu Council .treviews the <br />ro' . t <br />p or <br />(iiticil.iniati?anllsy ste• [raisipogtiorof het• litur Cuunctl pnlicy.pfaii in <br />i one <br />• . ... • , . M. • <br />• of the followig.occors: the; Mato Council:finds the tirojcct to b.. consisteiit; the More`.i <br />`o <br />finds the:projec;t` to be iiseonsisieitt, but .fulcra good fti'itta effort to resolve the <br />inconsistency through egotiati(nis.;wit}i a}iejoint.poWei 5. boatel agrC�e, that the: gralit.awafd.. • . <br />nay be. f tndad;,or theMetro •Cbitncil.tindstheprojei;ito be inconsistent, :and suhmits;the <br />consistency issue foe final &terutination to a.pancl; which d&.tcrniines the projLet.to he <br />TIRANSITWAY. <br />. <br />(1,1113 is in thelptoccss. q) developing. a transit h, . estuicnt li,ilnewc.id< wliit.h s tll:de itc.�� <br />• ti•ansitu sys and.wili ;set tite t iigibi.ity: criteria for the grants.•:Note that state statue.provides'.thc <br />following definition of ti'ansitway: <br />it..is defined in the 2603 Minnesota: Statiies;.seetien 473;399 - Pransiin ays; Light12ai1 <br />• Transit. nd Ctimmutei Ctai) in'the 1V7eti opblit n Area Gerrer•al'Regjiiirrnrentr - :'['he:': <br />. coinit.il -must identity,in its transportation•poli.ey.filan those Heavily traveled: cerridot's whet•e : i <br />deiiilo .pineiitofa:traitsitwayinay be feasible•and east- cffectiuc. Modes ofprovidinng service hi <br />(. la: transitway.niay include bus.i`apidltransit, )ight 1`a:( transit, Coinii!ttcr rack, or other available <br />sysk ms 01 tethnoIogi..s that ilepr0Ve transit, service; . • • • t;riteriai loithe Award• ol'.Gtants aicalso outiined in the CTIB's joint.pioWcts •agreement as• • <br />fitliciws:.1ht Boai°d shall establish criteria for the awau•it of grants that shall include;.but itotk. • <br />.: Grant: awards shall he Consistent With the Most .re ciit yersidn of the Metrepolitati <br />C.::puttcil's'frahspottation Pokey Plan..: <br />Grant awards Shall tnaiiim,i e.:thcavailability and useof federal: funds. <br />4 0 <br />• <br />