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a] <br />J <br />FORM 52541"1 <br />POLICY PLANNING <br />OOC • 05198 <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and representation herein, the <br />parties desiring to be legally bound, do agree as follows: <br />ARTICLE I <br />RECITALS: DEFINITIONS <br />Section 1.01. Recitals. Each and all of the foregoing recitals be and the same hereby incorporated <br />herein and acknowledged to be true and correct to the best of the parties' knowledge. Failure of any of the foregoing <br />recitals to be true and correct shall not operate to invalidate this Agreement. <br />Section 1.02. Definitions. The following words when used in this Agreement (unless the context shall <br />clearly indicate the contrary) shall have the following meanings: <br />"Agreement" means and refers to this instrument, as amended from time to time. <br />"Department" shall mean and refer to the Florida Department of Transportation, an agency of the State of <br />Florida created pursuant to Section 20.23, Florida Statutes. <br />" FHWA" means and refers to the Federal Highway Administration. <br />"FTA" means and refers to the Federal Transit Administration. <br />"Long Range Transportation Plan" is the 20 -year plan which: identifies transportation facilities; includes a <br />financial plan that demonstrates how the plan can be implemented and assesses capital improvements necessary to <br />preserve the existing metropolitan transportation system and make efficient use of existing transportation facilities, <br />indicates proposed transportation enhancement activities; and in ozonelearbon monoxide nonattainment areas is <br />coordinated with the State Implementation Plan, all as required by 23 USC Section 134(g), 23 CFR Section 450.322, <br />Section 339.175(6), Florida Statutes. <br />"Metropolitan Area" means and refers to the planning area as delineated by the MPO for the urbanized area <br />containing at least a population of 50,000 as described in 23 USC Section 134(b)(1), 49 USC Section 5303(c)(1), <br />and Section 339.175, Florida Statutes, which shall be subject to the MPO. <br />"MPO" means and refers to the metropolitan planning organization formed pursuant to this Agreement. <br />"Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)" is the transportation document which includes the following <br />components: a priority list of projects and project phases; a list of projects proposed for funding; a financial plan <br />demonstrating how the TIP can be implemented; a listing of group projects; an indication of whether the projects and <br />project phases are consistent with applicable local government comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to Section <br />163.3161 et sea., Florida Statutes; and an indication of how improvements are consistent, to the maximum extent <br />facilities, with affected seaport and airport master plans and with public transit development plans of the units of local <br />government located within the boundaries of the MPO, all as required by 23 USC Section 134(h), 23 CFR Section <br />450.324, Section 339.175(7);, Florida Statutes. <br />"Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)" is the annual plan developed in cooperation with the Department <br />and public transportation providers, that lists all planning tasks to be undertaken during a program year, together with <br />a complete description thereof and an estimated budget, all as required by 23 CFR Section 450.314, and Section <br />339.175(8), Florida Statutes. <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />