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AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDI':G BETWEEN (W THE CITY OF BATESVILLE ARKANSAS AND THE A11ZKANLTSAS STATE HIGHI;'AY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT In Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration RELATIVE TO In.6tattation ajul maintenance o6 tka66ic contAot ziona.Uzation on the FedeAa- aid Urban System. WHEREAS, the 1978 Surface Transportation Assistance Act provides for 100% Federal- aid funds for traffic control signalization on the Federal-aid Urban System, , and WHEREAS, the City has expressed its desire to participate in the Federal-aid Urban System Program, and WHEREAS, the City understands that the Department will adhere to the General Requirements for recipients and subrecipients concerning minority business enterprises as stated on the attachment, IT IS HEREBY AGREED that the City of BATESVILLE and the"Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, will participate in a cooperative program for implementation, and HEREBY, accept the responsibilities and assigned duties as described hereafter. THE CITY WILL: 1. Be responsible for satisfactory maintenance and operation of all traffic signals and of all other improvements on that portion of the Federal-aid Urban System not on the Arkansas Highway System. Failure to adequately maintain and operate the facility in accordance with Federal-aid require- ments will result in withholding future Federal-aid highway funds. 2. Be responsible for 25% of the total cost of a?praisal and acquisition of right-of-way, relocation services (when required) , and adjustment of all man-made ir.movements, including utilities, for urban system projects not on the Arkansas Highway System. 3. Be responsible for 100% of all preliminary engineering, right-of-way, and other costs incurred should the City not enter into the construction phase of the project. 4. Be responsible for any and all expenditures which may be declared non- participating, including right-of-way and utilities as discussed in Item 2 above, where sufficient Federal-aid funds are not available to the City. This is to be a joint agreement developed between the Department and the City after preliminary project investigations have been completed and the magnitude of the project determined.