R2011-146 AUTHORIZING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT

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Article 5. Powers and Duties of the Committees 5.1 The Policy Committee shall have the authority to enact by-laws governing or directing the activities and procedures of DUATS and expanding the terms of this Agreement, provided ' such by-laws do not conflict with the terms of this agreement; 5.2 The DUATS Policy Committee and IDOT shall jointly share the responsibility for developing and maintaining the transportation plans and programs as required by state and federal law. To the extent possible and depending upon state and federal appropriations, IDOT shall make funding available to DUATS for the purpose of carrying out these responsibilities; ' 5.3 Subject to approval of the Policy Committee, DUATS is empowered to receive grants, loans, gifts, bequests and funding from Federal, State, and local units of government, and from public and private sources. All said funding shall be coordinated annually through the Unified Work Program (UWP); 5.4 The Policy Committee shall endorse and maintain the transportation plan, and shall annually review and endorse the Unified Work Program (UWP) and the Annual Listing of Obligated Projects(Annual Listing); 5.5 The Policy Committee shall direct and oversee the planning process to ensure the following is in accordance with applicable Federal laws: involvement of appropriate public and private transportation providers; non-discrimination on the basis of age, race, income, color or national origin; appropriate involvement of minority business enterprises, women owned enterprises, handicapped owned business enterprises; and maintenance adequate plans and ' provisions for the transportation-handicapped. 5.6 Subject to approval by the Policy Committee, DUATS is empowered to enter into contracts and agreements with units of Federal, State, and local government, private ' corporations, not-for-profit organizations, partners and individuals for purposes within the authority of DUATS; and 1 5.7 The Annual Listing shall be cooperatively developed and adopted annually by the Policy Committee after its development by the Technical Committee and appropriate IDOT and USDOT representatives. The Annual Listing shall include all federally funded projects 1 authorized or revised to increase obligations in the fiscal year being reported and shall specify the type of work, termini of the project, the length of the project, the responsible agency, the amount of Federal funds requested in the TIP, the amount of Federal funds obligated during the ' report year, and the amount of Federal funds remaining and available for obligation in subsequent years. ' 5.8 The Policy Committee shall be responsible for other duties assigned by DUATS by-laws. 5.9 The Technical Committee shall provide technical advice and recommendations to the Policy Committee on all matters pertaining to the technical planning functions of DUATS and on other related matters referred to it by the Policy Committee; and DUATS Intergovernmentul Agreement, August 2011