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This Agreement is made by and between the State of Illinois (hereinafter the <br /> "State"), acting by and through the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of <br /> Public and Intermodal Transportation (hereinafter the "Department"), and the <br /> Citv of Decatur (hereinafter the "Grantee,"which term shall include its successors <br /> and assigns). <br /> WHEREAS, the Grantee proposes to provide public transportation services in <br /> a downstate area of Illinois (hereinafter the "Project"); <br /> WHEREAS, the Grantee has made application to the Department under Article <br /> II of the Illinois Downstate Public Transportation Act, (30 ILCS 740/2-1 et seq., <br /> hereinafter the "Act"); the Department's implementing regulations thereunder (92 <br /> Illinois Administrative Code Part 653, hereinafter the "Rules") and the forms <br /> included in the Department's current"Downstate Public Transportation Operating <br /> Assistance Program" (hereinafter the "Standard Forms"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Department has approved the Grantee's application and has <br /> certified to the Illinois Department of Revenue the Grantee's boundaries and its <br /> eligibility to participate under the Act; <br /> NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, <br /> this Agreement is made to provide state operating assistance funds to Grantee and <br /> to set forth the terms and conditions of such assistance. <br /> tTEM'I - DEFINITIONS <br /> As used in this Agreement: <br /> A. "AICPA" means the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. <br /> B. "FTA" means the Federal Transit Administration of the United States Department of <br /> Transportation, or its successor <br /> C. "OMB" means the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. <br /> ITEM 2 - PROJECT SCOPE <br /> Grantee agrees to provide the public transportation services described in its final � <br /> approved application and program of proposed expenditures ("POPE") approved by �� <br /> the Department, and in accordance with the Act, the Rules, the Standard Forms <br /> and all other applicable laws and regulations. Grantee shall not reduce, terminate, <br /> or substantially cFange su�h putrlic transportation services or in�rease fares�vithout <br /> prior written notification to the Department. <br /> ITEM 3 - PROJECT BUDGET <br /> Under the Act, the Department enters into this Grant Agreement to implement <br /> Grantee's approved program of expenditures, within the following condition: <br /> Downstate Public Transportafion Operafing Grant Page 9 <br />