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Attachment D-10112106 SAFETEA-LU defines 12 exclusive activities that qualify for Enhancement funds. These activities include: Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites Scenic or historic highway programs (including provision of tourist and welcome center facilities) Landscaping and other scenic beautification Historic preservation Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals). Preservation of abandoned railroad corridors (including the conversion and use thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails) Control and removal of outdoor advertising Archaeological planning and research Mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists Establishment of transportation museums One or more of these 12 activities must constitute at least 70 percent of the project cost. Unlisted activities such as paving a parking lot, constructing buildings, or providing restrooms must constitute no more than 30 percent of the project cost. A list of possible projects under the 12 eligible activities identified in SAFETEA-LU is shown in Example A, found on pages 7-g. This list is intended to suggest projects in each category but is not exclusive. In Minnesota, the 12 federal categories cited above have been placed into three groups as follows: 1) HISTORIC. This includes acquisition of historic sites, historic highway programs, historic preservation, rehabilitation, and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities, archaeological planning and research, and establishment of transportation museums. 2) SCENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL. This includes acquisition of scenic easements and scenic sites, scenic highway programs, landscaping and other scenic beautification, control and removal of outdoor advertising, and mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff. 3) PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES. This includes provision of facilities for bicycles and pedestrians, preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails), and provision of safety/educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists. 2. Transportation enhancement projects must possess a substantial relationship to the intermodal transportation system, but not necessarily to a currently planned highway project. This relationship may be one of proximity/function or proximity/impact. (Proximity alone does not constitute a substantial relationship to the intermodal transportation system and does not qualify a project for enhancement funding.)