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administration and coordination of transportation planning with appropriate state, regional and other agencies, counties, and municipalities;" WHEREAS, Wright and Sherburne Counties are part of the Central Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership (ATP) for federal transportation funding; WHEREAS, Wright and Sherburne Counties are part of the Region 7W TPB established by Joint Powers Agreement duly executed by Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright Counties on January 4, 2000; WHEREAS,the Region 7W TPB's Statement of Purpose, as defined in the Joint Powers Agreement, is "to address regionally-significant transportation issues, conduct regional transportation studies and plans, and solicit and select projects seeking federal transportation funding that support the activities of MnDOT and the Central Minnesota ATP"; WHEREAS, Section 176(c) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. § 7506(c), requires federally-funded transportation plans, programs, and projects that are funded or approved under 23 U.S.C. (Highways), or the Federal Transit Act, 49 U.S.C. ch. 53 (Public Transportation) to conform with State and Federal air quality implementation plans; and NOW,THEREFORE,the parties recognize and agree: 1. AGREEMENT PURPOSE. As part of its charge from the state legislature to "assure administration and coordination of transportation planning with appropriate state, regional and other agencies, counties, and municipalities" the Council desires to enter into an agreement with the above named counties and cities in the "extended area" to meet the metropolitan transportation planning requirements as required by federal law; 2. APPLICABILITY. This agreement only applies to federal metropolitan transportation planning requirements; it does not extend any of the Council's other statutory roles and responsibilities, such as provision of wastewater treatment or transit service, nor the requirement for local land planning in conformance to the Metropolitan Development Guide, to be applicable to these parties; 3. PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES. The metropolitan planning area boundary selected by the "extended area" parties in accordance with federal law will be accepted by the Council as metropolitan transportation planning area for the affected areas of Wright and Sherburne Counties; 4. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. The parties will conduct a transportation planning process that is continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive and provide for the consideration of projects, strategies, and services that address the requirements in 23 CFR 450 Subpart C— Metropolitan Transportation Planning and Programming. A primary responsibility of the MPO is to prepare an updated long range transportation plan every four years. Under federal law, this plan must be "fiscally constrained" so it does not plan for expenditures beyond those revenues expected to be reasonably available within the time frame of the plan. The Council will coordinate with the Region 7W TPB, as representatives of the extended area, to discuss and agree upon projects MOU to Conduct Federally-Required Metropolitan Planning Activities Page 2 of 13