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(1) 8. (a) 4 ATTACHMENT ~:_-~ Sheet of' (g) If Caltrans and the local agency are able to proceed with project advancement. as specified in the cooperative agreement, Caltrans brings to the Commission a proposed program amendment. specifying the project to be advanced and substitute project(s) or state fund payback to be amended into the program in place of the original project. (h) An amendment brought to the Commission must indicate the project to be advanced, the year to which it would be advanced, the local agency funding the project, and its source of funds, and the proposed payback project, whether a substitute project(s) or state funding payback, and the source of project funding, and any other necessary information for displaying the project in the state program. (i) Substitute projects being amended into the state program must be supported by a project study report or equivalent, to define project scope and cost. as required in Govemment Code Section 65086.5 and the Commission's guidelines for preparation of project study reports. ú) When an amendment to advance a project is presented, the Commission expects consensus to have been obtained among the local agency, the regional agency, and Caltrans. Any areas of disagreement must be cleariy presented, and the Commission will require demonstration that the local agency can deliver the project on the advanced schedule, that project scope and agency responsibilities and funding shares are satisfactorily defined, and that advancement will not harm legitimate interests or overall funding levels of the region. 7. PROJECT DELIVERY (a) Project delivery should be carried out according to the terms of the cooperative agreement between the local agency and Caltrans. (b) The agency responsible for carrying out project work is also responsible for meeting all requirements of federal agencies, including but not limited to environmental and funding requirements, for all projects receiving federal funds. (c) Projects advanced by local agencies shall conform to all applicable state and federal standards, as required in subsection (b)(1) of Government Code Section 14529.7. If the project to be advanced is programmed with federal funds, the project must be prepared so that it will be able to receive federal funding reimbursement, and shall not result in an increase in state matching funds, as required in subsection (a) of Govemment Code Section 14529.7. (d) Caltrans includes funding in its budget for project development work on all STIP and SHOPP projects funded from the State Highway Account. This funding is generally available as reimbursement to a local agency that performs the work on Caltrans' behalf, if specified in the cooperative agreement. (e) Once the local agency and Caltrans proceed with project delivery under the cooperative agreement, state and federal funds to be allocated by the Commission for reimbursement may be treated as a lump sum, usable for right-of-way or construction (or other activities specified as eligible in the project as programmed) as needed, with mutual agreement by the parties to the cooperative agreement. Where the project to be advanced is replaced by substitute project(s), the local agency would normally be expected to bear the cost of project development for either the project to be advanced or the substitute project(s) , as spelled out in the cooperative agreement. COMMISSION ALLOCATION The local agency may ask Caltrans to seek Commission allocation for reimbursement at the beginning of the fiscal year in which the advanced project was originally programmed, or any time after completion of the project that has been advanced, whichever comes eariier.