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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING STATEWIDE SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM for the purpose of approving the submission of an application with the Maryland Transit Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation for grant funding through the Statewide Special Transportation Assistance Program ("SSTAP") under Sections 5303, 5304, 5307, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316 and/or 5317 of the Federal Transit Act.
Background
The County is filing grant applications for Fiscal Year 2016 with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). The applications require that the resolution verify the local government will meet certain State and federal requirements. The MTA also requires the resolution to state that local government will share in project costs. Further, as an applicant for funds provided under the Federal Transit Act through the United States Department of Transportation, a local jurisdiction must affirm they will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.