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Ma.ster Advarce Funding Agreement 173. STATE OF TEXAS s ORIGINAL COUNTY OF TRAVIS S MASTER AGREEMENT GOVERNING LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENTS THIS MASTER AGREEMENT (MAFA) is made by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation hereinafter called the "State", and the City of San Marcos acting by and through its duly authorized officials, hereinafter called the "Local Government." WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the lntermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 5t Century (TEA-21) codified under Title 23 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq., authorize transportation programs to meet the challenges of protecting and enhancing communities and the natural environment and advancing the nation's economic growth and competitiveness; and WHEREAS, ISTEA and TEA-21 establish federally funded programs for transportation improvements to implement its public purposes; and WHEREAS, Title 23 U.S.C. Section 134 requires that Metropolitan Planning Organizations and the States' Transportation Agencies to develop transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas of the State; and WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code, Sections 201.103 and 222.052 establish that the State shall design, construct and operate a system of highways in cooperation with local governments; and WHEREAS, federal and state laws require local governments to meet certain contract standards relating to the management and administration of State and federal funds; and WHEREAS, the governing terms of this Master Agreement will provide for efficient and effective contract administration of the types of Local Project Advance Funding Agreements (LPAFA) listed in Attachment A; and, WHEREAS, the Texas Government Code, Section 441.189 allows any state record to be created or stored electronically in accordance with standards and procedures adopted as administrative rules of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the Local Government has approved entering into this Master Agreement by resolution or ordinance dated July 22, 2002 , attached hereto and made a part of this Master Agreement as Attachment B. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, to be by them respectively kept and performed as hereinafter set forth, it is agreed as follows: