U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Missouri Division
This addendum modifies the 2007 Stewardship / Oversight Agreement of the Federal-aid Highway Program (FAHP)
Between the Federal Highway Administration Missouri Division Office (FHWA) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
WHEREAS, the FHWA has the responsibility for administering Federal requirements with respect to all projects constructed with funds made available under title 23, United States Code, including responsibilities relating to design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, contract administration, and inspections;
WHEREAS, there are some projects on the Interstate System that are routine and inherently low risk that are generally non-controversial and in which the State DOTs have a high-level of experience and documented procedures and processes in place for ensuring compliance with federal requirements;
WHEREAS, it is mutually desirable to both the FHWA and MoDOT to streamline the approval process of these routine and inherently low risk projects;
WHEREAS, 23 U.S.C. 106(c)(4) provides that the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation may not assume any greater responsibility than the Secretary is permitted on September 30, 1997;
WHEREAS, on September 30, 1997, 23 U.S.C. 106(b) permitted the States to approve, on a project-by-project basis, plans, specifications, and estimates for projects to resurface, restore, and rehabilitate highways on the National Highway System (NHS), and further permitted the States to request that the Secretary no longer review and approve highway projects on the NHS with an estimated construction cost of less than $1,000,000;
NOW THEREFORE, the FHWA and MoDOT hereby agree as follows:
Notwithstanding this programmatic agreement, FHWA still continues to retain overall responsibility for all aspects of Federal-aid programs and, as such, shall be granted full access to review any aspect or record of a Federal-aid project at any time.
Notwithstanding this programmatic agreement, FHWA still continues to retain overall responsibility for all aspects of Federal-aid programs and, as such, shall be granted full access to review any aspect or record of a Federal-aid project at any time.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be duly executed, the day and year first written above.
STATE OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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