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ATTACHMENT 5 Alameda CTC Mass Transit Program Implementation Guidelines Alameda County Transportation Commission Implementation Guidelines for the Mass Transit Program Funded through Measure B and Vehicle Registration Fees (Adopted December 16, 2011) Section 1. Purpose A. To delineate eligible uses of Mass Transit funds authorized under Alameda County Transportation Commission Master Program Funding Agreements, these implementation guidelines have been developed to specify the requirements that local jurisdictions must follow in their use of Measure B pass-through funds and Measure B and Vehicle Registration Fees(VRF) discretionary funds. These guidelines are incorporated by reference in the Master Program Funding Agreements. All other terms and conditions for programs are contained in the agreements themselves. The intent of the implementation guidelines is to: 1. Provide guidance on Mass Transit funds eligible uses and expenditures. 2. Define the terms in the Master Program Funding Agreements. 3. Guide Mass Transit Program implementation. Section 2. Authority A. These Implementation Guidelines have been adopted by the Alameda County Transportation Commission and set forth eligible uses and expenditures for the Mass Transit funds. The Alameda CTC may update these guidelines on an as-needed basis and will do so with involvement of its technical and community advisory committees (as applicable). Exceptions to these guidelines must be requested in writing and be approved by the Alameda CTC Board. Section 3. Background A. Alameda CTC developed Implementation Guidelines for the Mass Transit funds to clarify eligible fund uses and expenditures in association with new, 10-year Master Program Funding Agreements for the November 2000 voter-approved Measure B pass-through funds. The Expenditure Plan allocates 21.92 percent overall of Measure B funds for Mass Transit programs and projects. The original program funding agreements for Measure B pass-through funds expired in spring 2012, and Alameda CTC put in place the new Master Program Funding Agreements to continue fund allocations for the remaining term of Measure B funds allocations through June 2022. In addition, the Master Program Funding Agreements include a new local, voter-approved revenue stream, the Vehicle Registration Fee(VRF), which will provide approximately$11 million per year for transportation improvements throughout the County. The VRF includes 25 percent of net revenues for a Mass Transit Program. These Implementation Guidelines define the eligible uses and allocation process for the Measure B and VRF Mass Transit funds and reflect new policies approved by the Alameda CTC.