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Alameda CTC Mass Transit Program Implementation Guidelines Alameda County Transportation Commission Implementation Guidelines for the Mass Transit Program Funded through Measure B,Measure BB,and Vehicle Registration Fees 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, Measure BB,Vehicle Registration Fees (VRF) Direct Local Distributions and discretionary funds. These guidelines are incorporated by reference in the Master Programs 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 Programs 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 Commission. Section 3.Background Alameda CTC developed Implementation Guidelines for the Mass Transit funds to clarify eligible fund uses and expenditures in association with Master Programs Funding Agreements for the November 2000 voter-approved Measure B Direct Local Distribution funds (formally known as"pass-through funds"). In 2012,the Master Programs Funding Agreements were updated to include the voter approved Measure F-Vehicle Registration Fee(VRF)program. In November 2014,voters approved the 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan,Measure BB,and new Master Programs Funding Agreements were subsequently developed to incorporate Measure BB funds. Section 4.Definition of Terms A. Alameda CTC:The Alameda County Transportation Commission is a Joint Powers Authority created by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency,which performed long-range planning and funding for countywide transportation projects and programs,and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority,which administered the voter-approved,half-cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County(the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and 2000). B. Capital project:A capital investment that typically requires the following phases:planning/feasibility, scoping,environmental clearance,design,right-of-way,construction,and completion. C. Construction: Construction of a new capital project,including development of preliminary engineering and construction documents,including plans,specifications,and estimates (PS&E). Transit- 1