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Item No.                       5c Date of Meeting     September 24, 2013 
Item N0.              50

Date of Meeting   September 24, 2013

Great Northern Corridor Coalition

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN

THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND
PORT OF SEATTLE

INTRODUCTION
The Great Northern Corridor consists primarily of
east-west oriented transportation
infrastructure tying together the northern tier of the
western United States. This
interconnected transportation system
serves 27 million Americans in eight states. The
primary focus of this corridor is the rail network from the Great Lakes
to the Pacic and
infrastructure such as highways, ports, and terminals. This infrastructure is aging and
capacity demand is increasing.

PURPOSE
This Memorandum of Understanding establishes
a framework for cooperation and
coordination ofpublic and private sector stakeholders along the Great
Northern Corridor
for the vision to: Develop the Great Northern Corridor into
a seamless multistate freight
corridor consisting of road and rail networks that
promote economic growth for
neighboring communities and accommodate the demand for efcient and
environmentally sound transportation services.

RESPONSIBILITES AND PROCEDURES
There are two types of members in the Great Northern Corridor
Coalition; contributing
partner and project supporter.  Contribution partners provide
a nancial contribution or
inkind match for the Multistate Corridor Operations and
Management Program
(MCOM) grant to complete a Great Northern Corridor Multistate Planning and
Development Study. Project supporters support the concept of this study and
may be
invited to participate in stakeholder activities.

This MOU formalizes contributing member
status in the Great Northern Corridor
Coalition and it is mutually agreed that:

The Montana Department of Transportation will
serve as the administrative entity for the
Great Northern Coalition and will administer the Multistate
Corridor Operations and
Management Program (MCOM) grant.

The study will support the vision to develop the Great Northern
Corridor into a seamless
multistate freight corridor consisting of road and rail networks that
promote economic
growth for neighboring communities and accommodate the demand for efcient and
environmentally sound transportation services.

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FUNDING
The funding will be used in compliance with federal and State of Montana regulations for
completion of the Great Northern Corridor Multistate Planning and Development Study.

A budget has been developed and is included in the grant application. Each participating
agency will sign a participation agreement to formally commit funds for this study. The
execution of this MOU shall constitute that agreement.

MDT will invoice Port of Seattle no more then 60days prior to let for agreed
contribution of $5,000. If invoice is not paid within 30-days, MDT
may charge interest at
the rate of 10 percent per annum. Interest will accrue until invoice is paid in full.

An appropriate contract executed between the MDT and contractors will provide the
means for the contractor to invoice MDT for the work performed. MDT will then review
the invoice and process payment.

INDIRECT COSTS
It is understood and agreed between the parties that: Section 17-1106. MCA requires
any
state agency, including MDT that receives non-general funds to identify and recover its
indirect costs.  These costs are in addition to direct project costs. MDT's indirect cost
rate is determined annually as a percentage of the project's direct costs to cover the
projects share ofMDT'S indirect costs as dened by 2 CFR Part 225 (formerly OMB
Circular A87). MDT's current indirect cost rate is 11.08% for scal year 2013 (July 1,
2012 to June 30, 2013). If this project extends across more than one scal
year, more
than one annual rate will be involved, as the rates may change during the life of the
project.

OPERATIONAL POINT OF CONTACT
Montana Department of Transportation
Doug McBroom
406 444-7289
dmcbroom@mt.gov







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LIMITATIONS
Nothing in this MOU between Agencies shall be construed as limiting
or expanding the
statutory or regulatory responsibilities of any involved individual in performing functions
granted to them by law; or as requiring either entity to expend any sum in
excess of its
respective appropriation.  Each and every provision of this MOU is subject to the laws
and regulations under which Agencies operate.

Nothing in this MOU shall be construed as expanding the liability of either party. In the
event of a liability claim, each party shall defend its own interests. Neither party shall be
required to provide indemnication of the other party.

EFFECTIVE DATE
This MOU will become effective upon all parties signing this
agreement.

METHOD OF TERMINATION
Any Agency may terminate their involvement in this MOU after thirty (3 0) days written
notice to MDT.

AUDITS
The MDT will comply with Federal audit requirements and its records will be available
for review by the participating agencies and FHWA. MDT shall retain all records
relating to the performance of any work accomplished under this grant for
a period not
less than three years after nal payment.

AMENDMENTS
Amendments to this MOU shall become effective
upon mutual agreement and written
approval by Agencies' signing authority.









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SIGNATURES:

Execution of Memorandum of Understanding

Port of Seattle and the Montana Department of Transportation agree to this Memorandum
of Understanding and authorize their ofcers to execute it, thereby obligating appropriate
funding for the study.

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