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CITIES WITHIN' ',HE: SEVEN COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA. V-K MNDOT/CITY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS The 1984 Legislature modified payment proc eedures for project:; where the state and city share in the costs through cooperative agreements by allowing MNJDOT to pay as the work proceeds. However, because of work load and the priority system used by MNDOT in preparing and authorizing cooperative agreements, a number of important local projects are being delayed and cites are having to expend large amounts of local funds for land acqui3tion and project preparations long before the agreement process is completed. THE AMM URGES MNDOT TO REtiiEW THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENJT PROCESS AND INITIATE CHANGES SO THAT MUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS CAN BE EXECUTED ICJ A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER. V-" MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Tt.X TRANSFER ACCELERATION .ne Motor Vehicle Excise Tax was significantly increased in the early 1980's and dedicated to the State General Fund to offset the affect of a declining economy and reduced state revenues. The :.egislaturc recognized that Highway and Transit Program needs were growing and that ultimately additional funding would be needed in tr.ese areas. Thus, a transfer of this tax from General Fund to the Highway and Transit Funds was establishLd starting with 25% in 1985 and finally reaching 100% in 1992. Recent upward trends in the various state tax rev-r,ue collections indicate that the economy is recovering and t'"t more funds from traditional sources should be available for general state government. Therefore, ,HE AMM URGES THE LEGISLATURE. TO CONSIDER ACCELERATING THE TRANSFER OF THE. MOTOR VEHIC,E EXCISE TAX FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT FUNUJ TO KEEP PACE: WITH INCREASING NEEDED EXFENDITURE:) IN THESE AREAS. V-M BIKEWAY FUNDING Tne state recently eliminated Grant Funds for Bikeway paths due to the declining economy. However, more people are turning to this form of recreation for both, health and economic reasons. For safety it in essential that bike paths be t,rovided along state, county, and city roadw-tys, especially in conjunction with State and regional park system:, 'therefore, THE AMM URGES THE LEGISLATURE TO REINSTATE THE GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SAFE 6IKEWAY PATHS.