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Federal funding - 74 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1508

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     § 1508.  Federal funding.
        (a)  General rule.--The department shall administer the
     programs established under this chapter in a manner that permits
     full cooperation between Federal, State and local governments,
     agencies and instrumentalities, local transportation
     organizations and private interests, so as to result in as
     effective and economical a program as possible.
        (b)  Agreements.--The department may enter into agreements
     for mutual cooperation between or among the department and a
     Federal agency, local transportation organization or
     transportation company concerning a project to be funded with
     financial assistance under this chapter, including joint
     applications for Federal grants.
        (c)  General authority of department.--The department may do
     anything necessary or desirable to secure financial aid or
     cooperation of a Federal agency for a project funded with
     financial assistance under this chapter and to comply with a
     Federal statute or lawful requirement of a Federal agency
     authorized to administer a program of Federal aid to
     transportation. The department may enter into a protective
     agreement with organized labor to the extent required under 49
     U.S.C. § 5333 (relating to labor standards) in order to obtain
     Federal grant money for transportation assistance. Protective
     agreements shall be narrowly drawn and strictly construed to
     provide no more than the minimum protections required by the
     United States Department of Labor for the agreements.
        (d)  Direct recipients.--Local transportation organizations
     that are direct recipients of Federal funding shall be under no
     obligation to enter into contracts with the department for
     expenditure of those funds, except that the department may
     require a contract for expenditure of the State portion of the
     project assisted by those Federal funds.

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