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6.2.3 COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS The 2000 Legislature has created two county incentive programs: (1) County Incentive Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to counties. to improve a transportation facility which is located on the State Highway System or which relieves traffic congestion on the State Highwav System. (Section 339.2817. Florida Statutes) (2) Small County Outreach Program was created to assist small county governments in resurfacing or reconstructing county roads or in constructing capacity or safety improvements to county roads. (Section 339.2818, Florida Statutes) 6.2.3.1 County Incentive Grant Program The County Incentive Grant Program has been created for the purpose of providing grants to counties, to improve a transportation facility including transit which is located on the State Highway System or which relieves traffic congestion on the State Highway System per section 339.2817, Florida Statutes. Each eligible project must be consistent to the maximum extent feasible with the Florida Transportation Plan, Metropolitan Planning Organization Plan where applicable, and any appropriate local government comprehensive plan. Counties may submit projects that are not in the MPO LRTP or local government comprehensive plan; however, if selected, the projects must be amended into these plans within six months. The Department must consider. but is not limited to. the following criteria for evaluation of projects for County Incentive Grant Program assistance: (a) The extent to which the project will encourage. enhance. or create economic benefits: (b) The likelihood that assistance would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the project could otherwise proceed: (c) The extent to which assistance would foster innovative public-private partnerships and attract private debt or equity investment: (d) The extent to which the project uses new technologies. including intelligent transportation systems. which enhance the efficiency of the project: (e) The extent to which the project helps to maintain or protect the environment: and (ft The extent to which the project includes transportation benefits for improving intermodalism and safety. The percentage of matching funds provided from the County Incentive Grant Program to the eligible county will be based on the following: (a) For projects on the Florida Intrastate Highway System the Department shall provide 60% of project costs. (b) For projects on the state highway system the Department shall provide 50% of project costs.