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(7) Certification that the proiect is consistent with the Florida Transportation Plan, the Comprehensive Plan of the Metropolitan Planning Organization where applicable and any local government comprehensive plan. (8) If the project is not located on the state highway system, a justification report detailing how the project will alleviate the need for construction or improvements to the state highway system by reducing traffic congestion, and Quantitatively estimate the improved through traffic capacity and/or increased level of service afforded the affected state highway. (9) Any other relevant information necessary to assure compliance with the eligibility requirements and to meet the ranking criteria. (10) Signature of the chief fiscal officer of the county making the application. The letter of application shall be signed by the chief fiscal officer of each county making such application. Within 20 days of receipt of the application, the District shall review the application and notify the applicant in writing of any apparent errors or omissions and request any additional information that is needed to properly assess the applications. The applicant shall submit in writing the corrected or additional information within 20 days of receipt of the request. The failure of an applicant to timely submit the requested additional information may affect the ranking of the project. Project Selection & Ranking Projects to be included in this program are selected in order of rank from the most recent District rank-order listing to the extent that adequate funds are made available by appropriation. Projects selected shall be made part of the Adopted Work Program and shall be adopted in accordance with section 339.135 (5) and (7), Florida Statutes. It is the intent that candidate projects be evaluated and ranked in a consistent manner through the use of set criteria or analytical studies developed by the District. Each District may determine individual emphasis areas and assign added weight to candidate projects that fit these areas. Project Agreements Subsequent to the District's selection of a project for inclusion in the County Incentive Grant Program, a joint participation project agreement (JPA) must be executed. Standard boilerplate language has been developed and is available from the Office of Policy Planning. Districts shall use the standard boilerplate JPA for the County Incentive Grant Program. Any changes to the financial provisions in this agreement (Section 3 Compensation and Payment) must be approved by the Office of Comptroller. (1) Prior to executing the agreement the project must be authorized by resolution of the local governing body and availability of project funding must be certified by signature of the chief fiscal officer of the county.