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Consider recommendations regarding the State of California 2012/2013 Exchange and State Match Program, Agreement for the Exchange of Federal Highway Dollars, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with the State of California, Department of Transportation, for the exchange of Federal Highway dollars for Non-Federal State Highway Account dollars, for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 apportionments in the amount of $558,115.00;
b) Authorize Staff to disperse these Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds to the City of Buellton, the City of Guadalupe and the City of Solvang for Fiscal Year 2012/2013, in the amounts established under Section 182.6(d)(2) of the Streets and Highways Code and by Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) guidelines; and
c) Determine that the proposed actions are not a Project within the meaning of CEQA, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as they are government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.