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e e INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT ~~c~-~~ ~~/ "- V THE STATE OF TEXAS I I COUNTY OF HARRIS I THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act (TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN., Chapter 791) by and between the CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Texas, hereinafter designated "City" and the HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Texas, hereinafter designated "Districf or "HCFCD." WIT N E SSE T H: WHEREAS, on August 2, 1988, the District and the City entered into an Interlocal Agreement to provide drainage improvements for the HCFCD Unit F1 01-00-00 watershed; and WHEREAS, the District and the City acknowledge that improvements to the portion of the F101-00-00 watershed upstream of Union Pacific Railroad's Strang Yard are part of a long-range plan to be implemented in phases and the portion of the F1 01-00-00 watershed upstream from Sens Road to "P" Street continues to experience flooding and drainage problems; and WHEREAS, the District and the City now desire to proceed with Phase II of improvements to Unit F101-00-00; and WHEREAS, the District and the City desire to cooperate by providing channel enlargements, pipeline relocations, and other improvements to Unit F1 01-00-00 from Union Pacific Railroad's Strang Yard to the north right-of-way of North "P" Street, hereinafter referred to as the "Projecf'; and WHEREAS, it is to the mutual benefit of the District and the City to undertake the Project, in order to provide relief to the affected area; and WHEREAS, the District and the City desire to share the cost of the Project, and are each willing to furnish funds for their respective commitments described herein; and WHEREAS, in support of the Project, the District is willing to administer the design and construction of the Project, at its own expense; and WHEREAS, in support of the Project, the City is willing to acquire additional right-of-way needed to complete the Project, and adjust all City-owned utilities affected by the Project, at its own expense; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, and benefits to the parties herein, the parties agree as follows: