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<br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />FOR CIRCULATOR BUS SERVICE <br />IN CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />THE STATE OF TEXAS <br /> <br />COUNTY OF HARRIS <br /> <br />This Agreement is made and entered into by and between the Harris County, <br />Texas, a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Texas, herein after <br />called the "County" and the City of La Porte, a home-rule city under the laws of the <br />State of Texas, hereinafter called "La Porte", pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, <br />Chapter 791 Texas Government Code. <br />WITNESSETH <br />WHEREAS, certain portions of eastern Harris County lie outside the jurisdictional <br />boundaries and service area of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, <br />Texas and do not currently have bus service; and <br />WHEREAS, La Porte and the County find that the operation of Fixed Route Bus <br />Service within the City of La Porte will enhance regional mobility and support transit <br />services within the County and La Porte; and <br />WHEREAS, La Porte and the County have agreed to the provision of Fixed <br />Route Bus services in accordance with the terms, rights and duties set forth in this <br />agreement. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, <br />agreements and benefits to the parties herein named, it is agreed as follows: <br /> <br />ARTICLE I <br /> <br />Agreement and Definitions <br />1.1 Scope of Agreement. This Agreement specifies the terms and conditions <br />under which the County will provide Fixed Route Bus Service with Complementary <br />Paratransit Services, as defined below, within the City of La Porte. The parties agree <br />that each will cooperate and coordinate with the other in all activities covered by the <br />1 10/4/2010 <br />