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FOR CARr~Y r~G (, \"''1" T~IE 1</\': IC" .AL PO:"'ICY RELAT IVE TO ADVE t-..TIS I;:C; !\'J:;AC:~: :_ ' TO TI lE NATIONAL

SYSTEM OF nITERSTATE .tJ-JD DEFE NSE HIGHWAYS

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In order to pro~,ote the saf et y. convenience and enjoyment I of public travel and the fref: flo'r: of interstate COr.1merce, and to

I protect the public invest~ent in th~ National Syste~ of Interstate I and De fen s e Highways, hereinaft er referred to as the "Interstate

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of Commerce ac t ing through the Federal Highway Administrator, here- I

inufter referred to as the nAd:r.inistrator," and the Coml':'lor.wealth I of Virginia, St<1te Highway Co m;dssion, acting by and through its

Chair :1an, hereinafter r£:ferred to as the "Commonwealth, II have

entered into this Agree~cnt.

I. DEFr:ITrON~.

A. The term "Act N means Section 131 of Title 23,

United States Code (1S ~3 ). as a~ended, 23 U.S.C. §131 (Supp. ill,

1961).

B. The term "National Standards" means the National

Standards for Regulation by States of Outdoor Advertising Signs,

Displ a ~ s and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate

and Def ens e Highways promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce pur­

suant t o tho Ac t , 23 C.F.R. Part 20 (Supp. 1962).

c. Unless the contoxt requires otherwise, the terms

used here i n shall have the same meaning as in the Act and the

N~tional St andards.

II. SCC}:-E Or /\G~E L . \E ~'!T.

E xccp~ a, oth e ~~ i sc ~ x p rcssly set forth herein. th i s

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\ I f ee t of t he edge of t~e =l: ~t-of-way of all portions of t he

Inters tat e Sy stem within t!1e Cor:~r.lonwea 1 th, the ent ire w id t =

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of the right-of-w<:lY for which has been acquired after July 1, 19~6,1

or may be acquired in the future. Such areas, not s?ecificDlly

exempted by the terms of this Agreenlent. c:lre designated as "Adja-

cent Areas.-

Neither this Agreement nor the National Stand 3rds shall

app l y to areas zoned co~mcrcial or industrial which are adjacent

to segments of the Interstate Syste~ if those areas are within the

September 21, 1959, boundaries of an incorporated municipality

which haG the authority to control or regulate the use of real

property adjacent to the Interstate System, Qr 1f thQ68 arjgjl

'II e ::jL~9 ~_.~'{ i_~ 1: i n ~.!:!£b a _-,-'n'J n.1 c i p ~ 1 ~~ y_~. ~ __ ~~ ~ ~!!,b ~ £~ 1 !._.19 ~9!. ~u t

~~_~b~t _.~a~~ ~.J~_!,~_ c!ea;-~ y' e.!.tab_~i .sh_~_~ .. _by_ St~)te law a8 cOr:l~er~~a.l.

or industrial.

The CO;'l;r:lonwe <:! lth shall, in accordance with the terms of

this Agreement, control, or cause to be controlled, th~ erection

a ~d maintenance of o~tdoor adve r tiGing ~i9ns, displays and dev ices I

1n Adjacent Areas consi~tent with t he terrr:s of the Act and the

National Standards. Nothing containad herein shall prohibit the

Co~monwealth from controll i ng or regulating outdoor advertising

signs to a degree greater t ~~ n th at required or contemplated by

the Act and the Notiondl St~nd 3 =d3.

Wh 2n sui" ficicrL funcs are 2 ~propri i) ted Clnd ava liable for

th at purpose, t he Fed eral share PJ ys t le on ~ccount of a~y segDent

of the Interstate Sys t C;J prov i ded for by su:--: s J.ut;"oriz€ c; under

to which the Nationc~ l Stc:ndJrd3 cnd thi:c. Agrcc :.)(;nt Jpply. c ~;ll l

subj~ct to the cond i t i on that no additional co~t incurred ~ ~

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carrying out this Agreement shall ba incl~ded in that total coat

upon which th~ incrc ~ sed shilre is c~lculoted.

v. PAYME~!T UPO~~ ;::VIDEi';C?, OF TEE cor,';.\DNWEf·.LTH'S OY!'P

Payment of t he increased Federal share will be made by

the Administrator with respect to an Interstate project upon the =

suor:1ission bV tho Commol'Mealth to the Adr.linistrator of a satisfac- ! -~-.--- .- I

tory showing that the Commonwealth has fulfilled its obligations ,

under this Agreement in connection with that project, and that the 1 [ .

Commonwealth 1, continuing to carry out it& ~bli9~tion~ereunder ~-==~~.--------------------------------------------------~--- - ---with respect to all other projects of the Interstate Syatem to --"'- .=-:=:~=-==~~="""~=.== .. ~-=- . -=======r-r-=-=-"""""-~~-----

which this Agreement applies. ,

With the first request for payment of the increased

Federal share, the Commonwealth \'/il1 submit d.etailed maps in ...... . _ t . ___ . _ .. l _ ...... __ s._ .. , • • _ _ • • E •• __ • _ __ ___ •

triplicate showing those portions of t he Interstate 'System within

its borders which have been co~~leted to that date. The maps

shall clearly indicate by means of color coding the portions of

the Interstate System to which the National Standards and this .,. .. . . ~.

, Agree~ent apply and t~ose portions which are excluded from such \, . = ... - . . . - .. -= a~plication. As other projects of the Interstate System are com-

plet 20 or add ed to the In t &rstate System. additional maps, simi-~'-' __ -----,..,.-------------=-:-.--=-:-::-.---:-. --=-~ ~-= .. ==-.-., .,...,....." •. =-==-=~.~------.. -larly color coded, will ce sub~ ! j itted shewing the portions to

?ro j~ c: of. t he, I nter_~"t:.9"t. 2 Sl~ ~.s ~~ ~nv~_~ys;d . ~ ~J c __ eit ~ er_~? ;':lpl_ etsd .~_ c:

the g e :. ,, (;t r ic i; n<.i ~ e sic; r. s t a r.:li.'-:d :.:. .: dop: .?d fo r the Interstat e Syrt

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P. o~t ~ ocr ~~v c rti ~ in£ siCn, display, or device I -, t n . .:: ',c-:" or the . . '" . . . :al. ... Oi1<.l J. S tC)nd()I~ ~ shall I

after July 1, 1961. for the

cc~plet i on 0f su ch proj o ~t t o the geo~etric and Jesign standards

ap proved for the rnt or r·t a 't e Sy st £1:-:-1. l<owever f nothing in th is

p aI 2 sr ~ph sh a l l bE co ns tru ed 50 ~ s t o require the re~oval of

an y such sis: ns, dis p ~aY G . or d2Vic 85 prior to July 1, 1964.

r ~ o part 0: t he incre~sed Federal share payable

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! project under t :1 G Act £hn i l 02 paid on account of ~n

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Adjacent I

Are a until outdoor a d vertis ;n[_5ontro~ . in such area cO~Elie6 com-:>

ple -tely "lith the i ~ .:: t i c r;al Star"! c. 2TJs • ........ C!Z

If, aft er rec2!ving the i n cre ~ scd federal paymEnts en a

fail to perform it ~ otlig2tio~s as su~cd en~: r this Agree~€nt in

~onj t;:1ct ion with th zt 2rS3, th(; \:c:.lli'Orr:rea 1 e. exp r c s sly agree 5 that,

if with0ut QQod CCUG C (h o~n ~o t :-a satisfac~ion of th e Administra-

t or. it f 2 i l ~ t o corrGC ~ the d :f~ ct within 3D days after the date

0: Ii-ailing by the P.d ::.ini 5t :-;:;tor of 'V"rittc!1 notice th~rGoft it

shall repay al l incrc J ~c d F ~ dc=~l pay~cn~s paid on account of

ti~ 0 , the CO ffi~onwaalt~ (x ~T EE sly authoriz~6 t he Ad~inistrator

to V'. ithho l d from the Co ... :~:v ijw salt :'1 ~n ~n ount c:~ual to such payment s

out c f an y Fei c= al-ai ci hi~ l~v3y fUG~ S dU0 or t~ at ~ ay become due tc

obli~ation a6su~Gd h c rc~ ~der ~ s caus8ti by a decision of ~

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of co~petent jurisdiction or by a ruling of ' the Attorney Ceneral of

the Co;r::-:1omJca 1 th that t he CO:-1i:on··lIea 1 th is without 1 ega 1 author it y

to pc=f or:71 t hat obli'j2t i on, thr.:' Co~. :I~onwealth shall not be required

to repay all increased Federal pay~ent~ mado under this Agree~ent

until 90 days have elapsed after the adjournment of the State

legislative session next following such declaration or ruling.

When an Adjacent Area within the boundaries of an incor-

porated municipality pos ~ esEing authority to control the use of

real property adjacent to the Ir.terstate System, as those boundarie,

exi sted on September 21, 1959, is rezoned as commercial or indus-

trial, the National Standards and this Agreement shall no longer

app 1 y thereto • . The Corc1!:!onwc'2 1 th exp:=-Bs 51 y agree s that it aha 11

repay all increased Feder a l ~aymcnt5 paid on account of such area.

If suc~ repay!.\Gnt is not : n~~c wi thin thirty clays after it is re-

quested, the Commonwe a lth expr.essly authorizes the Administrator

to "l.vi thho ld from the CO lT'.:r.onwe a 1 th an arr.ount eoual to suc;h pa y:r.ents . .. ... . ... . . ~. . . . .. I

~ .. . . ... ~ ... ' " "'-r.1 c:: de out- of'ony- .edEral-aid highway funds due or that may become

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du(7' to ,th~ .Co:nmonwealth.

~;:~ ... . : .... . : ' "I ;J .. W rJNE~~S \'/HEREOF t he parties hereto have executed thia

A9~C~~e~~ ' as r of :z:-..-e ......... e:.€4L de; -0Za,

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COtl:.ONWEALTH OF VIHGINIA, STATE HIGH:!AY CCir:~USSION

By~7/.~p p~ :1. H. Harr is, Chairr.1;:}n

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