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6. Procedures for Reviewing the State Transportation Plan and Transit Agency Plans As part of the PSRC's review process, WSDOT's long-range state transportation plan and the long-range public transportation system plans as developed by LPTAs and Sound Transit to serve the Central Puget Sound Region shall also be reviewed for consistency with the adopted MTP. PSRC shall prepare a report on consistency when it reviews these plans and will make the report available to WSDOT and the Washington State Transportation Commission, or appropriate local or regional transit agency for review and comment. As required by state law(RCW 81.104.080), PSRC will take action on the findings of conformance of Sound Transit's amendments to the Sound Transit System Plan. Upon requests of the LPTAs, PSRC will also take action on findings of conformance on long-range system plans developed by the LPTAs. SECTION 7: DISPUTE RESOLUTION Significant differences between the Parties regarding issues not otherwise addressed or covered under a separate dispute resolution process and which are not able to be readily resolved by informal discussion and negotiations between the Executive Directors of PSRC and one or more of the affected transit agency Parties to this agreement(Sound Transit and LPTAs), will be submitted for discussion to a dispute resolution panel to be composed of up to three (3)board members from the affected Parties involved in a given dispute and up to three (3)board members representing PSRC. Each Party's respective governing board, director, or General Manager shall appoint representatives to serve on the panel. The panel shall seek and propose a majority recommendation of the panel members that shall then be presented for consideration to the full boards of each Party. SECTION 8: TERMINATION This MOU may be terminated by any Party to this MOU upon written notice to the other Parties' designated representatives specified in Section 12 (Notification), at least six months prior to the start of the other Parties' fiscal year. Such notice shall explain the rationale for the declaration of the intent to terminate the MOU and shall confirm that such termination is approved through action of the initiating Party in the same manner as the original MOU was approved. SECTION 9: REPLACEMENT CLAUSE As of the date of final execution of this MOU,this MOU fully supersedes and replaces any prior versions of this MOU. SECTION 10: COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS PSRC, Sound Transit, and the LPTAs shall each comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Nothing in this MOU alters, or seeks to alter, the existing statutory authority of any Party to this MOU under state or federal law. If any of the provisions of this MOU are held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. MOU-Puget Sound Regional Council/Local Public Transit Agencies and Sound Transit Page 13