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Interlocal Cooperation Agreement <br /> For Implementation, Operation and Maintenance <br /> of the ORCA System <br /> This Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for design, implementation, operation and maintenance of the <br /> ORCA System is entered into by the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area ("Community <br /> Transit"), the Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area ("Kitsap Transit"), the Central Puget <br /> Sound Regional Transit Authority ("Sound Transit"), the State of Washington, acting through the <br /> Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division ("Washington State Ferries"), the <br /> Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area ("Pierce Transit"), the City of Everett ("Everett") and <br /> King County ("King County"), individually referred to as an "Agency" and collectively known as "the <br /> Agencies" in this Agreement. <br /> RECITALS <br /> A. The Agencies provide public transportation services within their service areas and as part of such <br /> services, collect fares from riders. <br /> B. Pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, chapter 39.34 RCW, the Agencies desire to jointly <br /> exercise their powers to better coordinate their respective services and fare payments systems in order <br /> to improve the availability, reliability and convenience of public transportation services within their service <br /> areas and throughout the region served by the Agencies. <br /> C. The Agencies desire to implement the next generation ORCA System to update the common, <br /> non-cash fare system throughout their service areas. <br /> D. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish the terms under which the Agencies will plan and <br /> implement activities necessary to transition from legacy ORCA and will operate the next generation <br /> ORCA System. The 2009 "Amended and Restated Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Design, <br /> Implementation, and Maintenance of the Regional Fare Coordination System" will remain in place until <br /> termination of the legacy ORCA vendor contract. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following terms and conditions and the above recitals which <br /> are incorporated into this Agreement and other valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby <br /> acknowledged, the Agencies agree to the above Recitals and the following: <br /> 1 <br />