On December 5, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Master Cooperative Agreement No. 04-5928R with the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The agreement outlines the responsibility of the County and Caltrans in the use and distribution of any State and Federal funds awarded to the County.
To keep up with ever changing Federal-aid regulations, the Federal Master Agreement has been revised by Caltrans to reflect the recent changes created by the "Supercircular," otherwise known as 2 CFR 200, “UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS” issued by the Federal government. When 2 CFR 200 was published over a year ago, it consolidated several Office of Management and Budget directives and eliminated other regulations. In addition, it has been 10 years since the last Federal Master Agreement revision. To address references to obsolete Federal regulations, Caltrans has revised the Master Agreement to bring it into compliance.
So that the County is able to apply for State and Federal funds for road and bridge projects, the State requires that the Master Agreement be in place. This new Federal Master Agreement will be required for any new requests for authorization for a new project. For existing projects, Caltrans plans to issue revised program supplement agreements.
If this agreement is not executed the County will not be eligible to receive any State or Federal funds to repair or build County roads.