Title
a. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development or designee to apply for, execute related agreements and accept grant funds received from the Federal Highway Administration's National Scenic Byways Program, via Caltrans, after review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development or designee to apply for, execute related agreements and accept grant funds received from the Federal Highway Administration's National Scenic Byways Program, via Caltrans, after review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
SUMMARY
The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FWHA). The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities. State Route 1 ("Highway 1") in Big Sur is a designated American National Scenic Byway.
FHWA has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that allows states and federally recognized Tribes to apply for $22 million in grants through FHWA's National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP). The program funds improvements, such as byway facilities, safety improvements, and interpretive information, along roads in the United States that merit recognition at the national level for their outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural recreational and archeological qualities. An eligible project also includes activities to the development and implementation of a scenic byway marketing program and tourist information.
Created in 1991, FHWA administers the NSBP to help recognize, preserve and enhance ...
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