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Mohave County Supervisor Buster Johnson presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to Stella McWhirter of Golden Shores Senior Transit in LTAF II allocations. Supervisor Johnson said "the partnering of the County with these transportation programs helps fund transit needs that would otherwise not be available to our residents."

In 1998, the State Legislature passed House Bill 2565 called LTAF II, to assist counties and incorporated communities in Arizona with additional transportation funds based upon a tiered distribution formula during any fiscal year. The fund initially permitted any transportation use in communities and counties outside Maricopa County, as well as those within the County under 50,000 in population.

In 2000, additional legislation was passed making the use of LTAF II funds "transit use only" (public transportation sponsored by a local government entity or special needs transportation) for jurisdictions allocated more than $2,500.

This legislative change also made it clearer that Indian Communities could engage in Intergovernmental Agreements with local jurisdictions receiving LTAF II allocations, in order to assist Tribal Governments with their local transit needs.

Similarly, private-non-profit agencies have been permitted to apply to local jurisdictions for assistance with their transit operations, effectively making them "second-tier" grant recipients.

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