EXHIBIT E 

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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY OF THE AUTHORITY

AS TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

I, William G. Rios Maldonado, Secretary of Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation

Authority (the "Authority"), DO H'_TRy CERTIFY, that attached hereto is a true and correct

copy of the Cooperative Agreement, dated as of December 22, 1997, by and among the Authority,

the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the Puerto Rico

Department of Transportation and Public Works.

IN WITNESS _F, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the

Authority, this sixth day of August, 1998.

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COOPERATIVE AGR£_MENT ,LMONG THE FEDERAL

HIGH_VAY AD.%II.NISTR.kTION._%'DFEDER.kL TIL__NSITAD.MINISTR_kTION,

OF TIS.EI%ITED STATES DEP.A.RTME.NT OF TILgN'SI_ORTATION AND

TI-_ GOVER.N.'_..N'TOF PUERTO RICO

I. I [?.TRODI'CrlON

This Cooperative Agreement is en_¢red into by and ",.'nonthegFederal Highway Administration

(FHWA) and the Fc_iera]. To'--mR Admires"tratioa (FTA). agencies of the Uni_:l $ta_es

Deparm_em of Transportation (USDO'D and the PuertoRico Department of Transportation and

Public Works (Depa.,'m_em), on beba/fof _ Government of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico),andthe

Puerto l_co Highway and Tcaaspcrr.ation Authority (PRHTA), a public corporation and

$overnmental ins_ntaliry of P',_tto Rico, purmant to section 350 of the National Highway

Sysmm Designation Aa of I995 (NI-'IS AaL Public Law I04-59, 23 U.SC. § 101 note, Lnd

Article 3B, Political Code of t902, m am,ended (3 L.P.R.A. §411, et seq.), and Act No. 74 of

the Legislature of Pue:'to Rico (9 L.P.R.A. § 7XXD,e/set/.).

The Puerto Rico Depa.,'uneac of T_rt_oa and Public Wor_, Minillas Government C_r,

Sanmrce, Puerto Rico 00940-[269 is the denigrated agency of Puerto Rico for the administration

of the State lnfrasu'ucture Bank (SIB) progrmn and is lawfully authorized to administer the SIB in

accordance with the requirements of the NHS Ack the applicable guidelines, policies and

procedures issued _-_ adopted thereunder faom _im¢ m _ by FHWA/FTA (collectively,

NI4S $I_ Guidelines), and Artic2e 33, Political Code of 1902, as _-e.ended (3 L.P.R.A. _11, a

ceq.), _ Act No. 74 of file Leg_Latm'e of Pu_o Rico (9 L.P.R.A. § 2003, et seq.), copies of

whichatea_ached as ExhibitA ofthisCo¢_ve Agreement

l._.. ESTABLISI_.N'r OF STATE _'_t'CTi'RE BA.WK

The Departmcn_ and PRHTA reptese_ am;[ warrant _ _11¢7have the legal, mana_cTial,

technical and operational c_pabilkies u_ _lmiai.qter the SIB. The Secretary of the Dep_

hereby certifies that I_¢_ Rico 1_w, and the powers itconferson the DeparmaentandPRHTA,

arecow,tern withthe Cor.stimdonof PuertoRicoand thatPuertoRico,ac_i.ngt1"a'outhe gh

Depan_em, may legallyb_d itselftothe_ ofthisCoopcradveAgreement.

T_e Depargneut shall establish a $1B tobe he!d by PR.HTA as castodian, and adminis:ered by

the Deparu_e_t. PP-,HTA _grees to crear.e within the fiI_ _ separate account so be d_igrta_ed as

the H_ghway Account and a sc_: zccount to be d_ignated as the Transit Account, each of

which shall be dedie.ated solely to providing loam or other forms of fimac;.al assk_taca:

con$i_ten_ with the NI-[S A_ aad pefmii:_d under Paer_ Rico law. (The Highway A_oun¢ aad

the Tran.si_ Acco_mt are sometimes hereimft_ referred to igdividua/ly as an Account and,

collectively, as the Accounts.) Amoun_ on deposit in the Accounts shaft be invested in

accordance with the ptovi-¢ion_ of subsection 350(e) of the NHS Ac_ and the NH$ Sl_

Cmidelines; e_rnings on amounts de1_sited in tl_c Accotm_ shall t_ _ptied in _,c_cdance with

the provisio_ of _mbse_-'xion35G(e) oftheMHS Act and the NI-ISSI_ Guideliaes.

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FHWAa_Ixeesta make_ m _A _ordel_|t in_e $1Buponm_pt

of a.l_'ly couple-tedrequ_t_ ontheFHWA_ withinF.xh_:/B. t ,_Indlsdy,

FTAalp'asm msicclmYmcam_ PRHTAis"_tt Inthcsm uponrecc_ ofaIm_m_

complm_ goclucstnnsmk_ o_'xtheFrA km willdn _ B. Fedasl payme_ made_

CoopasttveAsn_a:,emeuatsmte0u_l muoums_ by_ 3..q_)(2)of tfz

NI4SActm.otherlcgtal:doucruzmsymthm'lzcsuch_ Thetimtngof dqx_ltsof

r-aSm_mds_ssmd pm_uantm,u_ma_ :Lq_)(2)sad_ h:theapproprt.FHWA _

orFrA ftmnor'F:,xh_B n_ be embli:betbytheSea'eu_in onsetmm_m_.'e

wish st= _ d mbscuim_0(gXI) o_ sbc _ Act reUu_ to am _orlc

,ustmamzx,zmofaz_..,_ _.,._, :n:n_ _ a_r.asmua-_ pmsmm.

Tnm_ Account,as __. _nanm_unt_ s__e_ _ pen:e__ ama_ o_

l_ml I_ un]mmeh'_ shamn_ b_s_alowerV,_m_ as_ _v_d

1.4 _ Ams'r._s

DEP,s,_rMEN?ANDPRIMAA_[_I_1"OEMPLOYFUNDSDEPOSITEDIN

INAN_US AND"nMELY

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TheDepmnu_agreestopmvi_ou_"suchrmmcittmimnce _.oush _ S_

flintts_ mfa'_ctiaa _[0 _thc NHSA_ tboNI_ _B Ouktdlncs.mztPua'mI_:o

law. H the _m:ial _ is notiz tim_'m n,,_',_Inmlmakm_0(c) m.mlmafom

_0(X)OXX)aumSu:_0(_)O)C_' o)__ NHSAa, tUcu_ DcpammZs_U mquez.pecma -

_ _'tl_ lq]_A a FrA or ho_ m qpplJcable_, the/hart M' m£mnc_ comistms/w_

su_mesimx_0(_)OXO)_ fl_zNI._SAce

•r_ s_s=nnaz,,sx'eesm.J by_ _m00_e4)_a_m_sAct.

ttw/llml_altzetlz _ AccomstwtthPaf_ _xls od:crw__ or aUocmlm .

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Ricoundesubsection r 104(bX3of):ectiem 160of_i_23.UmtcdS,,,tCode, es orunder

su_ I013(orc)section I01_ofthe_ _ Tramporulflon _ A_ 0f

1991,mxl_ibmedm _ _ ofove_r,_ in_ _ Irt_mem0_litm

planning orlpm_,,,co,eidsou,inwrlIi_, withtheprovision ofmJcha_immee.

(iv) _tratf_: DtrectandlaOime_tats

T_ _ 8zld]PRRTAm_ useupm2_t oftheN_'c'Ip_ammmgof

nmdc:,,n each of Fedm_tismlyean 1996,.a1997co cov_ program

_ cas_of _ smr_.uehm:bFakndns:_ymr. Tbmse_ wmt__ for

thetractablec_cs of _u_mx'_ ,_- _ m_ insubm:tiou3_]) of_: NHSAct.

Tothemum_ bytheN'HSAc__ ,chnkimxkmftmdma s y.bo beusedx'tx,_r

con of m.vic_ Ious. _dlcraUyc_:_.lLm/SlBprogramramt-.up , _m:s,nm_c/al.

Dd _,d _ _m. mdn:_z_mmt _cum _x SI_B.,_,Immppon _ mr,_:m/_romocher

PuertoIUcoNpmcksm_e acu_:m_ crammt se_,'lc_ndm totim_.

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m_:hl_ £_u'_/_0m_-r-eden] sm_rc_maybe_:d as_tsouzceofsecudty_ _ _

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of _ _mbO _ m__ _pxy w_ NTISA_tof the h'HSSlB

l_-./_ provid_ fmaac_m/mm_ A:,•rwuj_ b _ agn:csmcmr

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siren_ _r - _ _ asd,s_mlin_ _0(d) of,h,-NI_ Acz. The._

_shaU _ luUm_ra_ rqmymm_nm. adlsbummmschedule _ and , _

th:s.ax_mm_m, m"c_ha"col_m:ndommsdbyfl_ m::ipim__ _ msimn_ mi inchothm'

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(viii) Fcdcral A_hor_iex

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Ttg _ and PP.WrA _ that they and _U r,_'ip_m of fLtanc_

usism_ digccttymade avaiXabteto the SIB pammnt to tireprovisions of the lq_S Act Will

comply withall qJplimblc Fcdcrallawstad t't_httions.

For _ _ tt_augh t_ sm'a Tmuit am_t. tt_ _ trxt PP_W^

qt._ thatthey and,!1 r_iptem _ _ m_ dingily ttU_ availableto ttmSIB

to the _ of k NHSActw_U_ c_pb' _ an _li_

of,h- _A Xast_.qlmm_ _ _ _ Yearh,whichflmmkl

¢_kt_t_, w uy st_ cmrt_ _ sp_tt _ to t_ _

_ tmpm__ FTA.d/_ wftht _ ot tt_ t-rAMmgr

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c_ta_mton, or ot_r c_u_ _ wltttS_ fmg_ _m_ daiwd _ tt_

/fighwly_,_-_. shaUbe_s_ cotaist__ _ 12_ag'/)oft_ 23.UnitedSam

¢_k, ez:eptmtire_am_the t Fh_WA_ tl_t_tt _ m _ withmdt

w_ _ _ e_ as_(eX4)a¢_ e_as,_.

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_ _esin,mt mpmvi_smtlnn_ z,_ begUmiugmxtmao__ _ pm'_

andm_momm__mt_m_ wi_ _lxis_ _ "rh_ m_dP_rA

mr.hfla'd_ra_ee to u_ a_c_,,_,,._aud_andfi._d_ _ m Ipmm_

_ ammu_ _ u pmmapO_ _ Oovm'mumuS_aumlug SUm_Um_

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(iii) Annual ComplianceAudit

The _ _ w _c:, or c=_ _ be _, an _

|_ f,_-ial andccn_t_l_r_ce_ of _ SIB_d the_ nf the S10B.This

may he conducml _ _n_ w_t tl_ 5inglc AuditAct of I_ (See OlY_ of M_ma_

andBridgetCir___!_A.1 _,"33, "Auditsof SI_ _ndLocal Gov_"). The Dcpsrlme_ flirts

to _.w d_ _lit _ wi±ia_ym- w_ _ _ _ m,amlrm_it

m_t_ U.S.DOT's_ ofthe_ _ _ 30_ ofam_ple6_ F_IWA

orFTAwill_ me_ oft__ within90d_ asm the_ adequL'y

o(them_lltt,.-ixm_i_i_fimlia_.

T_ _ _nm to_h_l__ Anmml _zport_od_eb'I_IWA_md FYA

Adm/_/_'_,or__h_ O_ce_h_ _ pro_e_-_.amzl=such_=_ortavar_lem

)_. Th_r_ortslallid_/n_ __ _, mournof_ msls_.

_al u_._=_ce_n_t and_ _. _xl_oJ_mt_ories, withcn_ o_l_w

_ Sm:eh_ rne_- _,_dset s forthInIm_ _mdtl_ __ _ _ _

Accm_tmd theTnmsitA__c,_.

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u_t Smm (or_=_:m_i__o0 m_ot_-r_:_Isd_'m_a,___ mlui_.

T_e_ _xlI_ETA_S_¢_om_in s_d_- _aomchtlpro_ f_l=

n_ m _ SI__I]_I_m_t _mm hm b_m_d _d nw=mryaud__ _

_ _ of 49 C.F._|i8.42I,_which c'mmsttlm, _ _ of t,,mme_oa

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h'l_SIBOukletlm, _,F[.IWAo_FrA (m _) wlll,o61_/__ ofdx:_

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of the nmlCm_lia=_ xod of the ¢¢qui=_4_"r=c_eP_a, "Z_ _cr_m'yof v,_De_u'mm_

qlruestotakeappmpriaa_ rcc_veacdou0¢sul_nka_ plantobothFHWA andFTA

w_htu60_.

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p_=m rexn=, any_m_=m_u_,R_WA or_rA(m_Ic_) m_

born_im Imz moo=_avz_b_m l_so I_o.=k_k _ of_ _ or4g_ _

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1.7 _, A.Mlaq_Ig'¢I", .4_N='g311NOl"O:X)t,l glS _'nVg,4_I_D_

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STA'_ ZNIFiLASl"IU¢_ _ e--.OOFEi_T-rVl_ d_L_N'T

FEDERAL HIGHWAY AD_T[ON

t_ERAZ.TRANSI'AD_ r 'IION

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