PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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2. Upon the termination of this compact, the jurisdiction over the matters and
persons covered by this compact shall revert to the signatories and the federal
government, as their interests may appear.

Article [VII] VIII

Each of the signatories pledges to each of the other signatories faithful cooperation
in the development and implementation of the project.

Article [VIII] IX

1.       The Authority shall not undertake the ownership of the existing Woodrow
Wilson Bridge, or any duties or responsibilities associated therewith, NOR UNDERTAKE
ANY OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS PROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT until the
Governors of THE STATE OF Maryland and THE COMMONWEALTH OF Virginia AND
THE MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA have entered into an agreement with the
U.S. Secretary of Transportation including provisions governing the transfer of the
existing bridge BRIDGE from the federal government to the Authority, and which shall
provide for a contractual commitment by the federal government to provide [at least a
majority of federal funding, with a target of 90% of project costs toward the cost of a new
Woodrow Wilson Bridge or tunnel, or both a bridge and tunnel] FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, A 100% SHARE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

A.      THE COST OF THE CONTINUING REHABILITATION OF THE BRIDGE
UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PROJECT IS OPERATIONAL;

B.       AN AMOUNT, AS DETERMINED BY THE WOODROW WILSON
MEMORIAL BRIDGE COORDINATION COMMITTEE, EQUIVALENT TO THE COST OF
REPLACING THE BRIDGE WITH A COMPARABLE MODERN BRIDGE DESIGNED
ACCORDING TO CURRENT ENGINEERING STANDARDS;

C.      THE COST OF PLANNING, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND DESIGN,
RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION,
AND FINAL ENGINEERING FOR THE PROJECT; AND

D.      A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS REMAINING PROJECT
COSTS.

2.       Such federal funds shall be in addition to and shall not diminish the federal
transportation funding allocated or apportioned to the Commonwealth of Virginia and
the State of Maryland. Upon all parties' approval of this agreement, the Authority shall
have sole responsibility for duties concerning ownership, construction, operation, and
maintenance of the project. At least 30 days before the Governor of Maryland enters into
an agreement under this article, the Governor shall submit the agreement to the
Legislative Policy Committee for its review and comment.

ARTICLE X

1. WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD AFTER THIS COMPACT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE UNDER ARTICLE VI OF THIS CHAPTER, THE AUTHORITY SHALL PREPARE

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