1. (a) Provisions of this MOU may be implemented, in part, through a Programmatic Agreement (PA) among the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer (TSHPO), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council), and TxDOT.
2. (b) With respect to federally funded projects, instead of the procedures set forth in this MOU, THC and TxDOT shall use the applicable procedures outlined in their First Amended Programmatic Agreement Among the Federal Highway Administration, the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Implementation of Transportation Undertakings (PA-TU) and its successors to provide for innovation and efficiency in the timely development of TxDOT's transportation projects considerate of their impacts on cultural resources.
3. (c) TxDOT and THC will seek to revise the existing PA, amended in 2005, to reflect the streamlined procedures contained in this MOU.

Source Note:The provisions of this §2.253 adopted to be effective May 16, 2013, 38 TexReg 2861.