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PUBLIC LAW 86-669-JULY 14, 1960

sponsibility and authority for location, design, construction, and operation of freeways, parkways, and other arterial highway facilities shall remain with the government agencies having jurisdiction thereof, but all Federal agencies' plans for location and design of highway facilities shall be forwarded to the Agency, and all State and local agencies' plans for location and design of highway facilities may be requested by the Agency for its review and comment. The Agency shall cooperate with all planning^ agencies of the National Capital region and the appropriate government transportation regulatory agencies including the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission in the development of transportation facilities and, wherever feasible and desirable, develop joint plans with such agencies; (8) may initiate proposals for regulating and coordinating the flow of traffic in the National Capital region so as to promote the optimum use of the highway network and other transportation facilities; (9) may make or participate in studies of all phases of transportation into, within, and out of the National Capital region, including transit vehicle research and development and fiscal research studies. The Agency may publicize and make available the results of such studies and other information relating to transportation; (10) may appoint and fix the compensation of officers, attorneys, agents, and employees; may define their powers and duties; may require bonds for the faithful performance of their duties; may employ experts and consultants or organizations thereof to the same extent as is authorized for the departments by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), but at rates not to exceed the usual rates for similar services; (11) may, subject to the standards and procedures of section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, place not to exceed five positions in grades 16, lY, or 18 of the General Schedule established by such Act, Such positions shall be in addition to the number of positions authorized to be placed in such grades by such section 505; (12) may make such expenditures at the seat of government and elsewhere as may be necessary for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in the Agency and as from time to time may be appropriated for by the Congress, including expenditures for (1) rent and personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere; (2) travel expenses; (3) office furniture, equipment and supplies, lawbooks, newspapers, periodicals, and books of reference (including the exchange thereof); and (4) printing and binding; and (13) may, by agreement with the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, designate such Board as the instrumentality through and by which facilities of the Agency in the District of Columbia are to be designed and constructed. (b) The Agency, its propert;^, income, and transactions are expressly exempted from taxation in any manner or form or from the imposition of any licenses or fees of any kind whatsoever by any State or political subdivision thereof and by the District of Columbia but such exemption shall not extend to contractors for, or lessees of, the Agency, or to any person, company or association which engages in any business activity pursuant to any franchise, grant or agreement of the Agency. (c) Every agency or instrumentality* of the Government of the United States and of the government of the District of Columbia may

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