Are the SSOA and RFGPTS separate legal agencies? Do the SSOA and RFGPTS have separate reporting relationships? Do the SSOA and RFGPTS have shared board members, shared activities or shared reporting streams? Does the SSOA have a vested legal or organizational interest in the success of the RFGPTS or any of its activities, events or projects? Conflicts Involving Financial Independence Financial independence means that there are no monetary dependencies or connections between the SSOA and the RFGPTS. The SSOA is not financially vested in the RFGPTS and its success, and the RFGPTS does not fund the SSOA or direct its budget or activities in any way. Financial independence that Involved Persons and their actions cannot be controlled or limited by the financial resources supplied by the RFGPTS or by pressures emanating from the SSOA’s vested interest in the success of the RFGPTS or its projects or activities. Financial independence also means that the SSO program budget and other resources cannot be subverted or re-directed toward programs designed to fund, support or enhance public transportation in the State. The SSOA and RFGPTS recognize that they may encounter many different circumstances or combinations of circumstances that could create a financial conflict of interest between the Parties. Although it may be difficult to identify every situation that could result in a financial conflict of interest, the following questions can help identify potential financial conflicts of interest: Does the SSOA receive funding from the RFGPTS to conduct the SSO program? Does the SSO program office, or the State agency within which the SSO program office is housed, fund the RFGPTS through grants, assistance, subsidies or other programs or activities? Does the SSO program office, or the agency within which the SSO program office is housed, fund public transportation in the State, including non-rail modes, such as bus, community transportation, and other forms of public transportation? Does the SSO program office or the larger agency approve the budget or capital projects for the RFGPTS in its program, or for public transportation agencies in the State?
Are the SSOA and RFGPTS separate legal agencies? Do the SSOA and RFGPTS have separate reporting relationships? Do the SSOA and RFGPTS have shared board members, shared activities or shared reporting streams? Does the SSOA have a vested legal or organizational interest in the success of the RFGPTS or any of its activities, events or projects? Conflicts Involving Financial Independence Financial independence means that there are no monetary dependencies or connections between the SSOA and the RFGPTS. The SSOA is not financially vested in the RFGPTS and its success, and the RFGPTS does not fund the SSOA or direct its budget or activities in any way. Financial independence that Involved Persons and their actions cannot be controlled or limited by the financial resources supplied by the RFGPTS or by pressures emanating from the SSOA’s vested interest in the success of the RFGPTS or its projects or activities. Financial independence also means that the SSO program budget and other resources cannot be subverted or re-directed toward programs designed to fund, support or enhance public transportation in the State. The SSOA and RFGPTS recognize that they may encounter many different circumstances or combinations of circumstances that could create a financial conflict of interest between the Parties. Although it may be difficult to identify every situation that could result in a financial conflict of interest, the following questions can help identify potential financial conflicts of interest: Does the SSOA receive funding from the RFGPTS to conduct the SSO program? Does the SSO program office, or the State agency within which the SSO program office is housed, fund the RFGPTS through grants, assistance, subsidies or other programs or activities? Does the SSO program office, or the agency within which the SSO program office is housed, fund public transportation in the State, including non-rail modes, such as bus, community transportation, and other forms of public transportation? Does the SSO program office or the larger agency approve the budget or capital projects for the RFGPTS in its program, or for public transportation agencies in the State?
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