R2026-206 Resolution Approving Acceptance of FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Funds for Diesel Exhaust Systems

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Article 5 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Recipients must comply with the requirements of Titles I, II, and Ill of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. L. 101-336 (1990) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101- 12213),which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities. Article 6 Civil Rights Act of 1964-Title VI Recipients must comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964,which provides that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. DHS implementing regulations are in 6 C.F.R. Part 21. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) implementing regulations are in 44 C.F.R. Part 7. Article 7 Civil Rights Act of 1968-Title VIII Recipients must comply with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Pub. L. 90-284 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq.)which prohibits recipients from discriminating in the sale, rental,financing, and advertising of dwellings, or in the provision of services in connection.therewith, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part 100.The prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily housing with four or more dwelling units— i.e.,the public and common use areas and individual apartment units(all units in buildings with elevators and ground-floor units in buildings without elevators) —be designed and constructed with certain accessible features. See 24 C.F.R. Part 100, Subpart D.