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, (19) WII have pertormed the required financial and compliance audits in accordance with the Singie Audit Act
<br /> Amendments of 1996, 31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq. and OMB Circular No.A-133, "Audits of States, Local
<br /> Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,"and Department of Transportation OMB A-133 Compliance
<br /> Supplement, March,2000.
<br /> (20) Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal laws,executive orders, regulations, and
<br /> policies goveming the project.
<br /> 2. LOBBYING CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR EACH APP4�CATION EXCEEDING 5100,000
<br /> In accordance with U.S. DOT regulations, "New Resfictions on Lobbying," at 49 CFR 20.110, for each application
<br /> for federal assistance exceeding $100,000, the Grantee's authorized representative certifies to the best of his or
<br /> her knowledge and belief that:
<br /> A. No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the Grantee, to any person for
<br /> influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer
<br /> or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any
<br /> federal grant or cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modiflcation
<br /> of any federal grant or cooperative agreement.
<br /> B. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing
<br /> or attempting to influence an o�icer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
<br /> employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal grant or
<br /> cooperative agreement, the Grantee shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to .
<br /> Report Lobbying, m accordance with its instructions as amended by "Govemment wide Guidance for New
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<br /> Restrictions on Lobbying," including the information required by the form's instructions, which may be
<br /> amended to omit such information as permitted by 31 U.S.C. 1532. ', ,
<br /> C. The Grantee shall require that the language of this certiflcation be included in the award documents�for'each
<br /> sub-award at any tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, sub-agreements and contract under grants and
<br /> cooperative agreements financed with FTA assistance) and that each grantee shall certify and disclose
<br /> accordingly. �
<br /> The Grantee understands that this certiflcation is a material representation of fact upon which reliance is
<br /> placed and that the submission of this certification is a prerequisite for providing Federal assistance for a
<br /> transaction covered by 31 U.S.C. §1352; and the Grantee also understands that any person who fails to file
<br /> the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than
<br /> $100,000 for each such failure.
<br /> 3. EFFECTS ON PRIVATE MASS TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES
<br /> As required by 49 U.S.C. 5323(a)(1), the Grantee certifies that before it acquires property or an interest in property
<br /> of a private mass transportation company or operates mass transportation equipment or a facility in competition
<br /> - with or in addition to transportation service provided by an existing mass transportation company it has or will
<br /> have:
<br /> A. Found that the assistance is essential to carrying out a program of projects as determined by the plans and
<br /> programs of the metropolitan planning organization;
<br /> B. Provided for the participation of private mass transportation companies to the maximum extent feasible,
<br /> consistent with applicable FTA requirements and policies; and
<br /> C. Paid or will pay just compensation under state or local law to a private mass transportation company for its
<br /> franchises or property acquired.
<br /> D. �The assistance falls within the labor standards compliance requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5333(a)and 5333(b).
<br /> 4. PUBLIC HEARING CERTIFICATION FOR A CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY
<br /> AFFECT A COMMUNITY OR ITS TRANSIT SERVICE �
<br /> As required by 49 U.S.C. 5323(b),the GranteQ certifies that it has, or before submitting its application,will have:
<br /> A. Provided an adequate opportunity for a public hearing with adequate prior notice of the proposed project
<br /> published in a newspaper of generat circulation in the geographic area to be served;
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