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� XIII. CERTIFICATlONS AND ASSURANCES FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DlSABILITIES <br /> PROGRAM � <br /> Based on its own knowledge the Grantee, administering the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program <br /> authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5310, certifies and assures that the following requirements and conditions wili be fulfilled: <br /> A. The Grantee has or will have the necessary legai, financial, and managerial capability to appiy for, receive, <br /> and disburse federal assistance authorized for 49 U.S.C. 5310, and to impiement and manage�he project. <br /> B. The Grantee assures that it either is recognized under state law as a private nonprofit organization with the <br /> legal capability to contract with the state to carry out the proposed project, or is a public body that has met the <br /> statutory requirements to receive federal assistance authorized for 49 U.S.C. 5310. <br /> C. The Grantee's application for 49 U.S.C. 5310 assistance contains information from which the state concludes <br /> that the transit service pro�ided or offered to be provided by existing public or private transit operators is <br /> unavailable, insu�cient, or inappropriate to meet the special needs of the elder(y and persons with disabilities. <br /> �D. The Grantee assures that sufficient non-federal funds have been or will be committed to provide the required <br /> local share. � <br /> E. The Grantee has, or will have by the time of delivery, sufficient funds to operate and maintain the vehicles and <br /> equipment purchased with federal assistance awarded for this project. <br /> F. The Grantee has, to the maximum degree feasible, coordinated with other transportation providers and <br /> users, including social service agencies authorized to purchase transit service, and has provided an <br /> oppo�un�t�y for a pub��c�car�P'it�. ii i Cvi ti�2i.iivii vJiii'i oi i jJ�cNiici aSS1S.2��:.�. <br /> G. The Grantee is in compliance with all applicable civ'sl rights requir�ments, .and hYs signed the <br /> Nondiscrimination Assurance. ' `' <br /> H. The Grantee will comply with applicable requirements of U.S. DOT regulations on participation of <br /> disadvantaged business enterprises in U.S. DOT programs. � <br /> I. The Grantee will comply with all existing federa! requirements regarding transportation of the elderly and <br /> persons with disabilities. The Grantee has provided to the state an Assurance of Nondiscrimination on the <br /> Basis af Disability, as sst forth in the Certifications and Assurances required of each Grantee for FTA <br /> assistance. If non-accessible vehicles are-being purchased for use by a public entity in demand responsive <br /> service for the general public,the Grantee will provide a "Certification of Equivalent Service;"which states that <br /> the public entity's demand responsive service offered to persons with disabilities, including persons who use <br /> wheelchai;s, meets the standard cf equivalent ser.ice set forth in 40 CFR 37.77 <br /> J. The Grantee has certified.to the state that it will comply with applicable provisions of 49 CFR 605 and 20 ILCS <br /> 2705/49.19(6) pertaining to school bus operations. <br /> K. Unless otherwise noted, each of the Grantee's projects qualifies for a categorical exclusion and does not <br /> require further environmental approvals, as described in the joint FHWA/FTA regufations, "Environmental <br /> Impact and Related Procedures,".at 23 CFR 771.117(c). The Grantee certifies that financial assistance wili � <br /> not be provided for any project that does not qualify for• a categorical exclusion described in 23 CFR <br /> 771.117(c) until FTA has made the required environmental ftnding. . The Grantee further certifies that no <br />' rovided for a ro'ect re uiring a conformi ty finding in accordance with the <br /> financial assistance will be p 1 q <br /> P <br /> � rmi ce ulations at 40 CFR arts 51 and 93, until FTA <br /> Environmenta! Protection Agency s Clean Air Confo ty g P <br /> makes the required conformity finding. <br /> L. The Grantee has submitted (or will submit) all applicable certifications and assurances currently required, <br /> including, but not limited to: a certification that its procurements and procurement system wi�l comply with all <br /> applicable requirements imposed by Federal laws, executive orders, or regulations and the requi.rements of <br /> FTA Circular 4220.1 D, "Third Party Contracting Requirements," and other implementing requirements FTA <br />, may issue; a certification that its project .provides for the participation of private mass transportation <br /> , companies to the maximum extent feasible; a certification that it has paid or virill pay just compensation under . <br /> � REV:1/8/99 � 11 <br />