R98-52 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A FINAL APPLICATION

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ITEM 6-REVERSION OF GRANT FUNDS a. Illinois Grant Funds Recoverv Act-This Grant is subject to the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act, 30 ILCS 705/1. This Grant is valid until January 1. 2002, and grant funds are available to Grantee and may be expended by Grantee until said date unless the Department, at its discretion, grants an extension of time. Any grant funds which are not expended or legally obligated by the Grantee at the end of the Grant Agreement or by the expiration of the period of time grant funds are available for expenditure or obligation, whichever is earlier, shall be returned to the Department within 45 days. Project close-out shall be in accordance with the Project Settlement&Close-Out ITEM of this Agreement. This ITEM is subject to further revision at the sole determination and discretion of the Department. b. Failure to Appropriate Funds - This Grant and the processing of any requisitions and payment of funds is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funds appropriated to the Department by the Illinois . General Assembly. Grantee shall not hold the Government liable for failure by the General Assembly to appropriate sufficient funds for this Project ITEM 7-ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PROJECT a. General Re�uirements - The Grantee shall commence, carry on, and complete the Project with all practicable dispatch, in a sound, economical, and efficient manner, and in accordance with the provisions hereof,the Application, and all applicable laws and Depa�tment guidelines. b. Pursuant to Federal State and Local Law - In performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement,the Grantee and its contractors shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state and local law. All limits and standards set fo�th in this Agreement to be observed in the perFormance of the . Project are minimum requirements and shall not affect the application of more restrictive local standards to the performance of the Project. The Grantee agrees that the most recent of such state requirements will govern the administration of this Agreement at any particular time, except if there is sufficient evidence in the Agreement of a contrary intent. Such contrary intent might be evidenced by a letter signed by the Department, the language of which modifies or otherwise conditions the text of a particular provision of this Agreement. Likewise, new state laws, regulations, policies and administrative practices may be established after the date the Agreement has been executed and may apply to this Agreement. To achieve compliance with changing state requirements, the Grantee agrees to include in all sub-grantee agreements and third party contracts financed with Department assistance specific notice that state requirements may change and the changed requirements will apply to the Project as required. c. Funds of the Grantee - The Grantee shall initiate and prosecute to completion all proceedings necessary to enable the Grantee to provide its share of the Project costs at or prior to the time that such funds are needed to meet Project costs. d. changed Conditions Affectinq Performance-The Grantee shall immediately notify the Department of any change in conditions or local law, or of any other event which may significantly affect its ability to perform the Project in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. e. No State Obligations to Third Parties - The Department shall not be subject to any obligations or liabilities by contractors of the Grantee or their subcontractors or any other person not a party to this - Agreement in connection with the performance of this Project pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement : without its specific written consent and nptwithstanding its concurrence in or approval of the award of any � contract or subcontract or the solicitation thereof. State Capital Grant 6