R94-116 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANPORTATION

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� �� b. Interest of Members of or Dele�ates to Con�ress. No member of or delegate to the Congress _ of the United States shall be admitted to any shaze or part of this Project or to any benefit therefrom. c. Bonus or CommissiQn. The Recipient warrants that it has not paid, and agrees not to pay, any bonus or coznn��ssion far the purpose of obtaining approvai of its application for financial assistance for thts Project. d. Ptohibition Ag�ainst the �ise of Feder�l Funds for Lobbvin¢. The Recipient agrees to comply u•ith the pro��isior�s of 31 Lt.S.C. § I352,�vh�ch prohibit the use of Federal funds for lobbying any official or employee of any Federal agency, ar member or employee of Congtess; and requires the Recipient to disclose any lobbying of any official or employee of any Federal agency. or member or employee of Congress in connection with Federal assistance. The Recipienc agrees to cor�ply with U.S. DOT regulations, "New Restrictions on Lobbying," 49 C.F.R. Pan �0 e. Emploxee Politica] Actiti�itv. The terms ofthe "Hatch Act," 5 U.S.C. §§ 1501 through 1508, and Office of Personnel Management regulations, "Political Activity of State or Local Officers or Employees," 5 C.F.R. Part l5l, apply to State and local agencies and their officers and emplavee: to the extent covered by the statute and regulations. 1fie "Hatch Act" restricts the political acti��ity of an indi��idual principally employed by a State or local executive agency in � connection «-ith a program financed in whole or in part by a Federa] loan, grant, or cooperative agreement. However, the "Hatch Act" does not apply to a nonsupervisory employee of a transit system 1 or of any other agency or entity performing related functions) receiving FTA assistance � ��• th "Hatch Act" is other��ise ina licable. to hom e pp f. False or Fraudulent Statements or Claims. The Recipient acknowledges that if it makes a false. fictitious, or fraudulent claim, statement, submission, or certification to the Government in connection ��ith this Project, the Government reserves the right to impose on the Recipient the penalnes of 18 L'.S.C. � 1001. 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801 et�., and 49 U.S.C. app. § 1607a(h), as the Go��ernment may� deem appropriate. The terms of U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies." 49 C.F.R. Part 31, apply to this Project. Section ]04. Project Budget. 7'he Recipient agrees to prepare and maintain a Project Budget. The Recipient agrees to incur obligations against and make disbursements of Project funds o�ly as authorized in the latest Approved Project Budget. The Approved Project Budget may be revised to the extent permitted by� and in confonnance with applicable Government requirements. Section ]O5. Accounting Records. a. Project Accounts. The Recipient agrees to establish and maintain for the Project either a separate set of accounts or accounts within the framework of an established accounting system, Page 5