R93-60 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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. r b. Interest of Members of or Delegates to Congress. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this Project or to any benefit therefrom. c. Bonus or Commission. The Recipient warrants that it has not paid, and agrees not to pay, any bonus or commission for . the purpose of obtaining approval of its application for the financial assistance hereunder. d. Prohibition Against the Use of Federal Funds for LobbyinQ. The Recipient agrees to comply with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 1352, which prohibit the use of Federal funds for lobbying any official or employee of any Federal agency, or member or employee of Congress; 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 Recipient agrees to comply with U.S. DOT regulations, "New Restrictions on Lobbying, " 49 C.F.R. Part 20. _ e. Employee Political Activi�. The terms of the "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 151, apply to State and local agencies and their officers and employees to the extent covered by the statute and regulations. The "Hatch Act" restricts the political activity of an individual principally employed by a State or local executive agency in connection with a program financed in whole or in part by a Federal loan, grant, or cooperative agreement. However, the "Hatch Act" does not apply to a nonsupervisory employee of a transit system (or of any other agency or entity perfonning related functions) receiving FTA assistance to whom the "Hatch Act" is otherwise inapplicable. 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 with this Project, the Government reserves the right to impose on the Recipient the penalties of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801 g� seQ. , and 49 U.S.C. app. § 1607a (h) , as the Government may deem appropriate. The terms of U.S. DOT regulations, ."Program Fraud Civil Remedies, " 49 C.F.R. Part 31, apply to this Proj ect. Section 104. Project Budget. The Recipient agrees to prepare and maintain a Project Budget. The Recipient agrees to incur obligations against Page 6