R90-53 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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1 � � � g. Project means the task or set of tasks provided for in the Project Budget which the Recipient undertakes to perform pursuant to this Agreement with the Government. In the case of financial assistance under section 9 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, the term "Project" encompasses both "Program" and "each Project within the Program, " as the context may require, to effectuate the particular requirements of this Agreement. h. Pro�ect or Program Budaet means the most recently dated . statement, approved by the Government, of the estimated total cost of the Project or Program, the items to be deducted from such � total in order to calculate the estimated net Project cost, the - maximum amount of Federal assistance for which the Recipient is currently eligible, the specific items (including contingencies ' and relocation) for which the total may be spent, and the estimated cost of each of such items. i. Recipient means any entity that receives Federal assistance from UMTA for the accomplishment of the Project. The term "Recipient" includes "Grantee. " j . Secretarv means Secretary of the Department of Transportation or his or her duly authorized designee. k. UMTA means the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Section 102 . Accomplishment of the Project. a. General Requirements. The Recipient shall commence, carry out, 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, regulations, UMTA directives, Project or Program schedules, and published policies. In general, the terms of the Department of Transportation regulations, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments, " 49 C.F.R. Part 18, is applicable to Projects with governmental bodies. The terms of Office and Management Budget (OMB) Circular A-110, Revised, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations, " are generally applicable to Projects with nongovernmental bodies. When OMB Circular A-110 is merged with 49 C.F.R. Part 18, the terms of the new regulation will be applicable as set forth in its provisions, subject to modifications by UMTA. b. Pursuant to Federal, State, and Local Law. In the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Recipient agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and UMTA directives. The Recipient understands and agrees that Federal laws, regulations, policies, Page 2