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

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d. Prohibition Against Use of Federal Funds for LobbvinQ. Neither the Recipient nor any sub-recipient may use Federal assistance funds for publicity or propaganda purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. e. Interest. The Recipient agrees that: (1) Any interest earned by the Recipient on Federal funds must be remitted to the Government, except as provided by the - Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 31 U.S.C. § 6503 (a) , or the . Indian Self-Determination Act, 23 U.S.C. § 450. - (2) Upon notice by the Government (UMTA) to the Recipient , of specific amounts due the Government, the Recipient shall promptly remit any excess payment of amounts or disallowed costs to the Government (UMTA) , including any interest due thereon. f. Deobligation of Funds. The Government (UMTA) reserves the right to deobligate unspent Federal funds prior to Project closeout. Section 106. Right of the Government to Terminate. The Recipient agrees that, upon written notice, the Government may suspend or terminate all or part of the financial assistance provided herein if the Recipient is, or has been, in violation of the terms of this Agreement, or if the Government determines that the purposes of the statute under which the Project is authorized would not be adequately served by continuation of Federal financial assistance for the Project. Any failure to make reasonable progress or other violation of the Agreement that significantly endangers substantial performance of the Project shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement. In general, termination of any financial assistance under this Agreement will not invalidate obligations properly incurred by the Recipient and concurred in by the Government (UMTA) before the termination date, to the extent those obligations cannot be cancelled. However, if the Recipient's failure either to make adequate progress or to make reasonable use of the Project real property, facilities, or equipment, or to honor the terms of this Agreement is determined by the Government (UMTA) to be willful or unreasonable, the Government (UMTA) reserves the right to require the Recipient to refund to the Government the entire amount of Project funds provided by the Government or any lesser amount as may be determined by the Government (UMTA) . The acceptance of a remittance by the Government of any or all Project funds previously received by the Recipient or the closeout of Federal financial participation in the Project shall not constitute a waiver of any claim that the Government may otherwise have arising out of this Agreement. Page 9