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Statement of Assurances
To the extent the following provisions apply to the award of assistance in this Agreement, as determined
by the awarding agency, the Recipient hereby assures and certifies that:
(a)
It possesses legal authority to enter into this agreement, and to execute the proposed program;
(b) Its governing body has duly adopted or passed as an official act a resolution, motion or similar
action authorizing the execution of the hazard mitigation agreement with the Division of
Emergency Management (DEM), including all understandings and assurances contained therein,
and directing and authorizing the Recipient's chief ADMINISTRATIVE officer or designee to act in
connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required;
(c) Nomember of or delegate to the Congress of the United States, and no Resident Commissioner,
shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement or to any benefit to arise from the same.
No member, officer, or employee of the Recipient or its designees or agents, no member of the
governing body of the locality in which' the program is situated, and no other public official of such
locality or localities who exercises any( functions or responsibilities with respect to the program
during his tenure or for one year thereafter, shall have any Interest direct or indirect, in any
contract or subcontract, or the proceeds thereof, for work to be performed in connection with the
program assisted under this agreement. The Recipient shall incorporate or cause to be
incorporated, in all such contracts or subcontracts a provision prohibiting such interest pursuant
to the purpose state above;
(d) All Recipient contracts for which the State Legislature is in any part a funding source, shall
contain language to provide for termination with reasonable costs to be paid by the Recipient for
eligible contract work completed prior to the date the notice of suspension of funding was
received by the Recipient. Any cost incurred after a notice of suspension or termination is
received by the Recipient may not be funded with funds provided under this Agreement unless
previously approved in writing by DEM. All Recipient contracts shall contain provisions for
termination for cause or convenience and shall provide for the method of payment in such event;
(e) It will comply with:
(1) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act of 1962, 40 U.S.C. 327 et seq., requiring
that mechanics and laborers (including watchmen and guards) employed on federally
assisted contracts be paid wages of not less than one and one-half
times their basic wage rates for all hours worked in excess of forty hours in a work week;
and
(2) Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq., requiring that covered
employees be paid at least the minimum prescribed wage, and also that they be paid one
and one-half times their basic wage rates for all hours worked In excess of the prescribed
work -week.
(f) It will comply with:
(1)
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352), and the regulations issued pursuant
thereto, which provides that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race,
color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the
Recipient receives Federal financial assistance and will immediately take any measures
necessary to effectuate this assurance. If any real property or structure thereon is
provided or improved with the aid of Federal financial assistance extended to the
Recipient, this assurance shall obligate the Recipient, or in the case of any transfer of
such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is
used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended, or for another
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(g)
purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits;
(2) Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination
Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C.: 6101-6107) which prohibits discrimination on the
basis of age or with respect to otherwise qualified handicapped individuals as provided in
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Orders 11375 and 12086, and the
regulations issued pursuant thereto, which provide that no person shall be discriminated
against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in all phases of
employment during the performance of federal or federally assisted construction
contracts; affirmative action to insure fair treatment in employment, upgrading, demotion,
or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff/termination, rates of pay or other
forms of compensation; and election for training and apprenticeship;
The Recipient agrees to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (Public aw 101-336, 42
U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), where applicable, which prohibits discrimination by public and
private entities on the basis of disability in the areas of employment, public accommodations,
transportation, State and local government services, and In telecommunications;
(h) It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using positions for a purpose that is or
gives the appearance of being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves
or others, particularly those with whom they have family, business, or other ties pursuant to
Section 112.313 and Section 112.3135, FS;
(i) It will comply with the Anti -Kickback Act of 1986, 41 U.S.C. Section 51 which outlaws and
prescribes penalties for "kickbacks" of wages in federally financed or assisted construction
activities;
u)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(3)
It will comply with the provisions of 18 USC 594, 598, 600-605 (further known as the Hatch Act)
which limits the political activities of employees;
It will comply with the flood insurance purchase and other requirements of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 as amended, 42 USC 4002-4107, including requirements regarding the
purchase of flood insurance in communities where such insurance is available as a condition for
the receipt of any Federal financial assistance for construction or acquisition purposes for use in
any area having special flood hazards. The phrase "Federal financial assistance" includes any
form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, disaster assistance loan or
grant, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance;
It will require every building or facility (other than a privately owned residential structure)
designed, constructed, or altered with funds provided under this Agreement to comply with the
"Uniform Federal Accessability Standards," (AS) which is Appendix A to 41 CFR Section 101-
19.6 for general type buildings and Appendix A to 24 CFR Part 40 for residential structures. The
Recipient will be responsible for conducting inspections to ensure compliance with these
specifications by the contractor;
It will, in connection with its performance of environmental assessments under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966 (U.S.C. 470), Executive Order 11593, 24 CFR Part 800, and the Preservation of
Archaeological and Historical Data Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1, et seq.) by:
(1) Consulting with the State Historic Preservation Office to identify properties listed
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places that are
subject to adverse effects (see 36 CFR Section 800.8) by the proposed activity;
and
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(5)
(6)
(2)
(3)
Complying with all requirements established by the State to avoid or mitigate
adverse effects upon such properties.
Abiding by the terms and conditions of the "Programmatic Agreement Among
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Florida State Historic
Preservation Office, the Florida Division of Emergency Management and
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, (PA)" which addresses roles
and responsibilities of Federal and State entities in Implementing Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470f, and implementing
regulations in 36 CFR part 800.
(4) When any of Recipient's projects funded under thls Agreement may affect a
historic property, as defined in 36 CFR 800. (2)(e), the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) may require Recipient to review the eligible scope
of work in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and
suggest methods of repair or construction that will conform with the
recommended approaches set out in the Secretary of Interior's Standards for
Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings 1992
(Standards), the Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines for Archeological
Documentation (Guidelines) (48 Federal Register 44734-37), or any other
applicable Secretary of Interior standards. If FEMA determines that the eligible
scope of work will not conform with the Standards, Recipient agrees to
participate in consultations to develop, and, after execution by all parties, to
abide by, a written agreement that establishes mitigation and recondition
measures, including but not limited to,impacts to archeological sites, and the
salvage, storage, and reuse of any significant architectural features that may
otherwise be demolished.
Recipient agrees to notify FEMA and DEM if any project funded under this
Agreement will involve ground disturbing activities, including, but not limited to:
subsurface disturbance; removal of trees; excavation for footings and
foundations; and Installation of utilities (such as water, sewer, storm drains,
electrical, gas, leach lines and septic tanks) except where these activities are
restricted solely to areas previously disturbed by the installation, replacement or
maintenance of such utilities. FEMA will request the SHPO's opinion on the
potential that archeological properties may be present and be affected by such
activities. The SHPO will advise Recipient on any feasible steps to be
accomplished to avoid any National Register eligible archeological property or
will make recommendations for the development of a treatment plan for the
recovery of archeological data from the property.
If Recipient is unable to avoid the archeological property, develop, in consultation
with the SHPO, a treatment plan consistent with the Guidelines and take into
account the Advisory Council on.Historic Preservation (Council) publication
"Treatment of Archeological Properties". Recipient shall forward Information
regarding the treatment plan to FEMA, the SHPO and the Council for review. If
the SHPO and the Council do not object within 15 calendar days of receipt of the
treatment plan, FEMA may direct Recipient to implement the treatment plan. If
either the Council or the SHPO object, Recipient shall not proceed with the
project until the objection is resolved.
Recipient shall notify DEM and FEMA as soon as practicable: (a) of any changes
in the approved scope of work for a National Register eligible or fisted property;.
(b) of all changes to a project that may result in a supplemental DSR or modify
an HMGP project for a National Register eligible or listed property; (c) if it
appears that a project funded under this Agreement will affect a previously
unidentified property that may be eligible for inclusion in the National Register or
affect a known historic property in an unanticipated manner. Recipient
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(7)
acknowledges that FEMA may require Recipient to stop construction In the
vicinity of the discovery of a previously unidentified property that may be eligible
for inclusion in the National Register or upon learning that construction may
affect a known historic property in an unanticipated manner. Recipient further
acknowledges that FEMA may require Recipient to take all reasonable measures
to avoid or minimize harm to such property until FEMA concludes consultation
with the SHPO. Recipient also acknowledges that FEMA will require, and
Recipient shall comply with, modifications to the project scope of work necessary
to implement recommendations to address the project and the property.
Recipient acknowledges that, unless FEMA specifically stipulates otherwise, it
shall not receive funding for projects when, with intent to avoid the requirements
of the PA or the NHPA, Recipient intentionally and significantly adversely affects
a historic property, or having the legal power to prevent it, allowed such
significant adverse affect to occur.
(n) it will comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 .U.S.C.: 1681-
1683 and 1685 - 1686) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex;
(o) It will comply with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and
Rehabilitation Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. 4521-45-94) relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of
alcohol abuse or alcoholism;
(p) It will comply with 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and
290 ee-3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records;
(q) It will comply with Lead -Based Paint Pbison Prevention Act (42 U.S.C.: 4821 et seq.) which
prohibits the use of lead based paint in construction of rehabilitation or residential structures;
(r) it will comply with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act,(P.L. 94-163; 42 U.S.C. 6201-6422),
and the provisions of the state Energy Conservation Plan adopted pursuant thereto;
(s) It will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966, 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159, pertaining to
the care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for research, teaching, or other
activities supported by an award of assistance under this agreement;
(t) It will comply with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 2000c and 42 3601-3619, as
amended, relating to non-discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing, and Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color or nation origin;
(u) It will comply with the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7642;
(v) It will comply with the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7419-7626;
(w) it will comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544;
(x) It will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 4728-4763;
(y) It will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 270;
(z) It will comply with environmental standards which may be prescribed pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347;
(aa) It will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with the Preservation of Archeological
and Historical Preservation Act of 1966, 16 U.S.C. 469a, et seq;
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(bb) It will comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, 29 U.S.C. 794, regarding non-
discrimination;
(cc)
It will comply with the environmental standards which may be prescribed pursuant to the Safe
Drinking Water Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 300f-300j, regarding the protection of underground water
sources;
(dd) it will comply with the requirements of Titles iI and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 4621-4638, which provide for fair and
equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or
federally assisted programs;
(ee) It will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, 16 U.S.C. 1271-1287, related to
protecting components or potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system;
It will comply with the following Executive Orders: EO 11514 (NEPA); EO 11738 (violating.
facilities); EO 11988 (Floodplain Management); EO 11990 (Wetlands); and EO 12898
(Environmental Justice);
(gg) It will comply with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1977, 16 U.S.C. 3510;
(hh) It will assure project consistency with the approved State program developed under the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 U.S.C. 1451-1464; and
(ii) It will comply with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958; 16 U.S.C. 661-666.
(jj) With respect to' demolition activities, it will:
1. Create and make available documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the Recipient
and its demolition contractor have sufficient manpower and equipment to comply with the
obligations as outlinedin this Agreement.
2. Return the property to its natural state as though no improvements had ever been
contained thereon.
3. Furnish documentation of all qualified personnel, licenses and all equipment necessary to
inspect buildings located in Recipient's jurisdiction to detect the presence of asbestos
and lead in accordance with requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the County Health Department.
4 Provide documentation of the inspection results for each structure to indicate:
a. Safety Hazards Present
b. Health Hazards Present
c. Hazardous Materials Present
5. Provide supervision over contractors or employees employed by Recipient to remove
asbestos and lead from demolished or otherwise applicable structures.
6. Leave the demolished site clean, level and free of debris.
7. Notify DEM promptly of any unusual existing condition which hampers the contractors
work.
8. Obtain all required permits.
9. Provide addresses and marked maps for each site where water wells and septic tanks
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are to be closed along with the number of wells and septic tanks located on each site.
Provide documentation of closures.
10. Comply with mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency which are
contained in the State energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163).
11. Comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under Section 112
and 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857 (h), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S. 1368), Executive Order 11738, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
regulations (40 CFR Part 15 and 61). This clause shall be added to any subcontracts.
12. Provide documentation of public notices for demolition activities.
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