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CERTIFIED STATEMENT ~- <br />FY 2010 <br />County of Orange <br />RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br />Whereas Article 2B of Chapter 136 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the Governor of North <br />Carolina have designated the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) as the agency <br />responsible for administering all federal and/or state programs related to public transportation, and grants <br />NCDOT authority to do all things required in applicable federal and/or state legislation to properly <br />administer the public transportation programs within the State of North Carolina; <br />WHEREAS, G.S. 136-44.27 established the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program; <br />WHEREAS, funds will be used for transportation related expenditures as specified in the FY2010 Rural <br />Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) application; <br />WHEREAS, information regarding use of the funds will be provided at such time and in such a manner as <br />NCDOT may require; <br />WHEREAS, it is the policy of the North Carolina Department of Transportation that Disadvantaged <br />Business Enterprises, Minority Owned Business Enterprises and Women Owned Business Enterprises <br />shall have the opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or part by <br />Federal and State funds in order to create a level playing field, and the county shall not discriminate on <br />the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. <br />WHEREAS, ROAP funds will be used to provide eligible services during the period July 1, 2009 through <br />June 30, 2010; <br />WHEREAS, any interest earned on ROAP funds will be expended for eligible program uses as specified <br />in the ROAP application; and <br />WHEREAS, the County will include ROAP funds received and expended in its annual independent audit <br />on the schedule of federal and state financial assistance. Funds passed through to other agencies will be <br />identified as such. <br />This is to certify that the undersigned is duly elected, qualified and acting chairperson of the <br />Board of County Commissioners of the County of Orange North Carolina, and that the following <br />statements are true and accurate: <br />Check the box if the county's application includes a request for funding. <br />® Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program <br />1. The funds received from G.S. 136-44.27 will be used to provide transportation services for the elderly. <br />and disabled allowing individuals to reside for a longer period in their homes, thereby enhancing their <br />quality of life. <br />2. The funds will not be used to supplant or replace existing federal, state or local funds designated to <br />provide elderly and disabled transportation services in the county. <br />