RES-2010-022 Resolution for Community Transportation Program Funding Section 5311

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State. Fiscal Year 2011 Community Transportation Programs 14 Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurance 13. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS • An Applicant for State or (FTA) Federal assistance for an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) project, defined as arty project that in whole or in part finances the acquisition of technologies or systems of technologies that provide or significantly contribute to the provision of one or more ITS user services as defined in the "National ITS Architecture, " is requested to provide the following assurance. NCDOT strongly encourages arty Applicant for State or (FTA) Federal financial assistance to support an ITS project to provides this assurance by selecting Category "13. "An Applicant for NCDOT or FTA assistance for an I7S project that fails to provide this assurance, without providing other documentation assuring the Applicant's commitment to comply with applicable State and/or Federal ITS standards and protocols, may be determined ineligible for award of State/Federal assistance for the ITS project. As used in this assurance, the term Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) project is defined to include any project that in whole or in part finances the acquisition of technologies or systems of technologies that provide or significantly contribute to the provision of one or more ITS user services as defined in the "National ITS Architecture." A. As provided in SAFETEA-LU section 5307(c), 23 U.S.C. 512 note, apart from certain exceptions, "intelligent transportation system projects carried out using funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including funds made available under this subtitle to deploy intelligent transportation system technologies, [shall] conform to the national architecture, applicable standards or provisional standards, and protocols developed under subsection (a) [of section 5307 of SAFETEA-LU]." To facilitate compliance with section 5307(c) of SAFETEA-LU, 23 U.S.C. 512 note, the Applicant assures it will comply with all applicable provisions of Section V (Regional ITS Architecture) and Section VI (Project Implementation) of FTA Notice, "FTA National ITS Architecture Policy on Transit Projects," at 66 FR 1455 et seq., January 8, 2001, and other FTA policies that may be issued in connection with any ITS project it undertakes financed with funds authorized under Title 49 or Title 23, United States Code, except to the extent that FTA expressly determines otherwise in writing. B. With respect to any ITS project financed with Federal assistance derived from a source other than Title 49 or Title 23, United States Code, the Applicant assures that it will use its best efforts to assure that any ITS project it undertakes will not preclude interface with other intelligent transportation systems in the Region. 14. ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM AND PILOT PROGRAM The North Carolina Department of Transportation administers the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Formula Program and, if applicable, the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Pilot Program on behalf of itself and its Subrecipients and is required to provide the following certifications on behalf of itself and each Subrecipient. NCDOT may not award assistance for the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Formula Program or the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Pilot Program until the Applicant provides these certifications by selecting Category "14. " A. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5310(d), which makes the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5307 applicable to the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Formula Grant Program to the extent that the Federal Transit Administrator or his or her designee determines appropriate, and 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1), the State or State organization serving as the Applicant (State) and that administers, on behalf of the State, the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5310, and, if applicable, the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Pilot Program authorized by subsection 3012(b) of SAFETEA-LU, 49 U.S.C. 5310 note, certifies and assures on behalf of itself and its Subrecipients as follows: (1) In compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(A), the Applicant has or will have the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out its proposed program of projects, including the safety and security aspects of that program; (2) In compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(B), the Applicant has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of project equipment and facilities; (3) In compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(C), the Applicant will adequately maintain the project equipment and facilities; • 10