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Project property is withdrawn from Project use or when any Project property is used in a <br />manner substantially different from the representations the Contractor has made in its <br />Application or in the Project Description for this Agreement for the Project. In turn, the <br />Department shall be responsible for notifying FTA. <br />b. General. The Contractor agrees to comply with the property management <br />standards of 49 C.F.R. §§ 18.31 through 18.33, including any amendments thereto, and with <br />other applicable Federal and State regulations and directives. Any exception to the <br />requirements of 49 C.F.R. §§ 18.31 through 18.33 requires the express approval of the <br />Federal Government in writing. The Contractor also consents to the Department's <br />reimbursement requirements for premature dispositions of certain Project equipment, as set <br />forth in this Agreement. <br />c. Maintenance and Inspection of Vehicles, Facilities and Other Project <br />Equipment . The Contract or shall maintain all project equipment at a high level of cleanliness, <br />safety, and mechanical soundness in accordance with the minimum maintenance requirements <br />recommended by the manufacturer. The Contractor shall register all vehicle maintenance <br />activities in a Comprehensive Maintenance Record or an electronic version of same. The <br />Department shall conduct frequent inspections to confirm proper maintenance pursuant to this <br />Subsection 23c of this Agreement and the State Management Plan. The Contractor shall <br />collect and submit to the Department at such time and in such manner as it may require <br />information for the purpose of the Department's Public Transportation Management System <br />(PTMS). <br />The Contractor shall maintain the facility, including any and all equipment installed into or <br />added on to the facility as part of the Project, in good operating order and at a high level of <br />cleanliness, safety and mechanical soundness in accordance with good facility maintenance <br />and upkeep practices and in accordance with the minimum maintenance requirements <br />recommended by the manufacturer for all equipment installed in or added to the facility as part <br />of the Project. Such maintenance shall be in compliance with applicable Federal and state <br />regulations or directives that may be issued, except to the extent that the Department <br />determines otherwise in writing. The Department shall conduct inspections as it deems <br />necessary to confirm proper maintenance on the part of the Contractor pursuant to Subsection <br />23c of the Agreement and the State Management Plan. Such inspections may or may not be <br />scheduled ahead of time, but will be conducted such that they shall not significantly intertere <br />with the ongoing and necessary functions for which the Project was designed. The Contractor <br />shall make every effort to accommodate such-inspections by the Department in accordance <br />with the Department's desired schedule for such inspections. The Contractor shall collect and <br />submit to the Department at such time and in such manner as the Department may require <br />information for the purpose of the Department's Public Transportation Management System <br />(PTMS) and any and all other reports the Department deems necessary. The Contractor shall <br />also maintain and make available to the Department upon its demand all documents, policies, <br />procedures, purchase orders, bills of sale, internal work orders and similar items that <br />demonstrate the Contractor's maintenance of the facility in good operating order and at a high <br />level of cleanliness, safety and mechanical soundness. <br />d. Records. The Contractor agrees to keep satisfactory records pertaining to <br />the use of Project property, and submit to the Department upon request such information as <br />may be required to assure compliance with this Section 14 of this Agreement. <br />e. Incidental Use. The Contractor agrees that: <br />(1) General. Any incidental use of Project property will not exceed that <br />permitted under applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and directives. <br />(2) Alternative Fueling Facilities. As authorized by 49 U.S.C. § 5323(p), <br />any incidental use of its federally financed alternative fueling facilities and equipment by non- <br />Updated 07/26/10 23 <br />