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Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 through 6992k; the <br />Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 <br />U.S.C. §§ 9601 through 9675, as well as environmental provisions within Title 23, United States <br />Code, and 49 U.S.C. chapter 53. The Contractor also recognizes that U.S. EPA, FHWA and <br />other Federal agencies have issued, and in the future are expected to issue, Federal <br />regulations and directives that may affect the Project. Thus; the Contractor agrees to comply, <br />and assures the compliance of each subrecipient and each third party contractor, with any <br />applicable Federal and State laws, regulations and directives in effect now or become effective <br />in the future, except to the extent the Department determines otherwise in writing. <br />b. Mitigation of Adverse Environmental Effects. Should the proposed Project <br />cause or result in adverse environmental effects, the Contractor agrees to take all reasonable <br />measures to minimize the impact of those adverse effects, as required by 49 U.S.C. § 5324(b), <br />and other applicable Federal laws and regulations, including 23 C.F.R. Part 771 and 49 C.F.R. <br />Part 622. The Contractor agrees to comply with all environmental mitigation measures -that may <br />be identified as commitments in applicable environmental documents, (i.e., environmental <br />assessments, environmental impact statements, memoranda of agreement, and other <br />documents as required by 49 U.S.C. § 303) and agrees to comply with any conditions the <br />Federal Government might impose in a finding of no significant impact or record of decision. <br />The Contractor agrees that those environmental mitigation measures are incorporated by <br />reference and made part of this Agreement for the Project. The Contractor also agrees that any <br />deferred mitigation measures will be incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement <br />for the Project as soon as agreement with the Federal Government is reached. The Contractor <br />agrees that those mitigation measures agreed upon may not be modified or withdrawn without <br />the express written approval of the Department. <br />Section 18. Energv Conservation. To the extent applicable, the Contractor agrees to <br />comply with the North Carolina Energy Policy Act of 1975 (N.C.G.S. 1136) issued in <br />Project 07-US-056 Page 40 of 49 <br />Orange County <br />