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SFY 2005 Community Transportation Program
<br />State NCDOT Certifications and Assurances
<br />nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism;
<br />(g) The Public Health Service Act of 1912, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 290dd-3 and 290ee-3,
<br />related to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records;
<br />(h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., relating to nondiscrimination in
<br />the sale, rental, or financing of housing;
<br />(i) Any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statutes under which State
<br />assistance for the project maybe provided including, but not limited, to 49 U.S.C. 5332,
<br />which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or
<br />age, and prohibits discrimination in employment or business opportunity, and section
<br />1101(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, 23 U.S.C. 101 note, which
<br />provides for participation of disadvantaged business enterprises in NCDOT programs;
<br />and
<br />(j) Any other nondiscrimination statute(s) that may apply to the project;
<br />(6) Will comply with, or has complied with, the requirements of Titles II and III of the Uniform
<br />Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended,
<br />(Uniform Relocation Act) 42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq., which, among other things, provide for fair
<br />and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of
<br />State or federally assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real
<br />property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in any purchase.
<br />As required by sections 210 and 305 of the Uniform Relocation Act, 42 U.S.C. 4630 and
<br />4655, and U.S. DOT regulations, "Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
<br />Acquisition for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs," 49 CFR 24.4, the Applicant
<br />assures that it has the requisite authority under applicable state and local law to comply with
<br />the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Act, 42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq., and U.S. DOT
<br />regulations, "Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for State and
<br />Federally Assisted Programs," 49 CFR part 24, and will comply with or has complied with
<br />that Act and those U.S. DOT implementing regulations, including but not limited to the
<br />following:
<br />(a) The Applicant will adequately inform each affected person of the benefits, policies, and
<br />procedures provided for in 49 CFR part 24;
<br />(b) The Applicant will provide fair and reasonable relocation payments and assistance as
<br />required by 42 U.S.C. 4622, 4623, and 4624; 49 CFR part 24; and any applicable
<br />NCDOT procedures, to or for families, individuals, partnerships, corporations, or
<br />associations displaced as a result of any project financed with State assistance;
<br />(c) The Applicant will provide relocation assistance programs offering the services described
<br />in 42 U.S.C. 4625 to such displaced families, individuals, partnerships, corporations, or
<br />associations in the manner provided in 49 CFR part 24 and State procedures;
<br />(d) Within a reasonable time before displacement, the Applicant will make available
<br />comparable replacement dwellings to displaced families and individuals as required by
<br />42 U.S.C. 4625(c)(3);
<br />(e) The Applicant will carry out the relocation process in such manner as to provide
<br />displaced persons with uniform and consistent services, and will make available
<br />replacement housing in the same range of choices with respect to such housing to all
<br />displaced persons regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin;
<br />(f) In acquiring real property, the Applicant will be guided to the greatest extent practicable
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