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<br />State Fiscal Yeaz 2013 Public Transportation Programs
<br />Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances
<br />(2) Purchasing flood insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and acquisition is $10,000 or
<br />more,
<br />To the extent practicable, it will comply with:
<br />(1) The Hatch Act, 5 U.S.C. 1501 - 1508, 7324 - 7326, which limits the political activities of State and
<br />local agencies and their officers and employees whose primary employment activities are financed in
<br />whole or part with FederaUState funds including a FederaUState loan, grant agreement, or cooperative
<br />agreement, and
<br />(2) 49 U.S.C. 5307(k)(2) and 23 U.S.C. 142(g), which provide an exception from Hatch Act restrictions
<br />for a nonsupervisory employee of a public transportation system (or of any other agency or entity
<br />performing related functions) receiving FTA/NCDOT funding to whom the Hatch Act does not
<br />otherwise apply,
<br />It will have performed the financial and compliance audits as required by:
<br />(1) The Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, 31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.,
<br />(2) U.S. OMB Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,"
<br />Revised, and
<br />(3) The most recent applicable U.S. OMB A-133 Compliance Supplement provisions for the U.S. DOT,
<br />and
<br />It will, to the extent practicable, comply with all applicable provisions of all other FederaUState laws or
<br />regulations, and follow FederaUState directives governing the project, except to the extent that
<br />FTA/NCDOT has expressly approved otherwise in writing.
<br />02. LOBBYING CERTIFICATION
<br />An Applicant that submits an application to NCDOT for State or (FTA) Federal assistance exceeding $100, 000 is
<br />required to provide the following certification. NCDOT may not award State or Federal assistance exceeding
<br />$100, ODO until the Applicant provides this cert~cation by selecting Category "02. "
<br />As required by 31 U.S.C. 1352 and U.S. DOT regulations, "New Restrictions on Lobbying," specifically 49 CFR
<br />20.110, the Applicant understands that:
<br />a. The lobbying restrictions of your certification apply to requests for:
<br />(1) $100,000 or more in Federal funding for a grant or cooperative agreement, and
<br />(2) $150,000 or more in Federal funding for a loan, line of credit, or loan guarantee,
<br />b. Its certification covers the lobbying activities of:
<br />(1) It,
<br />(2) Its principals, and
<br />(3) Its first tier subrecipients:
<br />The Applicant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that:
<br />1. No FederaUState appropriated funds have been or will be paid by or on its behalf to any person:
<br />a. To influence or attempt to influence:
<br />(1) An officer or employee of any FederaUState agency,
<br />(2) A Member of Congress or State Legislature, an employee of a member of Congress or State
<br />Legislature, or an officer or employee of Congress or State Legislature,
<br />b. Regarding the award of a:
<br />(1) FederaUState grant or cooperative agreement, or
<br />(2) FederaUState loan, line of credit, loan guarantee, or loan insurance
<br />2. It will submit a complete OMB Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Rev. 7-97)," in
<br />accordance with its instructions, if any funds other than FederaUState appropriated funds have been or will be
<br />paid to any person:
<br />a. To influence or attempt to influence:
<br />(1) An officer or employee of any FederaUState agency,
<br />(2) A Member of Congress or State Legislature, an employee of a Member of Congress or State
<br />Legislature, or an officer or employee of Congress or State Legislature, or
<br />b. Regazding any application for a:
<br />(1) FederaUState grant or cooperative agreement,
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