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<br />State Fiscal Year 2013 Public Transportation Programs
<br />Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances
<br />(5) Security aspects of its proposed projects,
<br />b. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(B), NCDOT and each Subrecipient has or will have satisfactory
<br />continuing control over the use of project equipment and facilities,
<br />c. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(C), NCDOT and each Subrecipient will maintain the project
<br />equipment and facilities adequately,
<br />d. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(E), when carrying out a procurement under the Elderly Individuals
<br />and Individuals with Disabilities Formula Grant Program authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5310, or the Elderly
<br />Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Pilot Program authorized by subsection 3012(b) of
<br />SAFETEA-LU, 49 U.S.C. 5310 note, NCDOT and each Subrecipient will:
<br />(1) Use competitive procurement (as defined or approved by FTA/NCDOT),
<br />(2) Not use exclusionary or discriminatory specifications in its procurements,
<br />(3) Comply with applicable Buy America laws, and
<br />(4) Comply with the general provisions for FTA programs of 49 U.S.C. 5323, and
<br />(5) Comply with the third party procurement requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5325,
<br />e. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d}(1)(G), NCDOT and each Subrecipient:
<br />(1) Has or will have the amount of funds required for the local share,
<br />(a) As required by 49 U.S.C. 5310(c), and
<br />(b) Subsections 3012(b)(3) and (4) of SAFETEA-LU, if applicable,
<br />(2) Will provide the local share funds from approved non-Federal sources except as permitted by Federal
<br />law, and
<br />(3) Will provide the local share funds when needed, and
<br />f. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(H), NCDOT and each Subrecipient will comply with:
<br />(1) The requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5301(a) for public transportation systems that:
<br />(a) Maximize the safe, secure, and efficient mobility of people,
<br />(b) Minimize environmental impacts, and
<br />(c) Minimize transportation-related fuel consumption and reliance on foreign oil,
<br />(2) The requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5301(d) for special efforts to:
<br />(a) Design public transportation for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities, and
<br />(b) Provide public transportation for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities, and
<br />(3) The requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5303 - 5306 for:
<br />(a) Metropolitan and State Planning, and
<br />(b) Private enterprise participation.
<br />16. NONURBANIZED AREA FORMULA PROGRAM FOR STATES
<br />NCDOT requires each Applicant for Nonurbanized Area Formula Grant Program assistance authorized under 49
<br />U.S.C. 5311 and State Assistance to provide the following certifications. NCDOT may not award Federal assistance
<br />for the Nonurbanized Area Formula Grant Program or State assistance until the Applicant provides these
<br />certifications by selecting Category "16. "
<br />(You) The Applicant itself is ultimately responsible for compliance with its cert~cations and assurances even
<br />though a subrecipient, lessee, third parry contractor, or other participant may participate in that project, unless
<br />FTA/NCDOT determines otherwise in writing. Consequently, NCDOT strongly encourages you to take the
<br />appropriate measures including, but not limited to, obtaining su, fficient documentation from each subrecipient, to
<br />assure the validity of all certifications and assurances you have made.
<br />The following certifications and assurances apply to each State or State organization (NCDOT) serving as the
<br />Applicant for funding under the Nonurbanized Area Formula Program authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5311. The
<br />Applicant assures and requires each Subrecipient to assure that:
<br />1. It has or will have the necessary legal, financial, and managerial capability to:
<br />a. Apply, receive and disburse 49 U.S.C. 5311(c)(1) funding, and
<br />b. Carry out each project, including the:
<br />(1) Safety aspects of its proposed projects, and
<br />(2) Security aspects of its proposed projects,
<br />2. It has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of project equipment and facilities,
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