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State Fiscal Year 2013 Public Transportation Programs
<br />Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances
<br />(b) Representatives of public, private, and nonprofit human services providers, and
<br />(c) Participation by the public, and
<br />d. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5316(g)(2), before it transfers funds to a project funded under 49 U.S.C. 5336,
<br />that project has been or will have been coordinated with private nonprofit providers of services, and
<br />e. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5316(c)(3), before using funds apportioned for projects serving an area other
<br />than that for which funding was apportioned under 49 U.S.C. 5316(c)(1)(B) or (C):
<br />(1) .The State's chief executive officer, or his or her designee, will have certified that all the JARC
<br />program objectives of 49 U.S.C. 5316 are being met in the area from which the funding would be
<br />derived,
<br />(2) If the State has a statewide program for meeting the JARC program objectives of 49 U.S.C. 5316, the
<br />funds can be used for projects anywhere in the State.
<br />Under 49 U.S.C. 5316(f)(1), the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5307 apply to the JARC Program, authorized under
<br />49 U.S.C. 5316. Therefore, as specified under 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1), the Applicant certifies that
<br />a. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(A), it and each Subrecipient has or will have the:
<br />(1) Legal capacity to carry out its proposed projects,
<br />(2) Financial capacity to carry out its proposed projects,
<br />(3) Technical capacity to carry out its proposed projects,
<br />(4) Safety aspects of its proposed projects, and
<br />(5) Security aspects of its proposed projects,
<br />b. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(B), it and each Subrecipient has or will have satisfactory continuing
<br />control over the use ofproject equipment and facilities,
<br />c. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(C), it and each Subrecipient will maintain the project equipment and
<br />facilities adequately,
<br />d. As Tequired by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(D), it and each Subrecipient will ensure that the following
<br />individuals will be charged not more than fifty (50) percent of the peak hour fare for transportation during
<br />non-peak hours using or involving project facilities or equipment supported under 49 U.S.C. 5316:
<br />(1) Elderly individuals,
<br />(2) Individuals with disabilities, or
<br />(3) Individuals presenting a Medicare card issued to himself or herself pursuant to title II or title XVIII of
<br />the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. or 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.),
<br />e. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(E), when carrying out a procurement under the JARC Program, 49
<br />U.S.C. 5316, it 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,
<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 />£ As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(F), it and each Subrecipient has complied with or will comply with
<br />49 U.S.C. 5307(c) because it:
<br />(1) Has informed or will inform the public of the amount of its JARC Program funds available under 49
<br />U.S.C. 5316, and the projects it proposes to undertake,
<br />(2) Has developed or will develop, in consultation with interested parties including private transportation
<br />providers, the projects proposed to be funded,
<br />(3) Has published or will publish a list of its projects in a way that affected citizens, private transportation
<br />providers, and local elected officials will have an opportunity to examine and submit comments on
<br />the proposed projects and its performance,
<br />(4) Has provided or will provide an opportunity for a public hearing to obtain the views of citizens on the
<br />proposed projects,
<br />(5) Has assured or will assure that the proposed projects provide for coordination of transportation
<br />services assisted under 49 U.S.C. 5336 with federally assisted transportation services supported by a
<br />Federal government source other than U.S. DOT,
<br />(6) Has considered or will consider the comments and views received, especially those of private
<br />transportation providers, in preparing its final list of projects, and
<br />(7) Has made or will make the final list of projects available to the public,
<br />g. As required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1)(G), it and each Subrecipient:
<br />(1) Has or will have the amount of funds required for the local share,
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