2012-358 Planning - NC Department of Transportation Grant Agreement (not final)

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f. Title to Vehicles. The Certificate of Title to all vehicles purchased under the Approved Budget for this Project shall be in the name of the Contractor. The Department's Public Transportation Division shall be recorded on the Certificate of Title as first lien-holder. In the event of project termination or breach of contract provisions, the Contractor shall, upon written notification by the Department, surrender Project equipment and/or transfer the Certificate(s) of Title for Project equipment to the Department or the Department's designee. g. Encumbrance of Project Property. The Contractor agrees to maintain satisfactory continuing control of Project property as follows: (1) Written Transactions. The Contractor agrees that it will not execute any transfer of title, lease, lien, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, third party contract, subagreement, grant anticipation note, alienation, innovative finance arrangement (such as a cross border lease, leveraged lease, or otherwise), or any other obligation pertaining to Project property, that in any way would affect the continuing Federal and State interest in that Project property. (2) Oral Transactions. The Contractor agrees that it will not obligate itself in any manner to any third party with respect to Project property. (3) Other Actions. The Contractor agrees that it will not take any action adversely affecting the Federal and State interest in or impair the Contractor's continuing control of the use of Project property. h. Transfer of Project Property. The Contractor understands and agrees as follows: (1) Contractor Request. The Contractor may transfer any Project property financed with Federal assistance authorized under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 to a local governmental authority to be used for any public purpose with no further obligation to the Federal Government, provided the transfer is approved by the Federal Transit Administrator and conforms with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. §§ 5334(h)(1)through 5334(h)(3). (2) Federal/State Government Direction. The Contractor agrees that the Federal or State Government may direct the disposition of, and even require the Contractor to transfer title to any Project property financed with Federal/State assistance under this Agreement. (3) Leasing Project Property to Another Party. (a) General. Prior to entering into any third party contract for leasing Project property to another party, the Contractor agrees to obtain approval from the Department. If the Contractor leases any Project property to another party, the Contractor agrees to retain ownership of the leased Project property, and assure that the lessee will use the Project property appropriately, through a written lease between the Contractor and lessee. The Contractor agrees to use the standard lease agreement form provided by the Department and to provide a copy of the signed, executed lease agreement to the Department. In accordance with Subsection 5g of this Agreement, regardless of assignment of work to be completed under this Project or lease of Project assets to a third party, it is the Contractor's primary responsibility to comply with Federal and State requirements of this Agreement and assure the compliance of any third party contractors. Updated 3/07/12 Page 22 of 37