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State Fiscal Year 2014 Public Transportation Programs Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances On behalf of your Applicant,you certify and assure that,as required by FTA regulations,"Capital Leases,"49 CFR part 639,specifically 49 CFR 639.15(b)(1)and 49 CFR 639.21, if the Applicant acquires any capital asset through a lease financed with Federal/State funding authorized under 49 U.S.C, chapter 53: 1. The Applicant will not use FederaUState funding authorized under 49 U.S.C, chapter 53 to finance the cost of leasing any capital asset until: a. It performs calculations demonstrating that leasing the capital asset would be more cost-effective than purchasing or constructing a similar asset,and b. It completes these calculations before the later of: (1) Entering into the lease,or (2) Receiving a capital grant for the asset,and 2. The Applicant will not enter into a capital lease for which FTA/NCDOT can provide only incremental FederaUState funding unless the Applicant has adequate financial resources to meet its future lease obligations if Federal/State funding is not available. 09. TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY SAFETY PLANS Except as FTAINCDOT determines otherwise in writing,you must select the Certifications in Group 09 you seek FTAINCDOT funds made available or appropriatedfor: • 49 US.C, chapter 53, as amended by MAP-21, or ® Former 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 in effect in FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year, except as superseded by MAP- 21 cross-cutting requirements that apply instead, including.- • Transit Asset Management Provisions(and Asset Inventory and Condition Reporting), and • Agency Safety Plans. The Applicant is ultimately responsible for compliance with the Certifications and Assurances selected that apply to itself or its Project, even if a Subrecipient or other Third Party Participant may be involved in the Applicant's Project, except as FTAINCDOT determines otherwise in writing. For this reason, we strongly encourage the Applicant to take appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, obtaining sufficient documentation from each Subrecipient and other Third Party Participant to assure the validity of applicable Certifications and Assurances. i Except as FTAINCDOT determines otherwise in writing, before FTAINCDOT may provide funding made available or appropriatedfor 49 U.S.C. chapter 53,you must select the Certifications in Group 09.Any provision of the Certifications in Group 09 that does not apply will not be enforced. A. Transit Asset Management Plan. The Applicant must select the Certification in Group 09,A if it applies, as a direct Recipient, of funding made available or appropriatedfor 49 U.S.C. chapter 53, as amended by MAP-21 or for former 49 US.C. chapter 53 in effect in FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year, except as superseded MAP-21 cross-cutting requirement, "Transit Asset Management Provisions(and Asset Inventory and Condition Reporting)" instead The Applicant certifies that it will comply,and each Subrecipient/Subcontractor will: 1. Follow Federal guidance issued that implements transit asset management system provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326,as amended by MAP-21,except as FTA/NCDOT determines otherwise in writing,and 2. Comply with the final Federal regulations that implement the transit asset management system required by 49 U.S.C. 5326, as amended by MAP-21, after those regulations have been issued as required by 49 U.S.C. 5326(e), as amended by MAP-21, B. Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. The Applicant must select the Certification in Group 09.B if it is a State government, local government, or any other operator of apublic transportation system and seeks funding made available or appropriatedfor 49 US.C. chapter i I �I 17