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State Fiscal Year 2014 Public Transportation Programs <br /> Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances <br /> 01. ASSURANCES REQUIRED FOR EACH APPLICANT <br /> Each Subrecipient of FTA assistance awarded to NCDOT and each Subrecipient of State assistance must provide all <br /> assurances in this Group "01," NCDOT may not award any State or Federal assistance until the Applicant provides <br /> the following assurances by selecting Group "01." <br /> A. Assurance of Authority of the Applicant and Its Representative <br /> The authorized representative of the Applicant and the Applicant's attorney who sign these Certifications, <br /> Assurances, and Agreements, affirm that both the Applicant and its authorized representative may,under North <br /> Carolina, local, or Indian tribal law and regulations,and the Applicant's by-laws or internal rules,undertake the <br /> following activities on behalf of the Applicant: <br /> 1. Execute and file its application for Federal/State funds; <br /> 2. Execute and file its Certifications,Assurances,and Agreements binding its compliance; <br /> 3. Execute Grant Agreements or Cooperative Agreements, or both, with NCDOT; <br /> 4. Comply with applicable Federal/State laws and regulations; and <br /> 5. Follow applicable Federal/State guidance. <br /> B. Standard Assurances <br /> The Applicant assures that: <br /> 1. It will comply with all applicable Federal/State statutes and regulations to carry out any FTA/NCDOT funded <br /> Project; <br /> 2. It is under a continuing obligation to comply with the terms and conditions of the FTA/NCDOT Grant <br /> Agreement or Cooperative Agreement for its Project,including the FTA Master Agreement incorporated by <br /> reference and made part of the latest amendment to the Grant Agreement or Cooperative Agreement; <br /> 3. It recognizes that Federal/State laws and regulations may be modified from time to time and those <br /> modifications may affect Project implementation; <br /> 4. It understands that Presidential executive orders and Federal/State guidance,including Federal/State policies <br /> and program guidance,may be issued concerning matters affecting the Applicant or its Project; <br /> 5. It agrees that the most recent Federal/State laws,regulations, and guidance will apply to its Project,unless <br /> FTA/NCDOT determines otherwise in writing; <br /> 6. In light of recent FTA legislation applicable to FTA and except as FTA/NCDOT determines otherwise in <br /> writing,the Applicant agrees that requirements for FTA/NCDOT programs may vary depending on the fiscal <br /> year for which the funding for those programs was appropriated: <br /> a. In some instances,FTA has determined that Federal statutory or regulatory program and eligibility <br /> requirements for FY 2012 or a specific previous fiscal year will apply to: <br /> (1) New grants and cooperative agreements, and <br /> (2) New amendments to grants and cooperative agreements that: <br /> (a) Have been awarded Federal funds made available or appropriated for FY 2012 or the previous <br /> fiscal year,or <br /> (b) May be awarded Federal funds appropriated for FY 2012 or the previous fiscal year, but j <br /> b. In other instances,FTA has determined that MAP-21 will apply to the Federal funds made available or <br /> appropriated for FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year, and <br /> c. For all FTA funded Projects,the following MAP-21 cross-cutting requirements supersede conflicting <br /> provisions of previous Federal law and regulations: <br /> (1) Metropolitan and Statewide Planning, <br /> (2) Environmental Review Process, <br /> (3) Agency Safety Plans, <br /> (4) Transit Asset Management Provisions(and Asset Inventory and Condition Reporting), i <br /> (5) Costs Incurred by Providers of Public Transportation by Vanpool, <br /> (6) Revenue Bonds as Local Match, <br /> (7) Debt Service Reserve, <br /> 2 <br /> i <br />