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State Fiscal Year 2014 Public.Transportation Programs
<br /> Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances
<br /> (5) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of disability,as provided in the Americans with
<br /> Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended,42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
<br /> (6) Prohibitions against discrimination in the sale,rental, or financing of housing,as provided in Title
<br /> VIII of the Civil Rights Act,42 U.S.C.3601 et seq.,
<br /> (7) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of drug abuse,as provided in the Drug Abuse Office
<br /> and Treatment Act of 1972,as amended,21 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.,
<br /> (8) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse,as provided in the Comprehensive
<br /> Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention Act of 1970,as amended,42 U.S.C.4541 et seq.,
<br /> (9) Confidentiality requirements for the records of alcohol and drug abuse patients,as provided in the
<br /> Public Health Service Act, as amended,42 U.S.C.290dd—290dd-2,and
<br /> (10) Nondiscrimination provisions of any other statute(s)that may apply to its Project,
<br /> b. As provided by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as
<br /> amended(Uniform Relocation Act),42 U.S.C.4601 et seq.,and the MAP-21 amendment to 49 U.S.C.
<br /> 5323(b),regardless of whether Federal/State funding has been provided for any of the real property
<br /> acquired for Project purposes, it will provide for fair and equitable treatment of displaced persons or'
<br /> persons whose property is acquired as a result of federal/state assisted programs,and:
<br /> (1) It has the necessary legal authority under State and local laws to comply with:
<br /> (a) The Uniform Relocation Act.42 U.S.C.4601 et seq., as specified by 42 U.S.C.4630 and 4655,
<br /> and
<br /> (b) U.S. DOT regulations,"Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for
<br /> Federal and Federally Assisted Programs,"49 CFR part 24,specifically 49 CFR 24.4,and
<br /> (2) It has complied with or will comply with the Uniform Relocation Act and implementing U.S. DOT
<br /> regulations,because:
<br /> (a) It will adequately inform each affected person of the benefits,policies,and procedures provided
<br /> for in 49 CFR part 24,
<br /> (b) As required by 42 U.S.C.4622,4623, and 4624, and 49 CFR part 24, it will provide fair and
<br /> reasonable relocation payments and assistance for displacement,resulting from any
<br /> FTA/NCDOT funded project, of:
<br /> 1 Families and individuals,and
<br /> 2 Partnerships,corporations, or associations,
<br /> (c) As provided by 42 U.S.C.4625 and 49 CFR part 24, it will provide relocation assistance
<br /> programs offering the services described in to the U.S.DOT regulations to such displaced:
<br /> 1 Families and individuals,and
<br /> 2 Partnerships,corporations, or associations,
<br /> (d) As required by 42 U.S.C. 4625(c)(3),within a reasonable time before displacement it will make
<br /> available comparable replacement dwellings to families and individuals,
<br /> (e) It will:
<br /> 1 Carry out the relocation process to provide displaced persons with uniform and consistent
<br /> services, and
<br /> 2 Make available replacement housing in the same range of choices with respect to such
<br /> housing to all displaced persons regardless of race,color,religion,or national origin,
<br /> (f) It will be guided be guided by the real property acquisition policies of 42 U.S.C.4651 and 4652
<br /> to the greatest extent practicable under State law,
<br /> (g) It will pay or reimburse property owners for their necessary expenses as specified in 42 U.S.C.
<br /> 4653 and 4654,understanding that FTA/NCDOT will provide Federal/State funding for its
<br /> eligible costs of providing payments for those expenses,as required by 42 U.S.C.4631,
<br /> (h) It will execute the necessary implementing amendments to third party contracts and
<br /> subagreements financed with FTA/NCDOT funding, and
<br /> (i) It will execute, furnish, and be bound by such additional documents as FTA/NCDOT may
<br /> determine necessary to effectuate or implement these assurances,
<br /> (j) It will incorporate these assurances by reference into and make them a part of any third party
<br /> contract or subagreement,or any amendments thereto,relating to any FTA/NCDOT funded
<br /> Project involving relocation or land acquisition, and
<br /> (k) It will provide in any affected document that these relocation and land acquisition provisions
<br /> must supersede any conflicting provisions,
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