2014-648 Orange County - FY2015 NCDOT - Nonurbanized Area Public Transportation Grant Agreement - Section 5311

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State Management Plan. The Contractor shall collect and submit to the Department at such time and in such manner as it may require information for the purpose of the Department's Public Transportation Management System (PTMS). The Contractor shall maintain the facility, including any and all equipment installed into or added on to the facility as part of the Project, in good operating order and at a high level of cleanliness, safety and mechanical soundness in accordance with good facility maintenance and upkeep practices and in accordance with the minimum maintenance requirements recommended by the manufacturer for all equipment installed in or added to the facility as part of the Project. Such maintenance shall be in compliance with applicable Federal and state regulations or directives that may be issued, except to the extent that the Department determines otherwise in writing. The Department shall conduct inspections as it deems necessary to confirm proper maintenance on the part of the Contractor pursuant to Subsection 14c of the Agreement and the State Management Plan. Such inspections may or may not be scheduled ahead of time, but will be conducted such that they shall not significantly interfere with the ongoing and necessary functions for which the Project was designed. The Contractor shall make every effort to accommodate such inspections by the Department in accordance with the Department's desired schedule for such inspections. The Contractor shall collect and submit to the Department at such time and in such manner as the Department may require information for the purpose of the Department's Public Transportation Management System (PTMS) and any and all other reports the Department deems necessary. The Contractor shall also maintain and make available to the Department upon its demand all documents, policies, procedures, purchase orders, bills of sale, internal work orders and similar items that demonstrate the Contractor's maintenance of the facility in good operating order and at a high level of cleanliness, safety and mechanical soundness. d. Records. The Contractor agrees to keep satisfactory records pertaining to the use of Project property, and submit to the Department upon request such information as may be required to assure compliance with this Section 14 of this Agreement. e. Incidental Use. The Contractor agrees that: (1) General. Any incidental use of Project property will not exceed that permitted under applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and directives. (2) Alternative Fueling Facilities. As authorized by 49 U.S.C. § 5323(p), any incidental use of its federally financed alternative fueling facilities and equipment by non-transit public entities and private entities will be permitted, only if the: (a) Incidental use does not interfere with the Contractor's Project or public transportation operations; (b) Contractor fully recaptures all costs related to the incidental use from the non-transit public entity or private entity; (c) Contractor uses revenues received from the incidental use in excess of costs for planning, capital, and operating expenses that are incurred in providing public transportation; and (d) Private entities pay all applicable excise taxes on fuel. 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. Revised 4/22/14 Page 22 of 36