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Page 11 of 1I <br /> The State may withhold payment to the Department until the State can determine whether the <br /> Department is entitled to further payment or whether the State is entitled to a refund. <br /> K. COMPLIANCE <br /> 1. The State shall assure compliance with all terms of this contract. <br /> a. Upon determination of non-compliance, the State shall give the Department sixty (60) days <br /> written notice to come into compliance. If the deficiency is corrected, the Department <br /> shall submit a written report to the State which sets forth the corrective action taken. <br /> b. If the above deficiencies should not be corrected to the satisfaction of the State after the <br /> sixty (60) day period, disbursement of funds for the particular activity may be temporarily <br /> suspended pending negotiation of a plan of corrective action. <br /> C. If the deficiency is still not corrected within the next thirty (30) days following temporary <br /> suspension of funding, program funds may be permanently suspended until the Department <br /> can provide evidence that the deficiencies have been corrected. <br /> d. In the event of the Department's non-compliance with clauses of this contract, the State <br /> may cancel, terminate, or suspend this contract in whole or in part and the Department <br /> may be declared ineligible for further State contracts or agreements. Such terminations <br /> for non-compliance shall not occur until: (1) the provisions of Section K-1 (a-c) have <br /> been followed, documented, and have failed to provide a resolution, (2) all other <br /> reasonable administrative remedies have been exhausted. <br /> 2. If the Department or the State should be determined out of compliance with the provisions of <br /> the contract, either party may file a formal appeal with the Office of Administrative Hearings. <br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Department and the State have executed this agreement in <br /> duplicate originals, one of which is retained by each of the parties. <br /> LOCAL SIGNATURES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT,HEALTH <br /> AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> /0Tonathan B. Howes, Secretary <br /> Health Director Date Dir®ctor <br /> p� ( Div. ei G-sneral Services <br /> Fina a Officer Date epartment Head's Signature <br /> or Authorized Agent <br /> hairman of County Date <br /> Commissioners <br /> (when required) <br />