2015-620-E ES - State of NC - MOA in conjunction with NC Local Government Application for FFY 2016 EMPG Funding

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 70CDE96F-6D51-4BD6-93A5-3B3A2D3438CD Recipient for any loss or damage to said property until the property is disposed of in accordance with EMPG Program requirements. Recipient will not be held responsible for any property purchased under this MOU/MOA. Title to the property purchased with EMPG funds shall be in the Sub-Recipient unles noted in section 2 of the MOA. 14. Points of Contact To provide consistent and effective communication between Sub-Recipient and the Department of Public Safety, North Carolina Emergency Management, each party shall appoint a Principal Representative(s) to serve as its central point of contact responsible for coordinating and implementing this MOA. The Department of Public Safety, North Carolina Emergency Management contact shall be the Assistant Director for Planning & Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Grants Management Staff, and NCEM Branch Staff. The Sub-Recipient point of contact shall be the EMPG Program Manager or the person designated by the Sub- Recipient. All confidential information of either party disclosed to the other party in connection with the services provided hereunder will be treated by the receiving party as confidential and restricted in its use to only those uses contemplated by the terms of this MOA. Any information to be treated as confidential must be clearly marked as confidential prior to transmittal to the other party. Neither party shall disclose to third parties, the other party's confidential information without written authorization to do so from the other party. Specifically excluded from such confidential treatment shall be information that: (i) as of the date of disclosure and/or delivery, is already known to the party receiving such information; (ii)is or becomes part of the public domain, through no fault of the receiving party; (iii)is lawfully disclosed to the receiving party by a third party who is not obligated to retain such information in confidence; or(iv)is independently developed at the receiving party by someone not privy to the confidential information. 15. Public Records Access While this information under Federal control is subject to requests made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §552 et. seq., all determinations concerning the release of information of this nature are made on a case-by-case basis by the FEMA FOIA Office. This agreement may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act, Chapter 132 of the North Carolina General Statutes. 16. Subcontracting If Sub-Recipient subcontracts any or all purchases or services required under this Agreement, then Sub- Recipient agrees to include in the subcontract that the subcontractor is bound by the terms and conditions of this MOA. Sub-Recipient and any subcontractor agree to include in the subcontract that the subcontractor shall hold Recipient harmless against all claims of whatever nature arising out of the subcontractor's performance of work under this MOA. If Sub-Recipient subcontracts any or all purchases or services required under this MOA, a copy of the executed subcontract Agreement must be forwarded to Recipient. A contractual arrangement shall in no way relieve Sub-Recipient of its responsibilities to ensure that all funds issued pursuant to this grant be administered in accordance with all state and federal requirements. Sub-Recipient is bound by all special conditions of this grant award as set out in the Grant Application Package and the Grant Award and Special Conditions documents, incorporated by reference herein, as well as all terms, conditions and restrictions of the applicable EMPG NOFOA referenced herein. 17. Situs This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of North Carolina and any claim for breach or enforcement shall be filed in State Court in Wake County, North Carolina. 18. Antitrust Laws This Agreement is entered into in compliance with all State and Federal antitrust laws. 8