| b.      Air Quality.  Except to the extent the Federal Government determines otherwise in
<br />      		writing, the Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and directives
<br />      		implementing the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 through 7671 q, and:
<br />       					(1)    The Contractor agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of Section
<br />       		176(c) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7506(c), consistent with the joint FHWA/FTA document,
<br />      		"Interim Guidance for Implementing Key SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning, Environment, and Air
<br />      		Quality for Joint FHWA/FTA Authorities," dated September 2, 2005, and any subsequent applicable
<br />       		Federal directives that may be issued; with U.S. EPA regulations, "Conformity to State or Federal
<br />       		Implementation  Plans  of  Transportation  Plans,  Programs,  and  Projects  Developed,  Funded  or
<br />      		Approved  Under Title 23  US.C.  or the Federal Transit Act," 40  C.F.R.  Part 51,  Subpart T;  and
<br />      		"Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal Implementation Plans," 40 C.F.R. Part
<br />       		93, and any subsequent Federal conformity regulations that may be promulgated.   To support the
<br />       		requisite air quality conformity finding for the Project, the Contractor agrees to implement each air
<br />      		quality mitigation or control measure incorporated in the Project.  The Contractor further agrees that
<br />       		any Project identified in an applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) as a Transportation Control
<br />       		Measure will be wholly consistent with the design concept and scope of the Project described in the
<br />       		SIP.
<br />       					(2)     U.S.  EPA also imposes requirements implementing the Clean Air Act,  as
<br />       		amended, which may apply to public transportation operators, particularly operators of large public
<br />      		transportation bus fleets.  Accordingly, the Contractor agrees to comply with the following U.S. EPA
<br />       		regulations to the extent they apply to the Project: "Control of Air Pollution from Mobile Sources," 40
<br />       		C.F.R. Part 85; "Control of Air Pollution from New and In-Use Motor Vehicles and New and In-Use
<br />       		Motor Vehicle Engines,"40 C.F.R. Part 86; and "Fuel Economy of Motor Vehicles,"40 C.F.R. Part 600.
<br />       					(3)    The Contractor agrees to comply with notice of violating facility provisions of
<br />       		Executive Order No.  11738, "Administration of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution
<br />       		Control Act with Respect to Federal Contracts, Grants, or Loans,"42 U.S.C. § 7606 note.
<br />       				C.      Clean Water.  Except to the extent the Federal Government determines otherwise in
<br />      		writing, the Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable Federal regulations and directives issued
<br />       		pursuant to the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 through 1377.  In addition:
<br />       					(1)    The Contractor agrees to  protect  underground  sources  of drinking  water
<br />       		consistent with the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f
<br />       		through 300j-6.
<br />       					(2)    The Contractor agrees to comply with notice of violating facility provisions of
<br />       		Executive Order No.  11738, "Administration of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution
<br />       		Control Act with Respect to Federal Contracts, Grants, or Loans,"42 U.S.C. § 7606 note.
<br />       				d.      Use of Public Lands.  The Contractor agrees that in implementing its Project, it will
<br />       		not use any publicly owned land from a park, recreation area, or wildlife or waterfowl refuge of national,
<br />       		State, or local significance as determined by the Federal, State, or local officials having jurisdiction
<br />       		thereof, and it will not use any land from a historic site of national, state, or local significance, unless the
<br />       		Federal Government makes the findings required by 49 U.S.C. §§ 303(b) and 303(c).  The Contractor
<br />       		also  agrees to  comply with joint FHWA/FTA regulations,  "Parks,  Recreation Areas,  Wildlife and
<br />       		Waterfowl Refuges, and Historic Sites," 23 C.F.R. Parts 771 and 774, and 49 C.F.R. Part 622, when
<br />       		promulgated.
<br />       				e.      Wild and Scenic Rivers.  The Contractor agrees to comply with applicable provisions
<br />       		of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1271 through 1287, relating to
<br />       		protecting components of the national wild and scenic rivers system; and to the extent applicable, to
<br />       		comply with U.S. Forest Service regulations, "Wild and Scenic Rivers," 36 C.F.R. Part 297, and with
<br />       		U.S. Bureau of Land Management regulations, "Management Areas,"43 C.F.R. Part 8350.
<br />       				f.      Coastal Zone Management.  The Contractor agrees to assure Project consistency
<br />       		with the approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act of
<br />       		1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1451 through 1465.
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