2016-517 OPT - NCDOT FY2017 Public Transportation Section 5339 Capital Program Grant Agreement

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Any charter service agreement required by FTA regulations is incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement for the Project. The Contractor understands and agrees that in addition to any remedy specified in the charter agreement, if a pattern of violations of that agreement is found, the violator will be barred from receiving Federal transit assistance in an amount to be determined by FTA or U.S. DOT. Section 21. School Transportation Operations. The Contractor agrees that neither it nor any public transportation operator performing work in connection with a Project financed under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 will engage in school transportation operations for the transportation of students or school personnel exclusively in competition with private school transportation operators, except as authorized by 49 U.S.C. §§ 5323(9 or (g), as applicable, and FTA regulations, "School Bus Operations," 49 C.F.R. Part 605, and any subsequent School Transportation Operations regulations or FTA directives that may be issued. Any school transportation operations agreement required by FTA regulations is incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement for the Project. The Contractor understands and agrees that if it or an operator violates that school transportation operations agreement the violator will be barred from receiving Federal transit assistance in an amount to be determined by FTA or U.S. DOT. Section 22. Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data. In accordance with U.S. OMB Circular A -16, "Coordination of Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data Activities," August 19,2002, the Contractor agrees to implement its Project so that any activities involving spatial data and geographic information systems activities financed directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by Federal assistance, consistent with the National Spatial Data infrastructure promulgated by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, except to the extent that FTA determines otherwise in writing. Section 23. Motor Carrier Safety. To the extent applicable, the Contractor agrees to comply with, and assures the compliance of its subrecipients, lessees, and third party contractors with, applicable provisions of the following regulations promulgated by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (U.S. FMCSA): a. Financial Responsibility. The Contractor agrees as follows: (1) To the extent that the Contractor is engaged in interstate commerce and not within a defined commercial zone, the Contractor agrees to comply with U.S. FMCSA regulations, "Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers," 49 U.S.C. Part 387, dealing with economic registration and insurance requirements. For recipients of Federal assistance under 49 U.S.C. §§ 53072 5310, or 5311, 49 C.F.R. Part 387 is modified by 49 U.S.C. § 31138(e)(4) which reduces the amount of insurance required of such recipients to the highest amount of any state in which the transit provider operates. (2) To the extent that the Contractor is engaged in interstate commerce and not within a defined commercial zone and is not a unit of government (defined as Federal Government, a state, any political subdivision of a state or any agency established under a compact between states), the Contractor agrees to comply with U.S. FMCSA regulations, Subpart B, "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations," at 49 CFR Parts 390 through 396. b. Driver Qualifications. The Contractor agrees to comply with U.S. FMCSA's regulations, "Commercial Driver's License Standards, Requirements, and Penalties," 49 C.F.R. Part 383. Updated 04/15/16 26