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Application or in the Project Description for this Agreement for the Project. In turn, the Department <br />shall be responsible for notifying FTA. <br />b. General, The Contractor agrees to comply with the property management standards of 49 C,F,R, <br />§§ 18,31 through 18.33, including any amendments thereto, and with other applicable Federal and <br />State regulations and directives. Any exception to the requirements of 49 C.F.R. §§ 18.31 through <br />18.33 requires the express approval of the Federal Government in writing. The Contractor also <br />consents to the Department's reimbursement requirements for premature dispositions of certain Project <br />equipment, as set forth in Subsection 17i of this Agreement, <br />c. Maintenance and Insnection of Vehicles, Facilities and Other Project Equipment . The Contractor <br />shall maintain all project equipment at a high level of cleanliness, safety, and mechanical soundness ill <br />accordance with the minimum maintenance requirements recommended by the manufacturer. The <br />Contractor shall register all vehicle maintenance activities in a Comprehensive Maintenance Record or <br />an electronic version of same. The Department shall conduct frequent inspections to confirm proper <br />maintenance pursuant to this Subsection 17c of this Agreement and the State Management Plan. The <br />Contractor shall collect and Submit to the Department at such time and in such manner as it may <br />require information for the purpose of the Department's Public Transportation Management System <br />(PTMS). <br />The Contractor shall maintain the facility, including any and all equipment installed into or added on to <br />the facility as part of the Project, in good operating order and at a high level of cleanliness, safety and <br />mechanical soundness in accordance with good facility maintenance and Upkeep practices and in <br />accordance with the minimum maintenance requirements recommended by the manufacturer for all <br />equipment installed in or added to the facility as part of the Project. Such maintenance shall be in <br />compliance with applicable Federal and state regulations or directives that may be issued, except to the <br />extent that the Department determines otherwise in writing, The Department shall conduct inspections <br />as it deems necessary to confirm proper maintenance on the part of the Contractor pursuant to <br />Subsection 17c of the Agreement and the State Management Plan, Such inspections may or may not <br />be scheduled ahead of time, but will be conducted such that they shall not significantly interfere with the <br />ongoing and necessary functions for which the Project was designed. The Contractor shall make every <br />effort to accommodate such inspections by the Department in accordance with the Department's <br />desired schedule for such inspections, The Contractor shall collect and submit to the Department at <br />such time and in such manner as the Department may require information for the purpose of the <br />Department's Public Transportation Management System (PTIMS) and any and all other reports the <br />Department deems necessary, The Contractor shall also maintain and make available to the <br />Department upon its demand all documents, policies, procedLiFeS, purchase orders, bills of sale, <br />internal work orders and similar items that dernonstrate the Contractor's maintenance of the facility in <br />good operating order and at a high level of cleanliness, safety and mechanical Soundness, <br />cl. Records. The Contractor agrees to keep satisfactory records pertaining to the use of Project <br />property, and submit to the Department upon request Such information as may be required to assure <br />compliance with this Section 14 of this Agreement. <br />e, Incidental Use. The Contractor agrees that: <br />(1) General. Any incidental use of Project property will not exceed that permitted under applicable <br />Federal and State laws, regulations, and directives. <br />(2) Alternative Fueling-Facilities, As authorized by 49 U.S.Ca § 5323(p), any Incidental use of its <br />federally financed alternative fueling facilities and equipment by non-transit public entities and <br />private entities will be permitted, only if the: <br />(a) Incidental use does not interfere with the Contractor's Project or public transportaflon <br />operations; <br />Updated 9/17/10 Page 2 1 or 35 <br />