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ORANGE COUNTY, NC
<br />RFP No. 367-OC5430
<br />Design & Engineering Services -
<br />Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
<br />Grant Project
<br />9. Clean Air Act
<br />(a)The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued
<br />pursuant to Section 306 of the Clean Air Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7606, and other applicable
<br />provisions of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 through 7671q. The Contractor
<br />agrees to report any violation to the Purchaser and understands and agrees that the Purchaser
<br />will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to the State and/or FTA and the
<br />appropriate EPA Regional Office.
<br />(b)The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding
<br />$250,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal Assistance provided by FTA.
<br />10.Clean Water
<br />(a)The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued
<br />pursuant to Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1368, and other
<br />applicable requirements of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 through 1377,
<br />The Contractor agrees to report each violation as required to assure notification to FTA and the
<br />appropriate EPA Regional Office.
<br />(b)The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding
<br />$250,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
<br />11.Environmental Protection (requirements for environmental studies)
<br />The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of the National Environmental
<br />Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 through 4335 (as restricted by 42
<br />U.S. C. § 5159, if applicable); Executive Order No. 11514, as amended, “Protection and
<br />Enhancement of Environmental Quality,” 42 U.S.C. § 4321 note; FTA statutory requirements at
<br />49 U.S.C. § 5323(c)(2) ), as amended by MAP-21, ; U.S. Council on Environmental Quality
<br />regulations pertaining to compliance with NEPA, 40 C.F.R. Parts 1500 through 1508; and joint
<br />FHWA FTA regulations, “Environmental Impact and Related Procedures,” 23 C.F.R. Part 771
<br />and 49 C.F.R. Part 622; were published in the Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 8963, February 7,
<br />2013; and other applicable Federal environmental protection regulations that may be
<br />promulgated at a later date. The Contractor agrees to comply with the applicable provisions of
<br />23 U.S.C. § 139 “Efficient environmental reviews for project decision making”, pertaining to
<br />environmental procedures, and 23 U.S.C. § 326, pertaining to Purchaser’s responsibility for
<br />categorical exclusions, in accordance with the provisions of joint FHWA/FTA final guidance,
<br />“Environmental Review Process (Public Law 109-59),” 71 Fed. Reg. 66576 et seq. November
<br />15, 2006. Joint FHWA and FTA final guidance, “Interim Guidance on MAP-21 Section 1319
<br />Accelerated decision making in Environmental Reviews,” dated January 14, 2013, and any
<br />applicable Federal directives that may be issued at a later date, except to the extent that FTA
<br />determines otherwise in writing.
<br />12.Environmental Justice (requirements for environmental studies)
<br />The Contractor agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No. 12898, "Federal Actions
<br />to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations," 42
<br />U.S.C. § 4321 note; as well as facilitating compliance with that Executive Order; and DOT Order
<br />5610.2, “Department of Transportation Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority
<br />Populations and Low-Income Populations,” 62 Fed. Reg. 18377 et seq., April 15, 1997, except to
<br />the extent that the Federal Government determines otherwise in writing; and the most recent and
<br />Docusign Envelope ID: C9F02BE8-AE2A-4BE1-874D-0AE2AA324629
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