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II. Property Agreement
<br />A. It is mutually agreed and promised that the APPLICANT shall immediately notify the STATE if any
<br />equipment purchased under this project ceases to be used in the manner as set forth by the project
<br />agreement. In such event, APPLICANT further agrees to either give credit to the project cost or to
<br />another active Highway Safety project for the residual value of such equipment in an amount to be
<br />determined by the STATE, or to transfer or otherwise dispose of such equipment as directed by STATE.
<br />B. It is mutually agreed and promised by the APPLICANT that no purchased equipment under this project
<br />will be conveyed, sold, salvaged, transferred, etc. without the express written approval of the STATE.
<br />C. It is mutually agreed and promised that the APPLICANT shall maintain or cause to be maintained for its
<br />useful life, any equipment purchased under this project.
<br />III. Application of Hatch Act
<br />A. It is mutually agreed and promised that the APPLICANT shall notify all employees of the APPLICANT,
<br />whose principal employment is in connection with any Highway Safety project, financed in whole or in
<br />part by loans or grants under the Highway Safety Act of 1966, of the provisions of Section 12 (a) of the
<br />Hatch Act [5 U.S.C. 118K (a)].
<br />IV. Equal Opportunity
<br />A. It is mutually agreed and promised that pursuant to the requirements of Section 22 (a) of the Federal -Aid
<br />Highway Act of 1968, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and the Age
<br />Discrimination Act of 1975, the APPLICANT, as a condition to receiving approval of this application
<br />submitted under the Highway Safety Act of 1966, hereby gives its assurance that employment in
<br />connection with the subject Highway Safety Program project will be provided without regard to race,
<br />color, creed, sex, handicap, age, or national origin. The APPLICANT further agrees that, as a condition
<br />to receiving approval of this application, it will be subject to, and will comply with, Title VI of the Civil
<br />Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and all
<br />applicable requirements pursuant to the Regulations of the Department of Commerce (Title 15, Code of
<br />Federal Regulations, Part 8, which have been adopted by the Department of Transportation, and
<br />hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), to the end that, in accordance with the Act and the
<br />Regulations, no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, creed, sex, handicap, age,
<br />or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected
<br />to discrimination under the subject Highway Safety Program or project.
<br />B. It is mutually agreed and promised that if the APPLICANT fails or refuses to comply with its
<br />undertaking as set forth in these provisions, the STATE of the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
<br />TRANSPORTATION may take any or all of these following actions.
<br />(1) Cancel, terminate, or suspend in whole or in part the agreement, contract, or other arrangement with
<br />respect to which the failure or refusal occurred; and
<br />(2) Refrain from extending any further Federal financial assistance to the applicant agency under the
<br />program with respect to which the failure or refusal occurred until satisfactory assurance of future
<br />compliance has been received from the applicant agency.
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