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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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