2003-148-RES APPROVING/ACCEPTING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

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PERFORMING AGENCY shall not perform and RECEIVING AGENCY will not pay for the performance of different or 'Jdd itional services, work, or products except pursuant to an amendment of this contract that is executed in compliance with this Article. RECEIVING AGENCY may not waive any term, covenant, or condition of this contract unless by amendment executed in compliance with this Article. PERFORMING AGENCY shall plan expenditures so that any necessary budget revisions or amendments are executed no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Attachment term. PERFORMING AGENCY shall provide a written justification for any budget revisions and/or amendments. If a budget revision or amendment is requested during the last quarter of the Attachment term, the written justification shall include a reason for the delay. Revision or amendment requests may be granted at the discretion of RECEIVING AGENCY. ARTICLE 5. Applicable Laws and Standards This contract shall be interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and enabling state rules. Where applicable, federal statutes and regulations, including federal grant requirements applicable to funding sources, shall apply to this contract. The Uniform Grant Management Act (UGMA), Texas Government Code, Chapter 783, as amended, and the Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) as amended by revised federal circulars and incorporated in UGMS by the Governor's Budget and Planning Office, apply as terms and conditions of this contract and are adopted by reference in their entirety. RECEIVING AGENCY must give prior approval for changes to contract Attachment(s) as specified by UGMS in Part III, "State Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements," Subpart C-Post- Award Requirements, item _.30-Changes, and applicable federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars. RECEIVING AGENCY will provide copies of applicable OMB circulars, Code of Federal Regulations, and UGMS to PERFORMING AGENCY upon request. These documents are incorporated by reference as a condition of this contract. PERFORMING AGENCY shall not use funds granted under this contract to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, federal or state, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any contract or grant or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any contract or grant (31 USC ~ 1352, as amended, and UGMS). If at any time this contract exceeds $100,000 of federal funds, PERFORMING AGENCY shall file with RECEIVING AGENCY a declaration containing the name of any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying contacts on behalf of PERFORMING AGENCY in connection with that contract or grant, a certification that none of the funds provided by RECEIVING AGENCY have been or will be used for payment to lobbyists, and disclosure of the names of any and all registered lobbyists with whom PERFORMING AGENCY has an agreement. PERFORMING AGENCY shall require any person who requests or receives a subgrant or subcontract to file the same declaration, certification and disclosure with RECEIVING AGENCY. PERFORMING AGENCY shall file the declaration, certification, and disclosure at the time of application for the contract or grant; upon execution of a contract or grant unless PERFORMING AGENCY previously filed a declaration, certification or disclosure form in connection with the award; and at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any declaration, certification or disclosure previously filed. RECEIVING AGENCY will supply the certification form to PERFORMING AGENCY upon request. (LGS) GENERAL PROVISIONS Page 2 I1/200 I