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<br /> <br /> CSJ # <br /> District # <br /> Code Chart 64 # <br /> Project: <br /> CFDA # <br /> <br /> 7. Environmental Assessment and Mitigation <br /> Development of the Project must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and <br /> the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, which require environmental clearance of <br /> federal-aid projects. <br /> A. The Local Government is responsible for the identification and assessment of any <br /> environmental problems associated with the development of the Project. <br /> B. The Local Government is responsible for the cost of any environmental problem's <br /> mitigation and remediation. <br /> C. The Local Government is responsible for providing any public meetings or public <br /> hearings required for development of the environmental assessment. <br /> D. The Local Government shall provide the State with written certification from <br /> appropriate regulatory agency(ies) that identified environmental problems have been <br /> remediated. <br /> <br /> These costs will not be reimbursed or credited towards the Local Government's financial <br /> share of the Project unless specified in the application and approved by the State. <br /> <br /> 8. Certification <br /> Forty five (45) days prior to any construction contract let date, the Local Government <br /> shall provide a certification to the State that all real property has been acquired, all <br /> environmental problems have been remediated, and all conflicting utilities have been <br /> adjusted. <br /> <br /> 9. Compliance with Texas Accessibility Standards and ADA <br /> All parties to this agreement shall ensure that the plans for and the construction of the <br /> project subject to this Agreement are in compliance with the Texas Accessibility <br /> Standards (TAS) issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, under <br /> the Architectural Barriers Act, Article 9102, Texas Civil Statutes. The TAS establishes <br /> minimum accessibility requirements to be consistent with minimum accessibility <br /> requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336) (ADA). <br /> <br /> 10. Engineering Services <br /> Engineering services will be provided by the Local Government. In procuring <br /> professional services, the parties to this agreement must comply with federal <br /> requirements cited in 23 CFR Part 172 if the project is federally funded and with <br /> Government Code 2254, Subchapter A, in all cases. Professional services contracts for <br /> federally funded projects must conform to federal requirements. <br /> A. The engineering plans shall be developed in accordance with the State's applicable <br /> Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets and <br /> Bridges. All roadway improvement designs for on-system highways must comply with <br /> the latest version of TOOT manuals, including but not limited to, the Roadway <br /> Design Manual, the Pavement Design Manual, the Hydraulic Design Manual, the <br /> Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and the latest versions of the <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and the Texas <br /> Accessibility Standards (TAS). All roadway improvement designs for off-system <br /> roads must comply with the minimum standards of the latest version of AASHTO <br /> AFA_AFA_SafeRts2Schoo1 Page 5 of 14 07/07/10 <br /> <br /> • 5 <br />