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CSJ # <br />District # <br />Code Chart 64 # <br />Proj ect: <br />CFDA # <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 />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 />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 />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 />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 TxDOT 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 />