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APPLICANTS CERTIFICATION & PROGRAM ASSURANCES TEXAS RECREATION & PARKS ACCOUNt PROGRAM As the duty authorized representative of the sponsor I certify that the sponsor: 1. Has complied with all pertinent local and state laws, and Texas Recrearion & Parks Account Progam (TRPA) requirements requiring public hearings. 2. Has the required proportionate share of funds available and sufficient for the project as required by Section 13.309 of the Parks & Wildlife Code. 3. Will maintain and operate areas acquired or developed with TRPA assistance at sponsor expense as required by Section 13309 of the Pazks & Wildlife Code. 4. Will permanendy dedicate for public patk and recreauon use all project area(s) which receive TRPA assistance, as required by Chapter 640.1.2 of TRPA Grants Manual Guidelines. 5. Has [he legal authority to apply for TRPA assistance, " the institutional, managerial and £mancial capability to ensure proper planning management and complerion of the project described in this application. 6. Will give the State of Teras, hereafter referred to as "State", tluough any authorized representative, access to and the righ[ to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the assistance; and will establish a proper aceounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards or agency d'uecrives. 7. Will not dispose of, modify the use of, or change the terms of the real property title, or other interest in the site and facilities without permission and inshvc[ions from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Departrnent hereafter referred to as the "Department" . Will record the State interest in the title of real property in accordance with Deparknent direc[ives and will include a covenant in the title of real proper[y acquired in whole or in part with TRPA assistance funds to assure nondiscrimination dwing the useful life of the project. 8. Will comply with the requirements of the Deparhnent with regard to the draffing, review and approval of construction plans and specifications. 9. Will provide and main[ain competent engineering supervision at the construction si[e to ensure that the complete work conforms with the approved plans and specifications. 10. Will fumish quarterly progress reports and such other information as may be required by the Deparuuent. 11. Will initiate and complete the work within [he applicable time frame afrer receipt of approval from the Department. 12. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a puipose that constitutes or presents the appeazance of personal or organizational conflict of interest or personal gain. 13. Will comply with all State and Federal statues relating to non-discrimination. 7'hese include but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P. L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686) which prohibits discrunination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of [he Rehahilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794) which prohibit discrimuiation of the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discriminarion Act of 1975, as amended (42 II.S.C. § § 6101-6107) which prohibits discrunination on the basis of age; (e) any other non-discrimination provisions in the specific sta[ute(s) under which applicafion for TRPA assistance is being made, and (f) the requiremenu of any other nondiscrimination statu[e(s) which may apply to the application. 14. Will comply with the flood insurance purchase requuements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Pro[ection Ac( of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood insurance if the total cos[ of insurable construction and acquisition is $10,000 or more. (Page 1 of 2)