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<br />COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION CRI,MIN'AL JIJSTICE DIVISION'
<br /> P.O. Box 12428
<br />AND ASSURANCES - FEDERAL ^ustin, Texas 78711
<br /> 512/463-1919
<br /> Fa.,;: 512/475-'>042
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<br />This document is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed with the
<br />agency determined to award the grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly
<br />rendered an erroneous certification, the agency, in addition to any other remedies available to the
<br />federal government, may take available action.
<br />ASSURANCES
<br /> The applicant hereby assures and certifies compliance with any and all applicable federal and state
<br /> statutes, regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements, including, but not limited to, OMB Circulars
<br /> No. A-21, A.110, A-122, A-87, A-133; Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Financial Regulations; Education
<br /> Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR); E.O. 12372 Uniform Administrative
<br /> Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements -- 28 CFR, Part 66, Common Rule; the Uniform
<br /> Grant Management Standards (UGMS); and Title 1, Part 1, Chapter3 of the Texas Administrative Code,
<br /> that govern the application, acceptance and use of Federel and State funds for this project. In instances
<br /> where multiple requirements apply to a grantee, the more restrictive requirement applies.
<br /> 1. LEGAL AUTHORITY - It possesses legal authority to apply for the grant. A resolution, motion or similar action has been duly
<br /> adopted or passed a~ an official act of the applicant's governing body, authorizing the filing of the application, including all
<br /> understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the official
<br /> representative, or their designee of the organization to act in connection with the application and to provide such additional
<br /> information as may be required. State agencies are not required to adopt a resolution.
<br /> 2. DISPLACEO PERSONS - It will comply with requirements of the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
<br /> Property Acquisitions (42 USC §§ 4601 - 4655) which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a result
<br /> of Federal and Federally assisted programs,
<br /> 3. POLITICAL ACTIVITY - It will comply with provisions of Federal law which limit certain political activities of employees of State
<br /> or local unit of government whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in whole or in part by Federal
<br /> grants. (5 USC § 1501, et seq.)
<br /> 4. LABOR FAIR STANDARDS ACT - It will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of the Federal Fair
<br /> Labor Standards Act (29 USC §§ 201 - 219) if applicable.
<br /> 5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST - It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that is, or
<br /> gives the appearance o[ being motivated by a desire for private gain for themseIves or others, particularly those with whom
<br /> they have family, business, or ether ties.
<br /> 6. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS - It will give the sponsoring agency, the Office of the Governor, or the Comptroller General,
<br /> through any authorized representative, access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to
<br /> the grant.
<br /> 7. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS - It will comply with all requirements imposed by the Federal sponsoring agency, the
<br /> Office of the Governor, or the Comptroll&r General, concerning spe?ial requirements of law, program requirements, and other
<br /> adm n s rative requirements.
<br /> 8. EPA VIOLATING FACILITIES - It will insure that the facilities under its ownership, lease or supervision, which shall be utilized
<br /> in the accomplishment of the project, are not listed in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPAs) list of Violating Facilities,
<br /> and that it will notify the Federal grantor agency of the receipt of any communication from the Director of the EPA Office of
<br /> Federal Activities indicating that a facility to be used in the project is under consideration for listing by the EPA.
<br /> 9. FLOOD INSURANCE - It will comply with the flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a} of the Flood Disaster
<br /> Protection Act (50 USC § 4001), which states that, on or after March 2, 1975, communities must purchase flood insurance,
<br /> where such insurance is available in those communities. This requirement is a condition for the receipt of any Federal financial
<br /> assistance for construction or acquisition purposes for use in any area that had been identified by the Secretary of the
<br /> Department of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards. The phrase "Federal financial
<br /> assistance' includes any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, disaster assistance loan or grant,
<br /> or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance.
<br /> 10. HISTORIC PRESERVATION - It will assist the federal grantor agency in its compliance with Section 106 of the National
<br /> Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 USC § 470), Executive Order 11593, and the Archeological and Historical
<br /> Preservation Act of 1974, as amended, (16 USC § 469a-1, et seq,) by (a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer
<br /> (SHPO) on the conduct of investigations, as necessary, 1o identify properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National
<br /> Register of Historic Places that are subject to adverse effects (see 36 CFR part 800.8) by the activity, and notifying the Federal
<br /> grantor agency of the existence of any such properties, and by (b) complying with all requirements established by the Federal
<br /> grantor agency to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon such properties.
<br /> 11. COMPLIANcE WITH LAwS AND GU DEs ' It will c°mply' and assure the c°mpliance °f all its sut~orantees and c°ntract°rs'
<br /> with the applicable provisions of Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, the Juvenile
<br /> Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, or the Victims of Crime Act, as appropriate; the provisions of the current edition Of the
<br /> Issue Date: October 2002
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