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Fire and Other Casualty Insurance: The Lessee, at its own cost and expense, shall keep the vehicle(s) insured against loss or damage by fire or other risk now or hereinafter embraced by the term “comprehensive and collision coverage.” The coverage shall be sufficient to create and assure a fund to be used to replace or repair the vehicle(s) in the event that damage or destruction necessitates the same. The Lessee shall be responsible for protecting the vehicle(s), based on the current market value, by maintaining adequate insurance throughout the lease period for the equipment. Failure of the Lessee to provide adequate insurance shall be considered a breach of this agreement and, after notification by the Lessor, may result in termination of this agreement.

The Lessee agrees to notify the Lessor immediately when any vehicle is withdrawn from service due to casualty loss. Fair market value shall be deemed to be equal to the damages paid by the Lessee's insurance carrier or from a self-insured reserve account. Lessor has no obligation for any loss in regard to the vehicle(s).

In no event shall salvage value be considered as fair market value for project equipment.

Article VI

Training: The Lessee assures that its vehicle operators are properly trained on vehicle operation and the correct use of special equipment, such as, but not limited to, wheelchair lift equipment and wheelchair tie-down mechanisms and restraints. The Lessor will provide proof of such training upon request.

Article VII

Leasing to a Private Operator: If the Lessee is a private operator under contract by a service agreement with the Lessor, all references in the service agreement, dated

,are hereby incorporated by reference as is this lease agreement incorporated by reference into the service agreement. The monetary consideration, indicated in Article III, may be waived.

Article VIII

FEDERAL/STATE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Because the project activities performed by grant recipients, subrecipients, or extended through to a lower tier contract or agreement must be carried out in accordance with the Master Agreement, the applicable Federal and State requirements and conditions must be included in this agreement. The Lessee is responsible under federal law to comply with these requirements including, but not limited to, the following:

Federal Changes - The Lessee understands that any State or Federal laws, regulations, policies, and related administrative practices applicable to this lease agreement may be modified, amended or promulgated from time to time during the term of this agreement. The Lessee agrees and shall comply with the most recent of such Federal requirements that will govern this agreement at any particular time, unless the Federal Government determines otherwise. Likewise, new Federal laws, regulations, policies and administrative practices may be established after this agreement is executed and may apply to this agreement. The Lessee's failure to so comply shall constitute a material breach of this agreement. The following identifies, but is not limited to, the federal requirements that shall apply to this agreement.

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Conflict of Interest - No employee, officer, board member, or agent of the Lessee shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by State and/or Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer, board member, or agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization that employs, or is about to employ any of the above, has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for award.

Lobbying - Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. 1352, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, PL 104-65 (2 U.S.C. §1601,et seq.). Lessee agrees that it will not use any funds for Lobbying, 49 CFR part 20, “New Restrictions on Lobbying.” Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S. C. 1352. Each tier shall comply with Federal statutory provisions or the extent applicable prohibiting the use of Federal assistance funds for activities designed to influence congress to a State legislature on legislation or appropriations, except through proper official channels. Each tier shall also disclose the name of any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying contacts on its behalf with non-Federal funds with respect to that Federal contract, grant or award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.

Debarment and Suspensions - This agreement is a covered transaction for purposes of 2 CFR Part 1200, which adopts and supplements the provisions of U.S. Office of Management and Budget (U.S. OMB) “Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement),” 2 CFR Part 180. As such, the Lessor is required to verify that none of the third party contractors, (Lessee), its principals, as defined at 2 CFR 180.995, or affiliates, as defined at 2 CFR 180.905, are excluded or disqualified as defined at 2 CFR 180.940, 180.935 and 180.945.

The Lessee is required to comply with 2 CFR 180, Subpart C and must include the requirement to comply with 2 CFR 180, Subpart C in any lower tier covered transaction it enters into.

By signing and submitting this agreement, the Lessee certifies as follows:

The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact relied upon by the Lessor. If it is later determined that the Lessee knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to remedies available to the Lessor, the Federal Government may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment. The Lessee agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR 180, Subpart C while this agreement is valid and throughout the period of this agreement. The Lessee further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.

The Lessor will be reviewing all third party contractors (Lessees) under the Excluded Parties Listing System at http://epls.gov/ before entering into any contracts.

No Federal Government Obligations to Third Parties - The Lessee acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding any concurrence by Federal and/or State Government in or approval of the solicitation or award of the underlying agreement, absent the express written consent by Federal and/or State Government, Federal and State Governments are not parties to this agreement and shall not be subject to any obligations or liabilities to the Lessee, or any other party (whether or not a party to that agreement) pertaining to any matter resulting from the underlying agreement.

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(10)FTA regulations, "Transportation of Elderly and Handicapped Persons," 49 C.F.R. part 609; and

(11)Federal civil rights and nondiscrimination directives implementing the foregoing regulations.

(5)Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. The Lessee agrees to comply with Executive Order No. 13166,"Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency," 42 U.S.C. § 2000d-1 note, and U.S. DOT Notice, "DOT Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients’ Responsibilities to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Persons," 70 Fed. Reg. 74087, December 14, 2005.

(6)Environmental Justice. The Lessee agrees to comply with the policies of Executive Order No. 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations," 42 U.S.C. § 4321 note.

(7)Drug or Alcohol Abuse-Confidentiality and Other Civil Rights Protections. To the extent applicable, the Lessee agrees to comply with the confidentiality and other civil rights protections of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, as amended, 21 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq., with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4541 et seq., and with the Public Health Service Act of 1912, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., and any amendments to these laws.

(8)Other Nondiscrimination Statutes. The Lessee agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) that may apply to this Contract.

(9)The Lessee also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA, modified only if necessary to identify the affected parties.

Clean Air Act –

(a)The Lessee agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued pursuant to Section 306 of the Clean Air Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7414 as amended and other applicable provisions of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 through 7671q. The Lessee agrees to report each violation to the Lessor and understands and agrees that the Lessor will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to FTA and the appropriate EPA Regional Office.

(b)The Lessee also agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7506(c), consistent with the joint FHWA/FTA document, “Interim Guidance for Implementing Key SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning, Environment, and Air Quality for Joint FHWA/FTA Authorities,” dated September 2, 2005, and any subsequent applicable Federal directives that may be issued; with

U.S. EPA regulations, "Conformity to State or Federal Implementation Plans of Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects Developed, Funded or Approved Under Title 23 US.C. or the Federal Transit Act," 40 C.F.R. Part 51, Subpart T; and "Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal Implementation Plans," 40 C.F.R. Part 93, and any subsequent Federal conformity regulations that may be promulgated. To support the requisite air quality conformity finding for the Project, the Lessee agrees to implement each air quality mitigation or control measure incorporated in the Project. The Lessee further agrees that any Project identified in an applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) as a Transportation Control Measure will be wholly consistent with the design concept and scope of the Project described in the SIP.

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(c)The Lessee also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding $100,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal Assistance provided by FTA.

Clean Water –

(a)The Lessee agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued pursuant to Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1368,

and other applicable requirements of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C.

§§1251 through 1377, The Lessee agrees to report each violation as required to assure notification to FTA and the appropriate EPA Regional Office.

(b)The Lessee also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding $100,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.

Environmental Protection - The Lessee agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended 42 U.S.C. subsection 4321 et seq. in accordance with Executive Order No. 12898, “Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations,” 59 Fed. Reg. 7629, Feb. 16, 1994, FTA statutory requirements on environmental matters at 49 U.S.C. section 5324(b); Council on Environmental Quality regulations on compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 40 C.F.R. Part 1500 et seq. and joint FHWA FTA regulations, “environmental Impact and Related procedures,” 23 C.F.R. Part 771 and 49 C.F.R. Part 622; and when promulgated, FHWA/FTA joint regulations, "NEPA and Related Procedures for Transportation Decision-making, Protection of Public Parks, Wildlife and Waterfowl Refuges, and Historic Sites," 23 C.F.R. Part 1420 and 49 C.F.R. Part 623. As a result of enactment of 23 U.S.C. §§ 139 and 326 as well as amendments to 23 U.S.C. § 138, environmental decision- making requirements imposed on FTA projects to be implemented consistent with the joint FHWA/FTA final guidance, “SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process (Public Law 109-59), “71 Fed. Reg. 66576 et seq. November 15, 2006 and any subsequent applicable Federal directives that may be issued, except to the extent that FTA determines otherwise in writing.

Energy Conservation - The Lessee agrees to comply with mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency that are contained in the state energy conservation plans issued in compliance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. Sect. 6321 et seq.

Recycled Products - To the extent possible the contractor agrees to comply with U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), “Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Products Containing Recovered Materials,” 40 CFR Part 247, which implements section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6962. The contractor agrees to provide competitive preference for products and services that conserve natural resources, protect the environment and are energy efficient, except to the extent that the Federal Government determines otherwise in writing.

These items include, but may not be limited too:

Paper and paper products, excluding building and construction paper grades.

Vehicular products:

(a)Lubricating oils containing re-refined oil, including engine lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids, and gear oils, excluding marine and aviation oils.

(b)Tires, excluding airplane tires.

(c)Reclaimed engine coolants, excluding coolants used in non- vehicular applications.

(d)Rebuilt vehicular parts.

Transportation products:

(a)Traffic barricades and traffic cones used in controlling or restricting vehicular traffic.

(b)Parking stops made from concrete or containing recovered plastic or rubber.

(c)Channelizers containing recovered plastic or rubber.

(d)Delineators containing recovered plastic, rubber, or steel.

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(e)Flexible delineators containing recovered plastic.

Miscellaneous products:

(a)Pallets containing recovered wood, plastic, or paperboard.

(b)Sorbents containing recovered materials for use in oil and solvent clean-ups and as animal bedding.

(c)Industrial drums containing recovered steel, plastic, or paper.

(d)Awards and plaques containing recovered glass, wood, paper, or plastic.

(e)Mats containing recovered rubber and/or plastic.

(f)(1) Non-road signs containing recovered plastic or aluminum and road signs containing recovered aluminum.

(2) Sign supports and posts containing recovered plastic or steel.

(g)Manual-grade strapping containing recovered steel or plastic.

(h)Bike racks containing recovered steel or plastic.

(i)Blasting grit containing recovered steel, coal and metal slag, bottom ash, glass, plastic, fused alumina oxide, or walnut shells.

Park and recreation products:

(a)Playground surfaces and running tracks containing recovered rubber or plastic.

(b)Plastic fencing containing recovered plastic for use in controlling snow or sand drifting and as a warning/safety barrier in construction or other applications.

(c)Park benches and picnic tables containing recovered steel, aluminum, plastic, or concrete.

(d)Playground equipment containing recovered plastic, steel, or aluminum.

Landscaping products:

(a)Hydraulic mulch products containing recovered paper or recovered wood used for hydroseeding and as an over-spray for straw mulch in landscaping, erosion control, and soil reclamation.

(b)Compost made from yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, and/ or food waste for use in landscaping, seeding of grass or other plants on roadsides and embankments, as a nutritious mulch under trees and shrubs, and in erosion control and soil reclamation.

(c)Garden and soaker hoses containing recovered plastic or rubber.

(d)Lawn and garden edging containing recovered plastic or rubber.

(e)Plastic lumber landscaping timbers and posts containing recovered materials.

Non-paper office products:

(a)Office recycling containers and office waste receptacles.

(b)Plastic desktop accessories.

(c)Toner cartridges.

(d)Plastic-covered binders containing recovered plastic; chipboard and pressboard binders containing recovered paper; and solid plastic binders containing recovered plastic.

(e)Plastic trash bags.

(f)Printer ribbons.

(g)Plastic envelopes.

(h)Plastic clipboards containing recovered plastic.

(i)Plastic file folders containing recovered plastic.

(j)Plastic clip portfolios containing recovered plastic.

(k)Plastic presentation folders containing recovered plastic.

(l)Office furniture containing recovered steel, aluminum, wood, agricultural fiber, or plastic.

Termination or Cancellation of Agreement - Termination or cancellation of this agreement, in whole or in part, may be initiated by either the Lessor or the Lessee if it is in the best interest of that party. A notice of termination shall be delivered to the Lessee or Lessor, specifying the extent to which performance of work under this agreement is terminated, and the date upon which such termination becomes effective. A 30-day notice of termination shall be required. If this agreement is terminated, the Lessor shall be liable only for payments under the payment provisions of the contract for services rendered before the effective date of termination.

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