Okaloosa County BOCC — February 18, 2014 — 2014 Certs and Assurances — reading text

Certifications in Group 18 that does not apply will not be enforced. FTA has established terms and conditions for Tribal Transit Program grants financed with funding appropriated or made available for 49 U.S.C. 5311(c)(1). On behalf of your Applicant, you certify and assure that: 1. It has or will have the following to carry out its proposed Project(s), including the safety and security aspects of its Project(s): a. Legal capacity, b. Financial capacity, and c. Technical capacity, 2. It has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of Project equipment and facilities, 3. Its Project equipment and facilities will be adequately maintained, 4. Its Project will achieve maximum feasible coordination with transportation service funded by other Federal sources, 5. It will: a. Have a procurement system that complies with U.S. DOT regulations, “Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments,” 49 CFR part 18, specifically 49 CFR 18.36, or b. Inform FTA promptly that its procurement system does not comply with those U.S. DOT regulations, 6. It will comply with Buy America under 49 U.S.C. 5323(j), and 7. It will comply with the Certifications, Assurances, and Agreements in: a. Group 03.B and 03.C (Charter Service Agreement and School Bus Agreement), b. Group 05.B (Bus Testing), c. Group 06 (Demand Responsive Service), d. Group 07 (Intelligent Transportation Systems), and e. Group 10 (Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing). GROUP 19. LOW OR NO EMISSION/CLEAN FUELS GRANT PROGRAM  FTA FISCAL YEAR 2014 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES The Certifications in Group 19 are required for funding under: 19.A. The Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program, 49 U.S.C. 5312(d)(5), as amended by MAP-21, and 19.B. The Clean Fuels Grant Program, former 49 U.S.C. 5308, in effect in FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year, except as superseded by MAP-21 cross-cutting requirements that apply. Before FTA may provide funding for your Applicant’s Project under any of the Programs listed above, in addition to other Certifications and Assurances you must select on its behalf, you must also select the Certifications in Group 19, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing. Your Applicant is ultimately responsible for compliance with the Certifications and Assurances selected on its behalf that apply to its Project, itself, any Subrecipient, or other Third Party Participant in its Project, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing. For this reason, we strongly encourage your Applicant to take appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, obtaining sufficient documentation from each Subrecipient and other Third Party Participants to assure the validity of the applicable Certifications and Assurances selected on behalf of your Applicant. Any provision of the Certifications in Group 19 that does not apply will not be enforced. 19.A. Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment. If your Applicant seeks FTA funding for its Project under the Low or No Emission Vehicle Development Program, 49 U.S.C. 5312(d)(5), as amended by MAP-21, the Certifications and Assurances in Group 19.A apply to your Applicant, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing. Section 5312(d)(5)(C)(i) of title 49 requires the following Certifications for Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program funding appropriated or made available for MAP-21. Therefore, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing, on behalf of your Applicant, you certify and assure that: 1. It has or will have the following to carry out its proposed Project(s), including the safety and security aspects of its proposed Project(s): a. Legal capacity, b. Financial capacity, and c. Technical capacity, 2. It has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of Project equipment and facilities, 3. It will maintain its Project equipment and facilities adequately, 4. It will ensure that, during non-peak hours, for transportation using or involving a facility or equipment funded for its Project, the following individuals will be charged a fare not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the peak hour fare: a. Any senior,  FTA FISCAL YEAR 2014 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES b. Any individual who, because of illness, injury, age, a congenital malfunction, or any other incapacity or temporary or permanent disability (including an individual who is a wheelchair user or who has semi-ambulatory capability), and cannot use a public transportation service or a public transportation facility effectively without special facilities, special planning, or special design, c. Any individual presenting a Medicare card issued to that individual under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), or d. Any individual presenting a Medicare card issued to that individual under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), 5. When carrying out a procurement under this Program, it will comply with the: a. General Provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5323, and b. Third Party Contract Provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5325, 6. It has: a. Informed or will inform the public of the amounts of its funding available under this Program, b. Developed or will develop, in consultation with interested parties, including private transportation providers, a proposed Program of Projects for activities to be funded, c. Published or will publish a Program of Projects in a way that affected individuals, private transportation providers, and local elected officials will have an opportunity to examine and submit comments on the proposed Projects and its performance as an Applicant, d. Provided or will provide an opportunity for a public hearing to obtain the views of individuals on the proposed Program of Projects, e. Assured or will assure that the proposed Program of Projects provides for coordination of public transportation services assisted under 49 U.S.C. 5336 with federally funded transportation services supported by other United States Government sources, f. Considered or will consider the comments and views received, especially those of private transportation providers, in preparing its final list of Projects, and g. Made or will make the final list of Projects available to the public, 7. It: a. Has or will have the amount of funds required for the local share, b. Will provide the local share funds from sources approved by FTA, and c. Will provide the local share funds when needed, 8. It will comply with: a. The Metropolitan Transportation Planning requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5303, and b. The Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5304, 9. It has a locally developed process to solicit and consider public comment before: a. Raising a fare, or b. Implementing a major reduction of public transportation, and 10. It will comply with the final Federal regulations, when issued, that implement the safety plan requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 5329(d). 19.B. Clean Fuels Grant Program.  FTA FISCAL YEAR 2014 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES If your Applicant seeks FTA funding for its Project under the Clean Fuels Grant Program, former 49 U.S.C. 5308, in effect in FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year, except as superseded by MAP-21 crosscutting requirements that apply, the Certifications and Assurances in Group 19.B apply to your Applicant, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing. Former 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1) except as superseded by MAP-21 cross-cutting requirements that apply, requires the following Certifications for Clean Fuels Grant Program funding appropriated or made available for former 49 U.S.C. 5308 in effect in FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year. Therefore, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing, on behalf of your Applicant, you certify and assure that: 1. It has or will have the following to carry out its proposed Project(s), including the safety and security aspects of its Project(s): a. Legal capacity, b. Financial capacity, and c. Technical capacity, 2. It has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of Project equipment and facilities, 3. It will maintain the Project equipment and facilities adequately, 4. It will ensure that the following individuals will be charged not more than fifty (50) percent of the peak hour fare for transportation during non-peak hours using or involving Project facilities or equipment supported under former 49 U.S.C. 5308: a. Elderly individuals, b. Individuals with disabilities, c. Any individual presenting a Medicare card issued to that individual under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and d. Any individual presenting a Medicare card issued to that individual under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), 5. When carrying out a procurement under former 49 U.S.C. 5308, it will, and will require each Subrecipient, to comply with the following provisions as amended by MAP-21: a. Competitive procurement (as defined or approved by FTA), as required by 49 U.S.C. 5325(a), b. The prohibition against exclusionary or discriminatory specifications in its procurements under 49 U.S.C. 5323(h), c. “Buy America” under 49 U.S.C. 5323(j), d. Applicable pre-award and post-delivery requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(m), e. Applicable railcar option restrictions of 49 U.S.C. 5325(e), and f. “Veterans Preference/Employment” under 49 U.S.C. 5325(k), 6. It will comply with other applicable requirements under 49 U.S.C. 5323 and 5325, 7. It: a. Has or will have the amount of funds required for the local share, b. Will provide the local share funds from sources approved by FTA, and c. Will provide the local share funds when needed,  FTA FISCAL YEAR 2014 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES 8. It has complied or will comply with, and will require each Subrecipient to comply with, 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304, 9. It has a locally developed process to solicit and consider public comment before: a. Raising a fare, or b. Implementing a major reduction of public transportation, and 10. It will comply with the final Federal regulations, when issued, that implement the safety plan requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 5329(d). GROUP 20. PAUL S. SARBANES TRANSIT IN PARKS PROGRAM Before FTA may provide funding for your Applicant’s Project under the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program, former 49 U.S.C. 5320, in effect in FY 2012 or a previous fiscal year for your Applicant’s Project, except as superseded by MAP-21 requirements that apply, in addition to other Certifications and Assurances you must select on its behalf, you must also select the Certifications in Group 20, except as FTA may determine otherwise in writing. Your Applicant is ultimately responsible for compliance with the Certifications and Assurances selected on its behalf that apply to its Project, itself, any Subrecipient, or other Third Party Participant in its Project, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing. For this reason, we strongly encourage your Applicant to take appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, obtaining sufficient documentation from each Subrecipient and other Third Party Participants to assure the validity of the applicable Certifications and Assurances selected on behalf of your Applicant. Any provision of the Certifications and Assurances in Group 20 that does not apply will not be enforced. 1. The following Certifications and Assurances for the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (Parks Program) are required by former 49