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By signing this ASSURANCE, the State highway safety agency also agrees to comply(and require any sub-recipients,
<br /> sub-grantees, contractors, successors, transferees, and/or assignees to comply)with all applicable provisions governing
<br /> NHTSA's access to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff. You also recognize that you must
<br /> comply with any program or compliance reviews, and/or complaint investigations conducted by NHTSA. You must keep
<br /> records, reports, and submit the material for review upon request to NHTSA, or its designee in a timely, complete, and
<br /> accurate way. Additionally, you must comply with all other reporting, data collection, and evaluation requirements, as
<br /> prescribed by law or detailed in program guidance.
<br /> The State highway safety agency gives this ASSURANCE in consideration of and for obtaining any Federal grants, loans,
<br /> contracts, agreements, property, and/or discounts, or other Federal-aid and Federal financial assistance extended after the
<br /> date hereof to the recipients by the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Highway Safety Grant Program. This
<br /> ASSURANCE is binding on the State highway safety agency, other recipients, sub-recipients, sub-grantees, contractors,
<br /> subcontractors and their subcontractors', transferees, successors in interest, and any other participants in the Highway
<br /> Safety Grant Program. The person(s) signing below is/are authorized to sign this ASSURANCE on behalf of the Recipient.
<br /> THE DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT OF 1988(41 U.S.C. 8103)
<br /> The Subgrantee will provide a drug-free workplace by:
<br /> a. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
<br /> possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace, and specifying the
<br /> actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;
<br /> b. Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:
<br /> 1. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
<br /> 2. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
<br /> 3. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs;
<br /> 4. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug violations occurring in the workplace;
<br /> 5. Making it a requirement that each employee engaged in the performance of the grant be given a
<br /> copy of the statement required by paragraph (a);
<br /> c. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a)that, as a condition of employment under
<br /> the grant, the employee will-
<br /> 1. Abide by the terms of the statement;
<br /> 2. Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the
<br /> workplace no later than five days after such conviction;
<br /> d. Notifying the agency within ten days after receiving notice under subparagraph (c)(2)from an employee or
<br /> otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction;
<br /> e. Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph (c)(2),
<br /> with respect to any employee who is so convicted-
<br /> 1. Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including
<br /> termination;
<br /> 2. Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation
<br /> program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other
<br /> appropriate agency;
<br /> f. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of all
<br /> of the paragraphs above.
<br /> POLITICAL ACTIVITY(HATCH ACT)
<br /> (applies to all subrecipients as well as States)
<br /> The State will comply with provisions of the Hatch Act(5 U.S.C. 1501-1508), which limits the political activities of
<br /> employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
<br /> CERTIFICATION REGARDING FEDERAL LOBBYING
<br /> (applies to all subrecipients as well as States)
<br /> CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS, LOANS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
<br /> The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<br /> 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any
<br /> person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress,
<br /> an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding
<br /> of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of
<br /> any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any
<br /> Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement;
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