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<br />15. NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING (43 CFR 18)
<br />The Recipient agrees to comply with 43 CFR 18, New Restrictions on Lobbying, including the
<br />following certification:
<br />(a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
<br />Recipient, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
<br />of an agency, a Member of Congress, and officer or employee of Congress, or an
<br />employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
<br />contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering
<br />into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment,
<br />or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />(b) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
<br />Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member
<br />of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
<br />agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure
<br />Form to Report Lobbying" in accordance with its instructions.
<br />(c) The Recipient shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
<br />under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify
<br />accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
<br />was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this
<br />certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by
<br />Section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification
<br />shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for
<br />each such failure.
<br />16. UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION
<br />POLICIES ACT OF 1970 (URA) (42 USC 4601 et seq.)
<br />(a) The Uniform Relocation Assistance Act (URA), 42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq., as amended,
<br />requires certain assurances for Reclamation funded land acquisition projects conducted
<br />by a Recipient that cause the displacement of persons, businesses, or farm operations.
<br />Because Reclamation funds only support acquisition of property or interests in property
<br />from willing sellers, it is not anticipated that Reclamation funds will result in any
<br />"displaced persons," as defined under the URA.
<br />(b) However, if Reclamation funds are used for the acquisition of real property that results in
<br />displacement, the URA requires Recipients to ensure that reasonable relocation payments
<br />and other remedies will be provided to any displaced person. Further, when acquiring
<br />real property, Recipients must be guided, to the greatest extent practicable, by the land
<br />acquisition policies in 42 U.S.C. 4651.
<br />Agreement No. R20AP00075 Agreement Template
<br />(03/2019)
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