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State of California — Office of Traffic Safety
<br />GRANT AGREEMENT
<br />Exhibit A
<br />GRANT NUMBER
<br />PS24039
<br />Certifications and Assurances for Fiscal Year 2024 Highway Safety Grants (23 U.S.C. Chapter 4 or Section 1906,
<br />Public Law 109-59, as amended by Section 25024, Public Law 117-58)
<br />The officials named on the grant agreement, certify by way of signature on the grant agreement signature page,
<br />that the Grantee Agency complies with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, and directives and State rules,
<br />guidelines, policies, and laws in effect with respect to the periods for which it receives grant funding. Applicable
<br />provisions include, but are not limited to, the following:
<br />GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
<br />The State will comply with applicable statutes and regulations, including but not limited to:
<br />• 23 U.S.C. Chapter 4—Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended;
<br />• Sec. 1906, Public Law 109-59, as amended by Sec. 25024, Public Law 117-58;
<br />• 23 CFR part 1300—Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs;
<br />• 2 CFR part 200—Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
<br />Awards;
<br />• 2 CFR part 1201—Department of Transportation, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
<br />Requirements for Federal Awards.
<br />NONDISCRIMINATION
<br />(applies to all subrecipients as well as States)
<br />The State highway safety agency [and its subrecipients] will comply with all Federal statutes and implementing regulations
<br />relating to nondiscrimination ("Federal Nondiscrimination Authorities"). These include but are not limited to:
<br />• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the
<br />basis of race, color, national origin);
<br />• 49 CFR part 21 (entitled Non-discrimination in Federally -Assisted Programs of the Department of
<br />Transportation —Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964);
<br />• 28 CFR 50.3 (U.S. Department of Justice Guidelines for Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964);
<br />• The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. 4601),
<br />(prohibits unfair treatment of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or
<br />Federal -aid programs and projects);
<br />• Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. 324 et seq.), and Title W of the Education Amendments of 1972,
<br />as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681-1683 and 1685-1686) (prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex);
<br />• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 U.S.C. 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits
<br />discrimination on the basis of disability) and 49 CFR part 27;
<br />• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the
<br />basis of age);
<br />• The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (Pub. L. 100-209), (broadens scope, coverage, and applicability of Title
<br />VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
<br />1973, by expanding the definition of the terms "programs or activities" to include all of the programs or activities
<br />of the Federal aid recipients, subrecipients and contractors, whether such programs or activities are Federally -
<br />funded or not);
<br />• Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12131-12189) (prohibits discrimination on the
<br />basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public
<br />accommodation, and certain testing) and 49 CFR parts 37 and 38;
<br />• Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low -
<br />Income Populations (preventing discrimination against minority populations by discouraging programs,
<br />policies, and activities with disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on
<br />minority and low-income populations);
<br />• Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (requiring that
<br />recipients of Federal financial assistance provide meaningful access for applicants and beneficiaries who have
<br />limited English proficiency (LEP));
<br />• Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the
<br />Federal Government (advancing equity across the Federal Government); and
<br />• Executive Order 13988, Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or
<br />Sexual Orientation (clarifying that sex discrimination includes discrimination on the grounds of gender
<br />identity or sexual orientation).
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