Item 17 - AA - Amend Agreement for Landscape Services

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Page 18 of 51 date until the conditions are corrected or the indebtedness to the Federal Government is liquidated. (iii) A payment withheld for failure to comply with Federal award conditions, but without suspension of the Federal award, must be released to the non -Federal entity upon subsequent compliance. When a Federal award is suspended, payment adjustments will be made in accordance with §200.343. (iv) A payment must not be made to a non -Federal entity for amounts that are withheld by the non -Federal entity from payment to contractors to assure satisfactory completion of work. A payment must be made when the non -Federal entity actually disburses the withheld funds to the contractors or to escrow accounts established to assure satisfactory completion of work. (7) Standards governing the use of banks and other institutions as depositories of advance payments under Federal awards are as follows. (i) The Federal awarding agency and pass -through entity must not require separate depository accounts for funds provided to a non -Federal entity or establish any eligibility requirements for depositories for funds provided to the non -Federal entity. However, the non -Federal entity must be able to account for funds received, obligated, and expended. (ii) Advance payments of Federal funds must be deposited and maintained in insured accounts whenever possible. (8) The non -Federal entity must maintain advance payments of Federal awards in interest - bearing accounts, unless the following apply: (i) The non -Federal entity receives less than $250,000 in Federal awards per year. (ii) The best reasonably available interest -bearing account would not be expected to earn interest in excess of $500 per year on Federal cash balances. (iii) The depository would require an average or minimum balance so high that it would not be feasible within the expected Federal and non -Federal cash resources. (iv) A foreign government or banking system prohibits or precludes interest -bearing accounts. (9) Interest earned amounts up to $500 per year may be retained by the non -Federal entity for administrative expense. Any additional interest earned on Federal advance payments deposited in interest -bearing accounts must be remitted annually to the Department of Health and Human Services Payment Management System (PMS) through an electronic medium using either Automated Clearing House (ACH) network or a Fedwire Funds Service payment. (i) For returning interest on Federal awards paid through PMS, the refund should: (A) Provide an explanation stating that the refund is for interest; (B) List the PMS Payee Account Number(s) (PANs); R22AP00055 Agreement Template City of Santa Ana (0112021)