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Attachment E 5. The grantee agrees to assist BJA in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other related federal environmental impact analyses requirements in the use of these grant funds, either directly by the grantee or by a subgrantee. Accordingly, prior to obligating grant funds, the grantee agrees to fIrst determine if any of the following activities will be related to the use of the grant funds. The grantee understands that this special condition applies to its following new activities whether or not they are being specifIcally funded with these grant funds. That is, as long as the activity is being conducted by the grantee, a subgrantee, or any third party and the activity needs to be undertaken in order to use these grant funds, this special condition must fIrst be met. The activities covered by this special condition are: a. New construction; b. Minor renovation or remodeling of a property either (a) listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or (b) located within a IOO-year flood plain; c. A renovation, lease, or any proposed use of a building or facility that will either (a) result in a change in its basic prior use or (b) signifIcantly change its size; and, d. Implementation of a new program involving the use of chemicals other than chemicals that are (a) purchased as an incidental component ofa funded activity and (b) traditionally used, for example, in offIce, household, recreational, or education environments. Application of This Special Condition to Grantee's Existing Programs or Activities: For any of the grantee's or its subgrantees' existing programs or activities that will be funded by these grant funds, the grantee, upon specifIc request from BJA, agrees to cooperate with BJA in any preparation by BJA of a national or program environmental assessment of that funded program or activity. 6. This special condition facilitates compliance with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A) relating to clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operations, including the identification, seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories [hereinafter, "meth lab operations"]. No monies from this award may be obligated to support meth lab operations unless the grantee implements this special condition. The OffIce of Justice Programs (OJP), in consultation with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the OffIce for Community Oriented Policing Services, prepared a Program-level Environmental Assessment (Assessment) governing meth lab operations. The Assessment describes the adverse environmental, health, and safety impacts likely to be encountered by law enforcement agencies as they implement specifIc actions under their methamphetamine laboratory operations. Consistent with the Assessment, the following terms and conditions shall apply to the grantee for any OJP funded methlab operations: A. The grantee shall ensure compliance by OJP funded sub-grantees with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations applicable to meth lab operations, to include the disposal of the chemicals, equipment, and wastes resulting from those operations. B. The grantee shall have a Mitigation Plan in place that identifIes and documents the processes and points of accountability within its state. This plan will be used to ensure that the adverse environmental, health, and safety impacts delineated in the Assessment are mitigated in a manner consistent with the requirements of this condition. C. The grantee shall monitor OJP funded meth lab operations to ensure that they comply with the following nine mitigation measures identifIed in the Assessment and whose implementation is addressed in the grantee's Mitigation Plan. These mitigation measures must be included as special conditions in all sub grants: (See Part II of this special condition) 7. 1. Provide medical screening of personnel assigned or to be assigned by the grantee to the seizure or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories; 2. Provide Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required initial and refresher training for law enforcement offIcials and all other personnel assigned to either the seizure or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories;