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. . Safe Streets Act, recipients are required to take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to their programs. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation when necessary. The U.S. Department of Justice has issued guidance for grantees to help them comply with Title VI requirements. The guidance document can be accessed on the Internet at www.lep.gov." 19. Recipient agrees that funds provided under this award may not be used to operate a "pay-to- stay" program in any local jail. Recipient further agrees not to sub award funds to local jails which operate "pay-to-stay" programs. 20. Recipient acknowledges that it may not obligate, expend or drawdown grant funds until it has submitted all delinquent reports for grants funded by BJA, including 1) financial reports (Standard Form SF 269A); 2) semiannual progress reports; 3) annual performance reports; or 4) final reports. Recipients are encouraged to contact their State Policy Advisor (SPA) in BJA with questions concerning these delinquent reports. All reports must be submitted electronically via the GMS or equivalent electronic system, as specified by the SPA. Only after all of these delinquent reports have been submitted will BJA issue a Grant Adjustment Notice to remove this condition. 21. All grants funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) will carry the following NEP A special condition: 1) The grantee agrees to assist BJA in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A) 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 I OO-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 sub grantees' 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 BJ A of a national or program environmental assessment of that funded program or activity. 60f6 -