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Standard Agreement DOT -213 City of Santa Ana 642572 Page 6 of 29 EXHIBIT C i GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM 1. Subrecipient. For the purpose of this Agreement, the CONTRACTOR is the subrecipient as referenced in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA -LU) (pub.L.109.059). As a grant subrecipient of FTA funds the CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with the Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, directives and administrative requirements which relate to applications made to and grants received from FTA including but limited to the USDOT FTA Master Agreement (15), October 1, 2008 and FTA C 9070.1 F, Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program Guidance and Application Instructions, or FTA C 9040.1 F, Nonurbanized Area Formula Program Guidance and Grant Application Instructions, or FTA C 9045.1, New Freedom Program Guidance and Application Instructions, or FTA C 9050.1, The Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program Guidance and Application Instructions. 2, Approval. A. Except as provided herein this Agreement is of no force or effect until signed by both parties and approved by the STATE. B. The STATE reserves the right to sign and approve the Agreement provided however, the commencement of work should not be authorized until the expenditure of federal funds has been authorized by the FTA for a specific Federal fiscal year. The CONTRACTOR may not commence performance until federal authorization has been obtained. C. It is mutually understood between the parties that this Agreement may have been written before ascertaining the availability of congressional or legislative appropriation of funds, for the mutual benefit of both parties in order to avoid program and fiscal delays that would occur if the Agreement were executed after the determination was made. D. This Agreement is valid and enforceable only if sufficient funds are made available to the STATE by the United States Government or the California State Legislature for the purpose of this program. In addition, this Agreement is subject to any additional restrictions, limitations, conditions, or any statute enacted by the Congress or the State Legislature that may affect the provisions, terms or funding of this Agreement In any manner. E. It is mutually agreed that if the Congress or the State Legislature does not appropriate sufficient funds for the program, this Agreement shall be amended to reflect any reduction in funds. F. State Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted according to the laws of the State of California, except as to those provisions where federal law shall apply; as to those provisions where federal law applies, the rules, regulations, statutes and executive orders of the federal government shall be applicable. In the event that any provision of this Agreement requires that CONTRACTOR observe or comply with or perform any activity in contradiction or violation of State law, the CONTRACTOR will notify STATE at once, in writing, of such provision. The remaining Agreement provisions shall not be affected. The unenforceable provislons(s) shall be renegotiated by the CONTRACTOR and STATE for mutually agreed appropriate changes and /or modifications; and the CONTRACTOR shall proceed, as soon as Is possible, with PROJECT. G. No issuance of a Standard Agreement or amendments will be provided until proof of the project has been programmed and is in an approved FSTIP. Rev, 03/25/2014 20A -11