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TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND RELATED STATUTE page t ore <br />NONDISCRIMINATION STATUTES <br />+ Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000, provides in Section 601 that; <br />"No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from <br />participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity <br />receiving Federal financial assistance." (PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN IMPACTS, SERVICES, AND <br />BENEFITS OF, ACCESS TO, PARTICIPATION IN, AND TREATMENT UNDER A FEDERAL -AID <br />RECIPIENT'S PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES) <br />Tile Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended 42 U.S.C. 6101, provides: <br />"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the <br />benefits of, or be suhjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial <br />assistance." (PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AGE) <br />The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 4601, <br />provides: <br />"For the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as direct result of programs or projects undertaken by <br />a Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance." (PROVIDES FOR FAIR TREATMENT OF PERSONS <br />DISPLACED BY FEDERAL AND FEDERAL -AID PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS) <br />+ The Federal -aid Highway Act, 49 U.S.C. 306 <br />Outlines the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Transportation and, at (c) outlines the Secretary's <br />authority to decide whether a recipient has not compiled with applicable Civil Rights statutes or regulations, <br />requires the Secretary to provide notice of the violation, and requires necessary action to ensure compliance. <br />The 1973 Federal -aid Highway Act, 23 U.S.C. 324, provides: <br />"No person shall on the ground of sex he excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be <br />subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal assistance under this Title or carried <br />on under this title," (PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX) <br />The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, P.L. 100-209, provides: <br />Clarification of the original intent of Congress in Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the <br />Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act <br />of 1973. (RESTORES TI -IE BROAD, INSTITUTION -WIDE SCOPE AND COVERAGE OF TIIE <br />NON-DISCRIMINATION STATUTES TO INCLUDE ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF <br />FEDERAL -AID RECIPIENTS, SUB-RECIPTENTS AND CONTRACTORS, WHETHER SUCH <br />PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FEDERALLY ASSISTED OR NOT) <br />+ The Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987, P.L. 101-246, provides: <br />"For fair, uniform, and equitable treatment of all affected persons; ...(and) tninimizing the adverse impact of <br />displacement. _(to maintain)... the economic and social well-being of communities; and... to establish a lead <br />agency and allow for State certification and implemeutation." (UPDATED THE 1970 ACT AND CLARIFIED <br />THE INTENT OF CONGRESS IN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS WHICH CAUSE DISPLACEMENT) <br />75M-48 <br />