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TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND RELATED STATUTES Paget of2 o The Americans with Disabilities Act, P.L. 101-336, provides: "No qualified individmil with a disability shall, by reason ofsuch disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or a local government." (PROVIDED ENFORCEABLE STANDARDS TO ADDRESS DISCRWNA ION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES) " The Civil Rights Act of 1991, in part, amended Section 1981 of 42 U.S.C. by adding two new sections that provided: "(b) Fox the purposes of this section, the teem 'make and enforce contracts' includes the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship. (c) The rights protected by this section areprotected against impairment by non-governmental discrimination and impairment under color of State law." e Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601, provides that: "(1) It shall be unlawfnl... to refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona :tide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion or national origin." (PROI-EBTTS DISCREVIEVATION IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING— HUD is the primary interest agency, but FPIWA and States under Title VI are responsible for preventing discrimination in the function of Right -of -Way) W The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,42 U.S.C. 4321 Requires the consideration of altematives, including the "no -build" altemadve, consideration of social, environmental and economic impacts, public involvement, and use of asystematic interdisciplinary approach at each decision making stage of Federal -aid project development. o Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Makes financial assistance available to institutions of higher education to: (1) strengthen, improve and, where necessary, expand the quality of graduate andprofessional programs leading to an advanced degree; (2) establish, strengthen, and improve programs designed to prepare graduate and professional students for public service; and (3) assist in strengthening undergraduate programs of instruction in certain. instances. Y Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 790, provides that: "(leo qualified handicapped person shall, solely byreason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives or benefits from Federal financial assistance." (PRORWITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HANDICAP) Source: U.S. Deparhneut of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Title VI Handbook Title VI Nondiscrimination in the Federal -Aid Highway Program FHWA Publication No. FHWA-HCR 06-006 75R-41