Elkhead Reservoir Final Acquisition Agreement

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fail, the Chief, Acquisition and Assistance Management Services, or the Regional Director, whichever is applicable, shall make a decision which shall be final and conclusive. d. Nothing herein shall be construed to delay or limit Reclamation's right to take immediate and appropriate action, as set forth at 43 CFR Subpart 12.83 or 12.962, as applicable, in the event of material noncompliance by the recipient, and no attempts at informal resolution shat( be necessary. Any post award issue will be open for resolution in accordance with the above procedures, with the exception of disagreements regarding continuation of the agreement (termination must be in accordance with 43 CFR 12), or other matters specifically addressed by the agreement itself. 9. Lobbying Restrictions In accordance with the annual Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, please be advised that it is and has been the sense of Congress that none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence Congressional action on any legislation or appropria#ion matters pending before Congress, other than tv communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. This provision shall remain in effect unless revoked by a future specific act of Congress. 10. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT In accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 31 CFR 208, effective January 2, 1999, all Federal payments to recipients must be made by EFT unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with 31 CFR 208.4. Upon award of a financial assistance agreement, Reclamation will provide the recipient with further instructions for implementation of EFT payments or a certification form to request exemption from EFT. 11. Endorsement of Commercial Products and Services In accordance with 43 CFR 12.2(d}, this provision applies to grants and cooperative agreements whose principal purpose is a partnership where the recipient contributes resources to promote agency programs, publicize agency activities, assists in fund-raising, or provides assistance to the agency. 1f the agreement is awarded to a recipient, other than a State government, a local government, or afederally-recognized Indian tribal government, and the agreement authorizes joint dissemination of information and promotion of activities being supported, the following provision shall be made a term and condition of xhe award: Recipient shall not publicize or otherwise circulate, promotional material (such as advertisements, sales brochures, press re{eases, speeches, still and motion pictures, articles, manuscripts or other publications) which states or implies governmental, Departmental, bureau, or government employee endorsement of a product, service or position which the recipient represents. No release of information relating to this award may state or imply that the Government approves of the recipient's work products, or considers the recipient's vrork product to be superior to other products or services. 14