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n) Davis-Bacon Fair La__ Standards Act (40 USC 276a - 276a-5) _,uiring that, on all contracts and
<br /> subcontracts which exceed $2,000 for federally- assisted construction, alteration or rehabilitation, laborers and
<br /> mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing
<br /> on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. (This requirement applies to the
<br /> rehabilitation of residential property only if such property is designed for use of eight or more families.)
<br /> o) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act of 1962 (40 USC 327 et seq.) requiring that mechanics
<br /> and laborers employed on federally-assisted contracts which exceed $2,000 be paid wages of not less than one and
<br /> one-half times their basic wage rates for all hours worked in excess of forty in a work week.
<br /> p) Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act of 1934 (40 USC 276 (c)) prohibiting and prescribing penalties for
<br /> 'kickbacks" of wages in federally-financed or assisted construction activities.
<br /> q) The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act—Title IV(42 USC 4831) prohibiting the use of lead-based
<br /> paint in residential structures constructed or rehabilitated with federal assistance, and requiring notification to
<br /> purchasers and tenants of such housing of the hazards of lead-based paint and of the symptoms and treatment of
<br /> lead-based paint poisoning.
<br /> r) Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968 (12 USC 1701 (u)), as amended,
<br /> providing that. to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment that arise through
<br /> HUD-financed projects, will be given to lower-income persons in the unit of the project area, and that contracts be
<br /> awarded to businesses located in the project area or to businesses owned, in substantial part, by residents of the
<br /> project area.
<br /> . s) Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 USC 5309), as amended,
<br /> providing that no person shall be excluded from participation (including employment), denied program benefits or
<br /> subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex under any program or activity funded
<br /> in whole or in part under Title I (Community Development) of the Act.
<br /> t). Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(Pub. L 88-352;•42 USC 2000 (d)) prohibiting discrimination on the
<br /> basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
<br /> u) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L 90-284; 42 USC 3601), as amended, popularly known as
<br /> the Fair Housing Act, prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,
<br /> and requiring HUD to administer its programs in a manner which affirmatively promotes fair housing.
<br /> v) Executive Order 11246 (1965), as amended by Executive Orders 11375, prohibiting discrimination on the
<br /> basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in any phase of employment during the performance of federal
<br /> or federally-assisted contracts in excess of$2,000.
<br /> w) Executive Order 11063 (1962), as amended by Executive Order 12259, requiring equal opportunity in
<br /> housing by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in the sale or rental
<br /> of housing built with federal assistance.
<br /> x) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 793), as amended, providing that no otherwise
<br /> qualified individual shall, solely by reason of a handicap, be excluded from participation (including employment),
<br /> denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal funds.
<br /> y) Age Discrimination Act of 1975, (42 USC 6101), as amended, providing that no person shall be excluded
<br /> from participation, denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination on the basis of age under any program
<br /> or activity receiving federal funds.
<br /> 24. Monitoring and Evaluation. The State will monitor and evaluate the Contract with the Contractor under
<br /> the CDBG program. The Contract will be monitored for compliance with the rules, regulations, requirements and
<br /> guidelines which the State has promulgated or may promulgate and will be monitored periodically during the
<br /> operation of the project and upon its completion. The Contract will also be subject to monitoring and evaluation by
<br /> the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Contract will be evaluated to gauge its impact upon
<br /> low-and moderate-income residents of the community,slums or blighted areas,or other urgent need conditions and
<br /> for the effective and efficient utilization of CDBG funds.
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