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AdditionalFederalProvisionsforBroadbandGrants <br />(FederalFunding) <br />TheAnokaCountyBroadbandGrantprograminvolvestheuseoffederalfundsobtainedbytheCountythrough <br />theAmericanRescuePlanActof2021Λͻ!ƒĻƩźĭğƓRescuetƌğƓͼͲͻ!wt!ͼΜ͵Therefore,theApplicantCity/Township <br />(hereinafterͻ!ŭĻƓĭǤͼΜandanylowertiercontractorsmustagreetocomplywiththeAmericanRescuePlanAct,as <br />amended,aswellastherulesofanyregulatorybodyundertheAmericanRescuePlanAct. <br />Subjecttotheapplicablerequirementsof2C.F.R.§200.326and2C.F.R.,Part200,AppendixII,thebelow <br />AdditionalFederalProvisionsforBroadbandGrantsareattachedandincorporatedinto,andshalltherebyapplyto,the <br />Agencybeingawardedthegrant/contract,aswellasalllowertiercontractswithanycontractorsorsubcontractorswho <br />mayberetainedtoworkontheproject.TheAgencyisresponsibletoincludethefederalprovisionsinanyofits <br />contractsorsubcontracts <br />involvingthefederalbroadbandgrantfunds. <br />A. NOGOVERNMENTOBLIGATIONTOTHIRDPARTIES <br />NoObligationbytheFederalGovernment. <br />(1) TheAgencyandContractoracknowledgeandagreethat,notwithstandinganyconcurrencebytheFederal <br />Governmentinorapprovalofthesolicitationorawardoftheunderlyingcontract,absenttheexpresswritten <br />consentbytheFederalGovernment,theFederalGovernmentisnotapartytothiscontractandshallnotbe <br />subjecttoanyobligationsorliabilitiestotheAgency,Contractor,oranyotherparty(whetherornotapartyto <br />thatcontract)pertainingtoanymatterresultingfromtheunderlyingcontract. <br />(2) TheAgencyagreestoincludetheaboveclauseineachsubcontractfinancedinwholeorinpartwithARPAfederal <br />funding.Itisfurtheragreedthattheclauseshallnotbemodified,excepttoidentifythesubcontractorwhowillbe <br />subjecttoitsprovisions. <br />B. COMPLIANCEWITHFEDERALLAW,REGULATIONS,ANDEXECUTIVEORDERS <br />ThisisanacknowledgementthatARPAfinancialassistancewillbeusedtofundalloraportionoftheabovereferenced <br />contract.Byacceptingthiscontract,theAgencyagreestocomplywithallapplicableFederallaw,regulations,executive <br />orders,U.S.Treasurypolicies,procedures,anddirectives. <br />C. LOBBYING <br />TheLobbyingrequirementsmandatethemaximumflowdownateverycontractingtier,pursuanttoByrdAntiLobbying <br />Amendment,31U.S.C.§1352(b)(5). <br />ByrdAntiLobbyingAmendment,31U.S.C.§1352(asamended) <br />AgenciesandContractorswhoapplyorbidforanawardof$100,000ormoreshallfiletherequiredcertification.Each <br />tiercertifiestothetierabovethatitwillnotandhasnotusedFederalappropriatedfundstopayanypersonor <br />organizationforinfluencingorattemptingtoinfluenceanofficeroremployeeofanyagency,aMemberofCongress, <br />officeroremployeeofCongress,oranemployeeof <br />aMemberofCongressinconnectionwithobtaininganyFederal <br />contract,grant,oranyotherawardcoveredby31U.S.C.§1352.Eachtiershallalsodiscloseanylobbyingwithnon <br />FederalfundsthattakesplaceinconnectionwithobtaininganyFederalaward.Suchdisclosuresareforwardedfromtier <br />totier <br />uptotherecipientwhointurnwillforwardthecertification(s)totheawardingagency. <br />RequiredCertification.Ifapplicable,Agenciesandcontractorsmustsignandsubmittothenonfederalentitythe <br />certificationattachedheretoasanAppendix.(Tobesubmittedwithanybidorofferexceeding$100,000) <br />7 <br /> <br />