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11. CONDITIONS FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS The Agency agrees that funds provided under this contract will not be utilized for religious activities, to promote religious interests, or for the benefit of a religious organization in accordance with the Federal regulations specified in 24 eFR 570.200G). . 12. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE The Agency may not receive Community Development Block Grant funding for acquisition or construction for use in any area that has been identified as having special flood hazards and is not participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, as provided by Section 3(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Pub. L.93- 234) and the Regulations thereunder (24 eFR Ch. 58.6, sub chap. B). The Agency shall comply with the Regulations at 24 eFR section 570.605. 13. AIR AND WATER POLLUTION The Agency shall comply with the provisions of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 USC section 1857 ~ m) and the Federai Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 use sections 1251 ~~ and the regulations issued thereunder (40 CFR pt. 15). 14. LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING The Agency shall comply with the HUD Lead-Based Paint Regulations (24 CFR pt. 35) issued pursuant to the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 use sections 4831 ~WIJ requiring (1) prohibition of the use of lead-based paint (whenever funds under this Agreement are used directly or indirectly for construction, rehabilitation, or modernization of residential structures); (2) elimination of immediate lead-based paint hazards in residential structures; and (3) notification of the hazards of lead-based paint poisoning to purchasers and tenants of residential structures constructed prior to 1978. All work performed on lead-containing surfaces must conform to lead-safe practices and be completed by workers who are either supervised by an EPA-certified abatement supervisor or be performed by workers trained in lead-safe work practices. If abatement options are specified in the work write-up, the contractor must hire an EPA-certified and state-licensed abatement contractor and submit proof oftheir current state license and insurances. . 15. NON-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY When and where applicable, the agency shall comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended, Public Law 101- 336 (1990), to ensure that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall, solely by reason of his or her handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance under this a9reement. 16. NON-SUBSTITUTION FOR LOCAL FUNDING The Block Grant Funding made available under this Agreement shall not be utilized by the Agency to reduce substantially the amount of iocal financial support for community development activities below the level of such support prior to the availability of funds under this Agreement. 17. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP For Agencies which are not municipal corporations organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, it may become necessary to grant the County a property interest where the subject project calls for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of publicly-owned facilities and improvements. The Agency shall comply with current County policy regarding transfer of a property interest sufficient to meet the public ownership requirement. I \- -10-