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<br />Auditor or Legislative Auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six years from the end of this Grant Agreement, receipt and
<br />approval of all final reports, or the required period of time to satisfy all State and program retention requirements, whicheve r is
<br />later.
<br />8.1 The books, records, documents, accounting procedures and practices of the Grantee and it s designated local units of
<br />government and contractors relevant to this grant, may be examined at any time by the Board or Board's designee and are
<br />subject to verification. The Grantee or delegated local unit of government will main tain records relating to the receipt and
<br />expenditure of grant funds.
<br />8.2 The Grantee or designated local unit of government implementing this Agreement will provide for an audit that meets the
<br />standards of the Office of State Auditor. The audit must cover the duration of the Agreement Period and be performed
<br />within one year after the end of the Agr eement Period or when routinely audited, whichever occurs first. Copies of the
<br />audit report must be provided to the Board if requested.
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<br />9 Government Data Practices
<br />The Grantee and State must comply with th e Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, as it applies to all
<br />data provided by the State under this Agreement, and as it a pplies to all data created, collect ed, received, stored, used, main tained,
<br />or disseminated by the Grantee under this Grant Agreement. The civil remedies of Minn. Stat. § 13.08 apply to the release of th e
<br />data referred to in this clause by either the Grantee or the State. If the Grantee receives a request to release the data refe rred to in
<br />this Clause, the Grantee must i mmediately notify the State.
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<br />10 Workers’ Compensation
<br />The Grantee certifies that it is in compliance with Minn. Stat. § 176.181, subd. 2, pertaining to workers’ compensation insuran ce
<br />coverage. The Grantee’s employees and agents will not be cons idered State employees. Any claims that may arise under the
<br />Minnesota Workers Compensation Act on behalf of these employees and any claims made by any third party as a consequence of
<br />any act or omission on the part of these employees are in no way the State’s obligation or responsibility.
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<br />11 Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue
<br />Minnesota law, without regard to its choi ce-of-law provisions, g overns this Grant Agreement. Ve nue for all legal proceedings o ut
<br />of this Agreement, or its breach, must be in the appropriate State or federal court with competent jurisdiction in Ramsey Count y,
<br />Minnesota.
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<br />12 Termination
<br />12.1 The State may cancel this Grant Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon 30 days’ written notice to the Grantee.
<br />Upon termination, the Grantee will be en titled to payment, determined on a pro ra ta basis, for services satisfactorily
<br />performed.
<br />12.2 In the event of a lawsuit, an appropri ation from a Clean Water Fund is canceled to the extent that a court determines that
<br />the appropriation unconstitutionally substitutes for a traditional source of funding.
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<br />13 Data Disclosure
<br />Under Minn. Stat. § 270C.65, Subd. 3, and other applicable law, the Grantee consents to disclosure of its social security numbe r,
<br />federal employer tax identification number, and/or Minnesota tax identification number, already provided to the State, to feder al
<br />and state tax agencies and state personnel involved in the paymen t of state obligations. These identification numbers may be u sed
<br />in the enforcement of federal and State tax laws which could re sult in action requiring the Grantee to file State tax returns a nd pay
<br />delinquent state tax liabilities, if any.
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<br />14 Prevailing Wage
<br />It is the responsibility of the Grantee or contractor to pay prevailing wages on construction projects to which State prevailin g
<br />wage laws apply (Minn. Stat. 177.42 – 177.44). All laborers and mechanics employed by grant recipients and subcontractors
<br />funded in whole or in part with these State funds shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
<br />character similar in the locality.
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<br />15 Constitutional Compliance
<br /> It is the responsibility of the Grantee to comply with requirements of the Minnesota Constitution regarding use of Clean Water
<br />Funds to supplement traditional sources of funding.
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<br />16 Signage
<br />It is the responsibility of the Grantee to comply with requirement s for project signage, as provided in Laws of Minnesota 2009,
<br />Chapter 172, Article 5, Section 10, for Clean Water Fund projects.
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<br />17 Intellectual Property Rights
<br />The State owns all rights, title, and interest in all of the in tellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets,
<br />trademarks, and service marks in the Works and Documents created and paid for under this grant. Works means all inventions,
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