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EXHIBIT B
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<br /> NONDISCRIMINATION ASSURANCES
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<br /> ADMINISTERING AGENCY HEREBY AGRF-RS THAT, as a condition to receiving any Federal
<br />financial assistance from file STATE, acting for the U.S.- Department of Transportaxion,-it will comply
<br />with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 StaL 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-42 U.S.C. 2000d-4
<br />01creinafter referred to as the ACT), and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title 49, Code of
<br />Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Pan 21,
<br />*Nondiscrimiufion in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Depar~ent of Transportation - Effecmation of
<br />Txtle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" (hereinafter referred to as the REGULATIONS), the Federal-aid
<br />Highway Act of 1973, and other pertinent directives, to the end that in accordance with the ACT,
<br />REGULATIONS, and other pertinent directires, no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of
<br />race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the
<br />benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discriminauon under any program or activity for which
<br />ADMINISTERING AGENCY receives Federal financial assistance from the Federal Department of
<br />Transportation, ADMINISTERING AGENCY I-IF~I~Y GIVES ASSURANCE THAT
<br />ADMINISTERING AGENCY will promptly take any measures necessary to effectuate this agreement.
<br />This assurance is required by subsection 21.7(a) (1) of the REGULATIONS.
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<br /> More specifically, and without limiting the above general assurance, ADMINISTERING
<br />AGENCY hereby gives the following specific assurances with respect to its Federal-aid Program:
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<br /> 1. That ADMINISTERING AGENCY agrees that each "program" and each "facility" as
<br />defined in subsections 21.23 (e) and 21.23 (b) of the REGULATIONS, will be (with regard to a
<br />"program") conducted, or will be (with regard to a "facility") operated in compliance with all requirements
<br />imposed by, or pursuant to, the REGULATIONS.
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<br /> 2. That ADMINIS'I'ERING AGENCY shall insert the following notification in all solicitations
<br />for bids for work or material subject to the REGULATIONS made in connection with the Federal-aid
<br />Program and, in adapted form, in all proposals for negotiated agreements:
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<br /> ADIv~NLSTERING AGENCY hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively
<br /> insme that in any agreement entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority
<br /> business enterprises will be afforded full oppommity to submit bids in response to
<br /> this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color,
<br /> sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability in consideration for an award.
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<br /> 3. That ADMINISTERING AGENCY sb~ll insert the clauses of Appendix A of this
<br />assurance in every agreement subject to th~ ACT and the REGULATIONS.
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<br /> 4. That the clauses of Appendix B of this Assurance shall be included 'as a covenant running
<br />with the land, in any deed effecting a transfer of real property, structures, or improvements thereon, or
<br />interest therein.
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<br /> 5. That where ADMINISTERING AGENCY receives Federal financial assistance to construct
<br />a facility, or pan of a facility, the Assurance shall extend to the entire facility and facilities operated in
<br />connection therewith.
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