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partofafederalagencyoranemployeeoftheFederalgovernmentincarryingouttheprovisionsoftheStaffordAct.A.14LIMITATIONOFAUTHORITY-AUTHORIZEDSIGNATUREThesignatoriestothisAgreementrepresentthattheyhavetheauthoritytobindtheirrespectiveorganizationstothisAgreement.OnlytheDepartment'sAuthorizedSignaturerepresentativeandtheAuthorizedSignaturerepresentativeoftheSubrecipientorAlternatefortheSubrecipient,formallydesignatedinwriting,shallhavetheexpress,implied,orapparentauthoritytoalter,amend,modify,orwaiveanyclauseorconditionofthisAgreement.Anyalteration,amendment,modification,orwaiverofanyclauseorconditionofthisAgreementisnoteffectiveorbindingunlessmadeinwritingandsignedbybothparties'AuthorizedSignaturerepresentatives.Further,onlytheAuthorizedSignaturerepresentativeorAlternatefortheSubrecipientshallhavesignatureauthoritytosignreimbursementrequests,timeextensionrequests,amendmentandmodificationrequests,requestsforchangestoprojectsorworkplans,andotherrequests,certificationsanddocumentsauthorizedbyorrequiredunderthisAgreement.A.15LOSSORREDUCTIONOFFUNDINGIntheeventfundingfromstate,federal,orothersourcesiswithdrawn,reduced,orlimitedinanywayaftertheeffectivedateofthisAgreementandpriortonormalcompletionorenddate,theDepartmentmayunilaterallyreducetheworkplanandbudgetorunilaterallyterminateallorpadoftheAgreementasa"TerminationforCause"withoutprovidingtheSubrecipientanopportunitytocure.Alternatively,thepartiesmayrenegotiatethetermsofthisAgreementunder"AmendmentsandModifications"tocomplywithnewfundinglimitationsandconditions,althoughtheDepartmenthasnoobligationtodoso.A.16NONASSIGNABILITYNeitherthisAgreement,noranyclaimarisingunderthisAgreement,shallbetransferredorassignedbytheSubrecipient.A.17NONDISCRIMINATIONTheSubrecipientshallcomplywithallapplicablefederalandstatenon-discriminationlaws,regulations,andpolicies.Nopersonshall,onthegroundsofage,race,creed,color,sex,sexualorientation,religion,nationalorigin,maritalstatus,honorablydischargedveteranormilitarystatus,ordisability(physical,mental,orsensory)bedeniedthebenefitsof,orotherwisebesubjectedtodiscriminationunderanyproject,program,oractivity,funded,inwholeorinpad,underthisAgreement.A.18NOTICESTheSubrecipientshallcomplywithallpublicnoticesornoticestoindividualsrequiredbyapplicablelocal,stateandfederallawsandregulationsandshallmaintainarecordofthiscompliance.A.19OCCUPATIONALSAFETYlHEALTHACTandWASHINGTONINDUSTRIALSAFETY/HEALTHACT(OSHA/WISHA)TheSubrecipientrepresentsandwarrantsthatitsworkplacedoesnoworwillmeetallapplicablefederalandstatesafetyandhealthregulationsthatareineffectduringtheSubrecipient'sperformanceunderthisAgreement.Totheextentallowedbylaw,theSubrecipientfurtheragreestoindemnifyandholdharmlesstheDepartmentanditsemployeesandagentsfromallliability,damagesandcostsofanynature,including,butnotlimitedto,costsofsuitsandattorneys'feesassessedagainsttheDepadment,asaresultofthefailureoftheSubrecipienttosocomply.A.20OWNERSHIPOFPROJECT/CAPITALFACILITIESTheDepadmentmakesnoclaimtoanycapitalfacilitiesorrealpropertyimprovedorconstructedwithfundsunderthisAgreement,andbythissubawardoffundsdoesnotandwillnotacquireanyownershipinterestortitletosuchpropedyoftheSubrecipient.TheSubrecipientshallassumeallliabilitiesandresponsibilitiesarisingfromtheownershipandoperationoftheprojectandagreestoindemnifyandholdtheDepartment,theStateofWashingtonandtheUnitedStatesgovernmentharmlessfromanyandallcausesofactionarisingfromtheownershipandoperationoftheproject.A.21POLITICALACTIVITYNoportionofthefundsprovidedhereinshallbeusedforanypartisanpoliticalactivityortofurthertheelectionordefeatofanycandidateforpublicofficeorinfluencetheapprovalordefeatofanyballotissue.DHS-FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FFY18Page15of38KittitasCountySheriffsOffice,E21-187
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