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SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INTERAGENCY GRANT AGREEMENT FEDERAL FUNDS B. \Mere the Granlee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, the Grantee shall attach an explanation lo this Grant. C. The Grantee agrees by signing this crant lhat it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction wlth a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by COMMERCE. D. The Grantee further agrees by signing this Grant that it will include ihe clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, lneligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction," as follows, wlthout modification, in all laler tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions: LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS a. The lower tier Grantee certifies, by signing this Grant that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded lrom participation ln this transaction by any Federal department or agency.b. Where the lower tier Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, such contractor shall attach an explanation to thls Grant. E. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, lneligible, lower tler covered transactlon, po6on, prlmary covered transaction, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this section, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules lmplementing Executive Order 12549- You may contact COMMERCE for assistance in obtaining a copy of these regulations. 6. ENVTRONMFNTAL REVI_EW General Purpose,.flous!4S qlth"11119jmsUt,.e_nd Ecgnomlq Qpportqpl-ty Gfants Funding in excess of the amount stipulated in Attachment B, Letter to lncur GosF, shall not be released lo a Grantee by COMMERCE until the following conditions implernenting 24 CFR part 5E are met: A. The Grantee must complete an environmental review of the project and make a linding of environmental irnpact. A notice of this finding must be published along with a notice of the Grantee's intent to request release of funds for the project unless the project is exempt from the publlcation requirements as described. The Grantee must allow a seven (7) or fifteen (1 5) day period for public review and comment following publication of the nolices unless exempt under the National Environmentat Policy Act (NEPA) and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). When this review and corilment period expires, the Grantee may, afler considering any comments received, submit a request for release of funds to COMMERCE. Upon receipt of the request, COMMERCE must allow a fifteen (15) day period for public review and comment. When COMMERCE'e public review and comment period expires, COMMERCE may, efter considering any comments received, formally notiff the Grantee in writing of the release of federal funds for the project. B. This special condition is satistied when the Grantee completes the environmental review and request for release of funds from COMMERCE. The special condition is effectively removed on the date COMMERCE provides the Grantee wilh written notice of relegse of funds. Mlcrpe[tqfprige Agqlqlang*e. Plen1ing.Qqly and Pub[c -Servlce.s Aclivitlgg Funding shall not be released to a Planning-Only Activities or Public Services Activltles reclpient until the following conditions are met: The Grantee assures that assisted ac{ivities are exempt under NEPA (24 CFR 58.34) and categorically exempt under SEPA (RCW 43.21C.110). The Grantee further assures ihat the activities do not come under the purview of any other federal, state, and known local environmental laws, stalutes, regulations or executive orders. ln addition, the Grantee assures it will document, in writing, its determination that each activity or prolect is exempt and meets the conditions specified for such exemption under NEPA (24 CFR 58.34(3) (br Planning-Only) or 58.34(4) (for Public Services) and (SEPA) WAC 197-11-800. Stale of Waehington Deparlment of Commeroe lnteragency Grant Agreemenl Page 4