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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Standard Title Vl/Non-Discrimination Assurances DOT Order No. 1050.2A The Kittitas County (herein referred to as the "Recipient"), HEREBY AGREES THAT, as a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), is subject to and will comply with the following: Statutorv/Reeu latorv Authorities Title Vl of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 5 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin); 49 C.F,R. Part2I (entitled Non-discrimination ln Federally-Assisted Programs Of The Department Of Transportation-Effectuation Of Title Vl Of The Civil Rights Act Of L9641; 28 C.F.R. section 50.3 (U.S. Department of Justice Guidelines for Enforcement of Title Vl of the civil Rights Act of l96al; The preceding statutory and regulatory cites hereinafter are referred to as the "Acts" and "Regulations," respectively. General Assurances ln accordance with the Acts, the Regulations, and other pertinent directives, circulars, policy, memoranda , andf or guidance, the Recipient hereby gives assurance that it will promptly take any measures necessary to ensure that: "No person in the lJnited States shall, on the grounds of roce, color, or notionol origin, be excluded from porticipation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under qny progrdm or octivity, "for which the Recipient receives Federol finonciol assistance from DOT, including the Woshington State Department of Tronsportation. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 clarified the original intent of Congress, with respect to Title Vl and other Non-discrimination requirements (The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of L9731, by restoring the broad, institutional-wide scope and coverage of these non- discrimination statutes and requirements to include all programs and activities of the Recipient, so long as any portion of the program is Federally assisted. Specific Assurances More specifically, and without limiting the above general Assurance, the Recipient agrees with and gives the following Assurances with respect to its Federally assisted program: 1. The Recipient agrees that each "activity," "facility," or "program," as defined in 55 21.23(b) and 21,.23(e) of 49 C.F.R. 5 21 will be (with regard to an "activity") facilitated, or will be (with regard a a a 1,