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15 of 33 14.3 Performance Measurement Information. For each performance measure identified to be submitted annually in the Performance Measure Table in Attachment A, not later than January 31 of each year, the Recipient shall submit to the USDOT a Performance Measurement Report containing the data collected in the previous calendar year and stating the dates when the data was collected. 14.4 Performance Reporting Survival. The data collection and reporting requirements in this article 14 survive the termination of this agreement which is three years post period of performance. 14.5 Program Evaluation. As a condition of grant award, the recipient may be required to participate in an evaluation undertaken by USDOT, or another agency or partner. The evaluation may take different forms such as an implementation assessment across grant recipients, an impact and/or outcomes analysis of all or selected sites within or across grant recipients, before/after photographs of the sites, qualitative activities such as videos describing the project and its impact on the community, or a benefit/cost analysis or assessment of return on investment. The Department may require applicants to collect data elements to aid the evaluation. As a part of the evaluation, as a condition of award, grant recipients must agree to: (1) make records available to the evaluation contractor; (2) provide access to program records, and any other relevant documents to calculate costs and benefits; (3) in the case of an impact analysis, facilitate the access to relevant information as requested; and (4) follow evaluation procedures as specified by the evaluation contractor or USDOT staff. ARTICLE 15 NONCOMPLIANCE AND REMEDIES 15.1 Noncompliance Determinations. (a) If the USDOT determines that the Recipient may have failed to comply with the United States Constitution, Federal law, or the terms and conditions of this agreement, the USDOT may notify the Recipient of a proposed determination of noncompliance. For the notice to be effective, it must be written and the USDOT must include an explanation of the nature of the noncompliance, describe a remedy, state whether that remedy is proposed or effective at an already determined date, and describe the process through and form in which the Recipient may respond to the notice. (b) If the USDOT notifies the Recipient of a proposed determination of

ective at an already determined date, and describe the process through and form in which the Recipient may respond to the notice. (b) If the USDOT notifies the Recipient of a proposed determination of noncompliance under section 15.1(a), the Recipient may, not later than 7 calendar days after the notice, respond to that notice in the form and through the process described in that notice. In its response, the Recipient may:

16 of 33 (1) accept the remedy; (2) acknowledge the noncompliance, but propose an alternative remedy; or (3) dispute the noncompliance. To dispute the noncompliance, the Recipient must include in its response documentation or other information supporting the Recipient’s compliance. (c) The USDOT may make a final determination of noncompliance only: (1) after considering the Recipient’s response under section 15.1(b); or (2) if the Recipient fails to respond under section 15.1(b), after the time for that response has passed. (d) To make a final determination of noncompliance, the USDOT must provide a notice to the Recipient that states the basis for that determination. 15.2 Remedies. (a) If the USDOT makes a final determination of noncompliance under section 15.1(d), the USDOT may impose a remedy, including: (1) additional conditions on the award; (2) any remedy permitted under 2 C.F.R. 200.339–200.340, including withholding of payments; disallowance of previously reimbursed costs, requiring refunds from the Recipient to USDOT; suspension or termination of the award; or suspension and disbarment under 2 C.F.R. part 180; or (3) any other remedy legally available. (b) To impose a remedy, the USDOT must provide a written notice to the Recipient that describes the remedy, but the USDOT may make the remedy effective before the Recipient receives that notice. (c) If the USDOT determines that it is in the public interest, the USDOT may impose a remedy, including all remedies described in section 15.2(a), before making a final determination of noncompliance under section 15.1(d). If it does so, then the notice provided under section 15.1(d) must also state whether the remedy imposed will continue, be rescinded, or modified. (d) In imposing a remedy under this section 15.2 or making a public interest determination under section 15.2(c), the USDOT may elect to consider the interests of only the USDOT. (e) The Recipient acknowledges that amounts that the USDOT requires the Recipient to refund to the USDOT due to a remedy under this section 15.2 constitute a debt to the

17 of 33 Federal Government that the USDOT may collect under 2 C.F.R. 200.346 and the Standards for Administrative Collection of Claims (31 C.F.R. part 901). 15.3 Other Oversight Entities. Nothing in this article 15 limits any party’s authority to report activity under this agreement to the United States Department of Transportation Inspector General or other appropriate oversight entities. ARTICLE 16 AGREEMENT TERMINATION 16.1 USDOT Termination. (a) The USDOT may terminate this agreement and all its obligations under this agreement if any of the following occurs: (1) the Recipient fails to obtain or provide any non-SS4A Grant contribution (all eligible project costs other than the SS4A Grant Amount, as described in section 3.3(a) of the grant agreement) or alternatives approved by the USDOT as provided in this agreement and consistent with article 3; (2) a construction start date for the project or strategy is listed in section 3.2 and the Recipient fails to meet that milestone by six months after the date listed in section 3.2; (3) a substantial completion date for the project or strategy is listed in section 3.2 and the Recipient fails to meet that milestone by six months after the date listed in section 3.2; (4) the Recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this agreement, including a material failure to comply with the schedule in section 3.2 even if it is beyond the reasonable control of the Recipient; or, (5) the USDOT determines that termination of this agreement is in the public interest. (6) the Recipient fails to expend the funds within 5 years after the date on which the government executes the grant agreement, which is the date funds are provided for the project. (b) In terminating this agreement under this section, the USDOT may elect to consider only the interests of the USDOT. (c) This section 0 does not limit the USDOT’s ability to terminate this agreement as a remedy under section 15.2. (d) The Recipient may request that the USDOT terminate the agreement under this section 0.

18 of 33 16.2 Closeout Termination. (a) This agreement terminates on Project Closeout. (b) In this agreement, “Project Closeout” means the date that the USDOT notifies the Recipient that the award is closed out. Under 2 C.F.R. 200.344, Project Closeout should occur no later than one year after the end of the period of performance. 16.3 Post-Termination Adjustments. The Recipient acknowledges that under 2 C.F.R. 200.345–200.346, termination of the agreement does not extinguish the USDOT’s authority to disallow costs, including costs that USDOT reimbursed before termination, and recover funds from the Recipient. 16.4 Non-Terminating Events. (a) The end of the period of performance described under section 10.4 does not terminate this agreement or the Recipient’s obligations under this agreement. (b) The liquidation of funds under section 20.1 does not terminate this agreement or the Recipient’s obligations under this agreement. 16.5 Other Remedies. The termination authority under this article 16 supplements and does not limit the USDOT’s remedial authority under article 15 or 2 C.F.R. part 200, including 2 C.F.R. 200.339–200.340. ARTICLE 17 MONITORING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CONTROLS, AND RECORDS 17.1 Recipient Monitoring and Record Retention. (a) The Recipient shall monitor activities under this award, including activities under subawards and contracts, to ensure: (1) that those activities comply with this agreement; and (2) that funds provided under this award are not expended on costs that are not allowable under this award or not allocable to this award. (b) If the Recipient makes a subaward under this award, the Recipient shall monitor the activities of the subrecipient in compliance with 2 C.F.R. 200.332(e). (c) The Recipient shall retain records relevant to the award as required under 2 C.F.R. 200.334.

19 of 33 17.2 Financial Records and Audits. (a) The Recipient shall keep all project accounts and records that fully disclose the amount and disposition by the Recipient of the award funds, the total cost of the project, and the amount or nature of that portion of the cost of the project supplied by other sources, and any other financial records related to the project. (b) The Recipient shall keep accounts and records described under section 0(a) in accordance with a financial management system that meets the requirements of 2 C.F.R. 200.302– 200.307, 2 C.F.R. part 200, subpart F, and title 23, United States Code, and will facilitate an effective audit in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 7501–7506. (c) The Recipient shall separately identify expenditures under the fiscal year 2024 SS4A grants program in financial records required for audits under 31 U.S.C. 7501–7506. Specifically, the Recipient shall: (1) list expenditures under that program separately on the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards required under 2 C.F.R. part 200, subpart F, including “FY 2024” in the program name; and (2) list expenditures under that program on a separate row under Part II, Item 1 (“Federal Awards Expended During Fiscal Period”) of Form SF-SAC, including “FY 2024” in column c (“Additional Award Identification”). 17.3 Internal Controls. The Recipient shall establish and maintain internal controls as required under 2 C.F.R. 200.303. 17.4 USDOT Record Access. The USDOT may access Recipient records related to this award under 2 C.F.R. 200.337. ARTICLE 18 CONTRACTING AND SUBAWARDS 18.1 Build America, Buy America. This award term implements § 70914(a) of the Build America, Buy America Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58, div. G, tit. IX, subtitle A, 135 Stat. 429, 1294 (2021), 2 CFR part 184, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-24-02, “Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure.” Requirement to Use Iron, Steel, Manufactured Products, and Construction Materials Produced in the United States. The Recipient shall not use funds provided under this award for a project for infrastructure unless:

20 of 33 (1) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States—this means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States; (2) all manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States—this means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product; and (3) all construction materials are manufactured in the United States—this means that all manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the United States. The construction material standards for each construction material are provided at 2 CFR 184.6. Inapplicability. The domestic content procurement preference in this award term only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project. As such, it does not apply to tools, equipment, and supplies, such as temporary scaffolding, brought to the construction site and removed at or before the completion of the infrastructure project. Nor does a domestic content procurement preference apply to equipment and furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable computer equipment, that are used at or within the finished infrastructure project but are not an integral part of the structure or permanently affixed to the infrastructure project. Categorization of articles, materials, and supplies. An article, material, or supply should only be classified into one of the following categories: (i) Iron or steel products; (ii) manufactured products; (iii) construction materials; or (iv) Section 70917(c) materials. An article, material, or supply should not be considered to fall into multiple categories. In some cases, an article, material, or supply may not fall under any of the categories listed in this paragraph. The classification of an article, material, or supply as falling into one of the categories listed in this paragraph must be made based on its status at the time it is brought to the work site for incorporation into an infrastructure project. In general, the work site is the location of the infrastructure project at which the

de based on its status at the time it is brought to the work site for incorporation into an infrastructure project. In general, the work site is the location of the infrastructure project at which the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials will be incorporated. An article, material, or supply incorporated into an infrastructure project must meet the requirements for only the single category in which it is classified.

21 of 33 Waivers. When necessary, the Recipient may apply for, and the USDOT may grant, a waiver from the domestic content procurement preference in this award term. A request to waive the application of the domestic content procurement preference must be in writing. The USDOT will provide instructions on the waiver process and on the format, contents, and supporting materials required for any waiver request. Waiver requests are subject to public comment periods of no less than 15 days and must be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Made in America Office. When the USDOT has made a determination that one of the following exceptions applies, the awarding official may waive the application of the domestic content procurement preference in any case in which the USDOT determines that: (1) applying the domestic content procurement preference would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) the types of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or (3) the inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. There may be instances where an award qualifies, in whole or in part, for an existing waiver described at https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/transportation-policy/made-in-america. Definitions “Construction materials” means articles, materials, or supplies that consist of only one of the items listed in paragraph (21) of this definition, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this definition. To the extent that one of the items listed in paragraph (1) contains as inputs other items listed in paragraph (1), it is nonetheless a construction material. (1) The listed items are: • non-ferrous metals; • plastic and polymer-based products (including polyvinylchloride, composite building materials, and polymers used in fiber optic cables); • glass (including optic glass); • fiber optic cable (including drop cable) • lumber; • engineered wood; and • drywall.

22 of 33 (2) Minor additions of articles, materials, supplies, or binding agents to a construction material do not change the categorization of the construction material. “Domestic content procurement preference” means all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States; the manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States; or the construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States. “Iron or steel products” means articles, materials, or supplies that consist wholly or predominantly or iron or steel or a combination of both. “Manufactured products” means (1) Articles, materials, or supplies that have been: (i) Processed into a specific form and shape; or (ii) combined with other articles, materials, or supplies to create a product with different properties than the individual articles, materials, or supplies. (2) If an item is classified as an iron or steel product, a construction material, or a Section 70917(c) material under 2 CFR 184.4(e) and the definitions set forth in 2 CFR 184.3, then it is not a manufactured product. However, an article, material, or supply classified as a manufactured product under 2 CFR 184.4(e) and paragraph (1) of this definition may include components that are construction materials, iron or steel products, or Section 70917(c) materials. “Predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both” means that the cost of the iron and steel content exceeds 50 percent of the total cost of all its components. The cost of iron and steel is the cost of the iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forging utilized in the manufacture of the product and a good faith estimate of the cost of iron or steel components. “Project” means the development of a safety action plan (including supplemental and topical plans) or the temporary or permanent construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the United States. “Section 70917(c) materials” cement and cementitious materials; aggregates such as stone, sand, or gravel; or aggregate binding agents or additives. 18.2 Small and Disadvantaged Business Requirements. The Recipient shall expend all funds under this award in compliance with the requirements at 2 C.F.R. 200.321 including any amendments thereto. 18.3 Engineering and Design Services. The Recipient