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USDA -RD
<br />Form RD 400 -4
<br />(Rev. 3 -97)
<br />tn tion 3 a
<br />' L P!GE ' FORM APPROVED
<br />ASSURANCE AGREEMENT OMB, No. 0575 -0018
<br />he Lee Count Wag & Sewer District No. l
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<br />Lee County Government Center
<br />( "Recipient' herein) hereby assures the U. S. Department of Agriculture that Recipient is in compliance with and will continue to
<br />comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC 2000d et seq.), 7 CFR Part 15, and Rural Housing Service, Rural
<br />Business- Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service, or the Farm Service Agency, (hereafter known as the "Agency ") regulations
<br />promulgated thereunder, 7 C.F.R. § 1901.202. In accordance with that Act and the regulations referred to above, Recipient agrees
<br />that in connection with any program or activity for which Recipient receives Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in
<br />7 C.F.R. § 14.2) no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from
<br />participation in,be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination.
<br />1. Recipient agrees that any transfer of any aided facility, other than personal property, by sale, lease or other conveyance of
<br />contract, shall be, and shall be made expressly, subject to the obligations of this agreement and transferee's assumption
<br />thereof.
<br />2. Recipient shall:
<br />(a) Keep such records and submit to the Government such timely, complete, and accurate information as the Government
<br />may determine to be necessary to ascertain our /my compliance with this agreement and the regulations.
<br />(b) Permit access by authorized employees of the Agency or the U.S. Department of Agriculture during normal business
<br />hours to such books, records, accounts and other sources of information and its facilities as may be pertinent to ascertaining
<br />such compliance.
<br />(c) Make available to users, participants, beneficiaries and other interested persons such information regarding the provisions
<br />of this agreement and. the regulations, and in such manner as the Agency or the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds
<br />necessary to inform such persons of the protection assured them against discrimination.
<br />3. The obligations of this agreement shall continue:
<br />• (a) As to any real property, including any structure, acquired or improved with the aid of the Federal financial assistance, so
<br />long as such real property is used for the purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is made or for another purpose
<br />which affords similar services or benefits, or for as long as the Recipient retains ownership or possession of the property,
<br />whichever is longer.
<br />(b) As to any personal property acquired, or improved with the aid of the Federal financial assistance, so long as Recipient
<br />retains ownership or possession of the property.
<br />(c) As to any other aided facility or activity, until the last advance of funds under the loan or grant has been made.
<br />4. Upon any breach or violation of this agreement the Government may at its option:
<br />(a) Terminate or refuse to render or continue financial assistance for the aid of the property, facility, project, service or
<br />activity.
<br />(b) Enforce this agreement by suit for specific performance or by any other available remedy under the laws of the United
<br />States or the State in which the breach or violation occurs.
<br />Rights and remedies provided for under this agreement shall be cumulative.
<br />In witness whereof, Lee County Water & Sewer District No. 1 on this
<br />(name of recipient)
<br />date has caused this agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers and its seal affixed hereto, or, if a natural person, has
<br />hereunto executed this agreement.
<br />(SEAL)
<br />Attes
<br />*ayne l Ivl. Lee
<br />Clerk, Board of Commissioners Title
<br />Lee County Water & S ewer District No. 1
<br />Recipient
<br />A ril 7, 290
<br />Date
<br />Herbert A. Hincks
<br />Chairman
<br />Title
<br />According to the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as persons are required to respond to a collection of informalion unless it displays a valid OUR control number. The valid
<br />OUR control number far this information collection is 0570-0018. The line required to complete Cher Information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the
<br />time for reviewing butructunts. se a wining data sources, got and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection ofinformation.
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