2016/11/30 Council Agenda Packet

s PAYMENT: Recipient shall be paid using the FEMA Payment and Reporting System(PARS),provided Recipient maintains and complies with procedures for minimizing the time between transfer of funds from the US Treasury and disbursement by the Recipient and Subrecipients. The Recipient commits itself to: 1) initiating cash drawdowns only when actually needed for its disbursement; 2)timely financial reporting per FEMA requirements,using the SF-425;and 3) imposing the same standards of timing and amount upon any Subrecipient. Subrecipients must comply with the same payment requirement as the Recipient and must comply with the requirements specified in the Recipient's subaward Agreement. DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS: FEMA will not provide assistance under its programs for activities that FEMA determines another Federal program has a more specific or primary authority to provide. FEMA also will not provide assistance for the applicant or subapplicant's legal obligations. FEMA may disallow or recoup amounts that duplicate funding from other authorities. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS: Hazard Mitigation Assistance(HMA) funds cannot duplicate or be duplicated by funds received by or available to Applicants, subapplicants, or project or planning participants from other sources for the same purpose,such as benefits received from insurance claims, other assistance programs(including previous project or planning grants and subawards from HMA programs), legal awards, or other benefits associated with properties or damage that are or could be subject of litigation. Because the availability of other sources of mitigation grant or loan assistance is subject to available information and the means of each individual applicant, HMA does not require proof that other assistance(not including insurance)has been sought. However, it is the responsibility of the property owner to report other benefits received, any applications for other assistance, the availability of insurance proceeds,or the potential for other compensation, such as from pending legal claims for damages, relating to the property. Amounts of other grants,loans or other assistance designated for the same purpose as HMA funds, if received, may be used to reduce the non-Federal cost-share. Where the property owner has an insurance policy covering any loss to the property which relates to the proposed HMA project,the means are available for receiving compensation for a loss or, in the case of increased cost of compliance(ICC), assistance toward a mitigation project. FEMA will generally require that the property owner file a claim prior to the receipt of HMA funds. NON DISCRIMINATION: The program must be administered in an equitable and impartial manner, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color,religion,nationality, sex, age, or economic status. The program complies with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and other applicable laws. All applicants/Recipients must comply with Title VI, including State and local governments distributing Federal assistance. 142