WA ST Recreation and Conservation Office 10/18/2018

The federal agency funding this Agreement may unilaterally terminate, without penalty, the funding award if this prohibition is violated, Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended. G. Lobbying. The chief executive officer of this recipient agency (Sponsor) shall ensure that no grant funds awarded under this Agreement are used to engage in lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation against the United States, unless authorized under existing law. The recipient(Sponsor) shall abide by its respective Cost Principles(OMB CircularsA-21, A-87, and A-122), which generally prohibits the use of federal grant funds for litigation against the United States, or for lobbying or other political activities. The Sponsor agrees to comply with 40 C.F.R. Part 34, New Restrictions on Lobbying. Sponsor shall include the language of this provision in award documents for all sub-awards exceeding $100,000, and require that sub-awardees submit certification and disclosure forms accordingly. In accordance with the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, any Sponsor who makes a prohibited expenditure under 40 C.F.R. Part 34 or fails to file the required certification or lobbying forms shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each expenditure. All contracts awarded by Sponsor shall contain, when applicable, the anti-lobbying provisions as stipulated in the Appendix at 40 C.F.R. Part 30. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act, Sponsor affirms that it is not a non-profit organization described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or that it is a non-profit organization described in Section 501(c)(4) of the code but does not and will not engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act. H. Reimbursement Limitation. If the Sponsor expends more than the amount of RCO funding in this Agreement in anticipation of receiving additional funds from the RCO, it does so at its own risk. RCO is not legally obligated to reimburse the Sponsor for costs incurred in excess of the RCO approved budget. I. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Requirements.The Sponsor agrees to comply with the requirements of EPA's Utilization of Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises in procurements made under this award. J. Minority and Women's Business Participation. Sponsor agrees to solicit and recruit, to the maximum extent possible, certified minority owned (MBE) and women owned (WBE) businesses in purchases and contracts initiated after the effective date of this Agreement. These goals are expressed as a percentage of the total dollars available for purchase or agreement and are as follows: Purchased Goods 8% MBE 4%WBE Purchased Services 10% MBE 4%WBE Professional Services 10% MBE 4% WBE Meeting these goals is voluntary and no agreement award or rejection shall be made based on achievement or non-achievement of the goals.Achievement of the goals is encouraged, however, and Sponsor and ALL prospective bidders or people submitting qualifications shall take the following affirmative steps in any procurement initiated after the effective date of this Agreement: 1. Include qualified minority and women's businesses on solicitation lists. 2. Assure that qualified minority and women's business are solicited whenever they are potential sources of services or supplies. RCO 16-1310D Revision Date: 1/11/2018 Page 30 of 37