R317-102-4. Compliance with Other Requirements

Recipients of SRF funds may, if determined by the Water Quality Board, as provided by federal law, be required to meet the following other requirements, cited from the July 1, 1988 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations:

A. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, whereby applicants must certify compliance with this act (40 CFR Part 7; Nondiscrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance From EPA; and 40 CFR Part 12: Non-discrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency);

B. Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement, whereby applicants agree to assist the state in meeting objectives established under 40 CFR 33.240, prior to authorization of the assistance agreement;

C. Accounting Procedures, whereby applicants agree to maintain a separate project account in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Standards and Utah State Uniform Accounting requirements;

D. Construction Payment Schedule, whereby applicants agree to supply the Division of Water Quality with a construction draw-down schedule before the loan closing.

E. Davis-Bacon Labor Wage Provisions. The applicant must apply Davis-Bacon labor wage provisions to treatment works construction (29 CFR Part 5). Wages paid for the construction of treatment works must conform to the prevailing wage rates established for the locality by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act (Section 513, applies 40 U.S.C. 276 et seq.).

D. Following authorization of funds by the Water Quality Board or Executive Secretary, as appropriate, the applicant has a period of six months to meet the conditions of the loan authorization and complete a loan closing. If a loan closing for the project has not occurred within six months of the loan authorization, the funding may be rescinded.