1. (1) To be eligible to receive RVHT funding for a Project, a Recipient will meet, or have the capacity to meet, the following qualifications, as applicable to the type of Project being funded. A Recipient will:

   1. (a) Be an entity eligible to enter into agreements;
   2. (b) Have the legal, managerial and operational capacity to perform the Project;
   3. (c) Not be debarred or suspended from receiving state grants;
   4. (d) Maintain compliance with state and local laws and regulations including, and not limited to, those pertaining to passenger transportation, civil rights, labor, insurance, safety and health, as applicable;
   5. (e) Comply with the laws or rules of this program;
   6. (f) Properly use RVHT funding; and,
   7. (g) Perform the Project in a safe, prudent and timely manner.
2. (2) A Recipient may require additional eligibility qualifications of sub-Recipients as necessary to implement a Project.
3. (3) The Program Administrator may require additional eligibility qualifications of sub- Recipients as necessary to implement the RVHT Program.
4. (4) The Recipient must confirm the eligibility of a sub-Recipient prior to awarding RVHT funding and entering into an agreement.
5. (5) The Recipient must ensure that sub-Recipients maintain eligibility while receiving RVHT funding.
6. (6) A sub Recipient found by the Recipient or Program Administrator to be ineligible may be required to repay funding received during the period of ineligibility.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 406.005, 406.050 & 408.335

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 408.335 & 391.800-391.830

History

DVA 1-2023, adopt filed 06/14/2023, effective 06/14/2023