1. (a) Purpose. This section describes the standard federal requirements that apply to recipients of Federal Transit Administration grant funds.

2. (b) Requirements. All entities that receive funds under the Federal Transit Act, §16 (49 United States Code §1612) or §18 (49 United States Code §1614) must comply with the provisions of the following statutes and regulations:

   1. (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 United States Code §2000(e));
   2. (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 United States Code §2000(e)) as it applies to equal employment opportunity;
   3. (3) §105(f) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, §1003(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240), and the United States Department of Transportation Minority Business Enterprise Regulations (49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 23, as amended) as they apply to disadvantaged business enterprises;
   4. (4) §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 United States Code §794) as it relates to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of handicap;
   5. (5) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 United States Code §12101 et seq.);
   6. (6) §13(c) of the Federal Transit Act (49 United States Code §1609) as it relates to the protection of labor;
   7. (7) National Environmental Policy Act (42 United States Code §4321 et seq.);
   8. (8) Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 United States Code §4601 et seq.);
   9. (9) National Historical Preservation Act of 1966 (16 United States Code §470a et seq.);
   10. (10) Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 United States Code §469a-1 et seq.);
   11. (11) Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 United States Code §1251 et seq.);
   12. (12) Clear Air Act of 1991 (42 United States Code §7401 et seq.);
   13. (13) Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 United States Code §6321);
   14. (14) §165 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-424), as amended by §337 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Assistance Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-17), as they relate to "Buy America" requirements for products purchased with financial assistance from the Federal Transit Administration;
   15. (15) FTA regulations on preaward and post delivery audits of vehicle purchases (49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 663);
   16. (16) Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 United States Code §701 et seq.);
   17. (17) drug and alcohol testing program regulations (49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 653);
   18. (18) charter service regulations (49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 604);
   19. (19) school bus operations regulations (49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 605); and
   20. (20) Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-17, §317) as it relates to the testing of new model buses.

Source Note:The provisions of this §31.42 adopted to be effective August 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 5880.