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18 U . S . C . 1020 reads as follows :
<br /> "Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States , or of any State or Territory,
<br /> or whoever, whether a person , association, firm , or corporation , knowingly makes any false statement, false
<br /> representation , or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of the material used or to be
<br /> used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to be perfonned, or the cost thereof in connection
<br /> with the submission of plans , maps , specifications , contracts , or costs of construction on any highway or
<br /> related project submitted for approval to the Secretary of Transportation ; or
<br /> Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, false representation, false report or false claim
<br /> with respect to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of any work performed or to be perfonned, or
<br /> materials furnished or to be furnished, in connection with the construction of any highway or related
<br /> project approved by the Secretary of Transportation ; or
<br /> Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or false representation as to material fact in any
<br /> statement, certificate , or report submitted pursuant to provisions of the Federal-aid Roads Act approved
<br /> July 1 , 1916 , (39 Stat . 355 ) , as amended and supplemented ;
<br /> Shall be fined not more that $ 10 , 000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years or both .
<br /> X. IMPLEMENTATION OF CLEAN AIR ACT AND FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION
<br /> CONTROL ACT
<br /> (Applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts and to all related subcontracts of $ 100 ,000 or
<br /> more . )
<br /> By submission of this bid or the execution of this Contract, or subcontract, as appropriate , the
<br /> bidder, Federal-aid construction Contractor, or subcontractor, as appropriate, will be deemed to have
<br /> stipulated as follows :
<br /> 1 . That any facility that is or will be utilized in the performance of this contract, unless
<br /> such contract is exempt under the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U . S . C . 1857 et seq. , as amended by
<br /> Pub . L . 91 -604 ) , and under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U . S . C . 1251 et seq. ,
<br /> as amended by Pub . L . 92 -500) , Executive Order 11738 , and regulations in implementation thereof (40
<br /> CFR 15 ) is not listed, on the date of Contract award, on the U . S . Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
<br /> List of Violating Facilities pursuant to 40 CFR 15 . 20 .
<br /> 2 . That the firm agrees to comply and remain in compliance with all the requirements of
<br /> Section 114 of the Clean Air Act and Section 308 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and all
<br /> regulations and guidelines listed thereunder.
<br /> 3 . That the firm shall promptly notify the SHA of the receipt of any communication from
<br /> the Director, Office of Federal Activities , EPA, indicating that a facility that is or will be utilized for the
<br /> contract is under consideration to be listed on the EPA List of Violating Facilities .
<br /> 4 . That the finn agrees to include or cause to be included the requirements of paragraph 1
<br /> through 4 of this Section X in every nonexempt subcontract, and further agrees to take such action as the
<br /> government may direct as a means of enforcing such requirements .
<br /> XI . CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT , SUSPENSION , INELIGIBILITY
<br /> AND VOLUNTARY
<br /> EXCLUSION
<br /> 1 . Instructions for Certification - Primary Covered Transactions :
<br /> (Applicable to all Federal-aid contracts - 49 CFR 29 )
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