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B. The COUNTY shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances applicable to the. work or payment for work thereof, and shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the performance of work under this Agreement. C. No funds received pursuant to this Agreement may be expended for lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch, or a state agency. D. The COUNTY and the DEPARTMENT agree that the COUNTY, its agents, employees, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and/or subconsultants are not_ agents of the DEPARTMENT as a result of this Agreement for purposes other thaja those set out in Section 337.274; Florida Statutes. E. Recipients of state funds are to have audits done annually using the following criteria: State awards will be identified using the Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA) title and number, award number and year, and name of the awarding state_ agency. In the event that the recipient expends a total amount of State awards (i.e., State financial assistance provided to the recipient to carry out a State project) equal to or in excess of $500,000 in any fiscal year of such recipient, the recipient must have a State single or project -specific audit for such fiscal year in accordance with Section 215.97, Florida Statutes; applicable rules of the Executive Office of the Governor and the Comptroller, and Chapter 10.600, Rules of the Auditor General. In connection with the audit requirements addressed in the paragraph above, the recipient shall ensure that the audit complies with the requirements of Section 215.97(7), Florida Statutes. This includes submission of a reporting package as defined by Section 215.97(2)(d), Florida Statutes, and Chapter 10.600, Rules of the Auditor General. If the recipient expends less than $500,000 in State awards in its fiscal year, an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 215.97, Florida Statutes, is not required. In the event that the recipient expends less than $500,000 in State awards in its fiscal year and elects to have an audit conducted iii accordance with the provisions of Section 215.97, Florida Statutes, the cost of the audit must be paid from non -State funds (i.e., the cost of such an audit must be paid from recipient funds obtained from other than State entities). Reporting Packages and management letters generated from audits conducted in accordance with Section 215.97, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 10.600, Rules of the Auditor General shall be submitted to the awarding FDOT office, by the recipient, within 30` days of receiving it. The afore mentioned items are to be received by the appropriate FDOT office no later than 9 months after the end of the recipient's fiscal year. The recipient shall follow up and take corrective action on audit findings. Preparation of a summary schedule of prior year audit findings, including corrective action and current status of the audit finding is required. Current year audit findings require corrective action and status of finding. Project records shall be retained and available for at least 5 years from the date the audit report is issued. Records related to unresolved audit findings, appeals, or litigation shall be retained until the action is completed or the dispute is resolved. Access to project records and audit workpapers shall be given FDOT, the Comptroller, and the Office of the Auditor General. The recipient shall submit required audit documentation as follows: 6 OF 9