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FWC Agreement No. 15120
<br /> xi. Prohibition against Lobbying.
<br /> 1. Grantee Certification — Payments to Influence. The Grantee certifies that no
<br /> Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, on or after December 22,
<br /> 1989, by or on behalf of the Grantee, to any person for influencing or attempting to
<br /> influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
<br /> employee of Congress,or an employee of a Member of Congress,in connection with
<br /> the awarding, renewal, amending or modifying of any Federal agreement, grant, or
<br /> cooperative agreement. If any non-federal funds are used for lobbying activities as
<br /> described above in connection with this Agreement, the Grantee shall submit
<br /> Standard Form-LLL,"Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying",and shall file quarterly
<br /> updates of any material changes. The Grantee shall require the language of this
<br /> certification to be included in all subcontracts, and all subcontractors shall certify
<br /> and disclose accordingly.
<br /> 2. Grantee—Refrain from Subcontracting with Certain Organizations. Pursuant
<br /> to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Grantee agrees to refrain from entering
<br /> into any subcontracts under this Agreement with any organization described in
<br /> Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, unless such organization
<br /> warrants that it does not,and will not,engage in lobbying activities prohibited by the
<br /> Act as a special condition of the subcontract.
<br /> 3. Prohibition against Using Agreement Funds for the Purpose of Lobbying. In
<br /> accordance with Section 216.347, F.S., the Grantee is hereby prohibited from using
<br /> funds provided by this Agreement for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the
<br /> judicial branch or a state agency. Upon request of the Commission's Inspector
<br /> General, or other authorized State official, the Grantee shall provide any type of
<br /> information the Inspector General deems relevant to the Grantee's integrity or
<br /> responsibility.
<br /> xii. Lacey Act, 16 U.S.0 3371-3378. This Act prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants that
<br /> have been illegally taken, possessed,transported or sold.
<br /> xiii. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801-1884.
<br /> This Act governs marine fisheries in Federal waters.
<br /> xiv. Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703-712. The Act prohibits anyone, unless
<br /> permitted, to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture or kill, possess, offer
<br /> for sale, sell, offer to purchase, deliver for shipment, ship, cause to be shipped, deliver for
<br /> transportation, transport, cause to be transported, carry or cause to be carried by any means
<br /> whatsoever, receive for shipment, transport of carriage, or export, at any time, or in any
<br /> manner, any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of such bird.
<br /> xv. Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq. The Act provides a program for the
<br /> conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitat in which they
<br /> are found. The Act also prohibits, unless approved or exempt, any action that causes a
<br /> "taking" of any listed species of endangered fish or wildlife. Also generally prohibited are
<br /> the import, export, interstate, and foreign commerce of listed species.
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