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PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS: A. Grantee shall comply with Florida Public Records law under Chapter 119, F.S. Records made or received in conjunction with this Agreement are public records under Florida law, as defined in Section 119.011(12), F.S. Grantee shall keep and maintain public records required by the Department to perform the services under this Agreement. B. This Agreement may be unilaterally canceled by the Department for refusal by the Grantee to either provide to the Department upon request, or to allow inspection and copying of all public records made or received by the Grantee in conjunction with this Agreement and subject to disclosure under Chapter 119, F.S., and Section 24(a), Article I, Florida Constitution. C. If Grantee meets the definition of "Contractor" found in Section 119.0701(1)(a), F.S.; [i.e., an individual, partnership, corporation, or business entity that enters into a contract for services with a public agency and is acting on behalf of the public agency], then the following requirements apply: Pursuant to Section 119.070 1, F.S., a request to inspect or copy public records relating to this Agreement for services must be made directly to the Department. If the Department does not possess the requested records, the Department shall immediately notify the Grantee of the request, and the Grantee must provide the records to the Department or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time. If Grantee fails to provide the public records to the Department within a reasonable time, the Grantee may be subject to penalties under s. 119. 10, F.S. Upon request from the Department's custodian of public records, Grantee shall provide the Department with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, or as otherwise provided by law. iii. Grantee shall identify and ensure that all public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the Agreement term and following completion of the Agreement if the Grantee does not transfer the records to the Department. iv. Upon completion of the Agreement, Grantee shall transfer, at no cost to Department, all public records in possession of Grantee or keep and maintain public records required by the Department to perform the services under this Agreement. If the Grantee transfers all public records to the Department upon completion of the Agreement, the Grantee shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public disclosure requirements. If the Grantee keeps and maintains public records upon completion of the Agreement, the Grantee shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records that are stored electronically must be provided to Department, upon request from the Department's custodian of public records, in a format that is accessible by and compatible with the information technology systems of Department. D. IF THE GRANTEE HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE GRANTEE'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS by DEP Agreement No. 50839, Amendment No. 1, Page 5 of 7