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Florida Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit
<br />Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and/or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
<br />Administration may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for
<br />noncompliance. In the event a Contractor becomes Involved in, or is threatened with,
<br />litigation with a sub -contractor or supplier as a result of such direction, the Contractor may
<br />request the Florida Department of Transportation to enter into such litigation to protect the
<br />interests of the Florida Department of Transportation, and, in addition, the Contractor may
<br />request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United
<br />States.
<br />(7.) Compliance with Nondiscrimination Statutes and Authorities: Title VI of the Civil Rights
<br />Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of
<br />race, color, national origin); and 49 CFR Part 21; The Uniform Relocation Assistance and
<br />Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. § 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment
<br />of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or Federal -aid
<br />programs and projects); Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. § 324 et seq.),
<br />(prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
<br />(29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability);
<br />and 49 CFR Part 27; The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et
<br />seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age); Airport and Airway Improvement Act of
<br />1982, (49 USC § 471, Section 47123), as amended, (prohibits discrimination based on race,
<br />creed, color, national origin, or sex); The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-209),
<br />(Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
<br />The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by
<br />expanding the definition of the terms "programs or activities" to include all of the programs or
<br />activities of the Federal -aid recipients, sub -recipients and contractors, whether such
<br />programs or activities are Federally funded or not); Titles II and III of the Americans with
<br />Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the operation of
<br />public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation,
<br />and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 -- 12189) as implemented by Department of
<br />Transportation _ regulations at 49 C.F.R. parts 37 and 38; The Federal Aviation
<br />Administration's Non-discrimination statute (49 U.S.C. § 47123) (prohibits discrimination on
<br />the basis of race, color, national origin, and sex); Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to
<br />Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low -Income Populations, which
<br />ensures non-discrimination against minority populations by discouraging programs, policies,
<br />and activities with disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects
<br />on minority and low-income populations; Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to
<br />Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance,
<br />national origin discrimination includes discrimination because of limited English proficiency
<br />(LEP). To ensure compliance with Title VI, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that
<br />LEP persons have meaningful access to your programs (70 Fed. Reg. at 74087 to 74100);
<br />Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits you from
<br />discriminating because of sex in education programs or activities (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq).
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