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b. Should the Recipient be undertaking any activity subject to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ( URA) , as amended , and Disaster funds will be used for the cost of acquisition, the Recipient shall document completion of all pre-acquisition activities by submitting all documentation required for a desk monitoring of those activities, including notice to the property owner of their rights under URA, invitation to accompany the appraiser, all appraisals, offer to the owner, acceptance, contract for sale, waiver of rights (for donations), and estimated settlement costs, as applicable. The documentation shall be submitted to the Department for review prior to closing on the property. A copy of the final statement of settlement costs and a copy of recorded deed, with any required deed restrictions , shall be submitted within 45 days of the acquisition . 5. If the project involves installation of new sewer lines, or a new sewer treatment plant funded (partially or wholly) from Disaster funds and new sewer lines funded by another source, the Recipient shall document notification to appropriate households of the requirement in Section 381 . 00655( 1 ), Fla. Stat. ( 1995) to hookup to the sewer system within 365 days of its availability. ( Note that the notification is to be provided at least one year prior to the anticipated availability of the system. ) 6. The Recipient shall obtain approval from the Department prior to obligating Disaster funds for any engineering activities and costs related thereto under the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) engineering fee schedule. The Department will not reimburse or fund engineering activities or costs that are not eligible under the RUS fee schedule and Emergency Rule 9BER05-2 CDBG Disaster Recovery Funds. 7. The Recipient, by executing this Agreement, does thereby certify that program income received and retained by the local government before closeout of the grant will be used to continue grant activities in compliance with all applicable requirements of 25 C . F. R. Section 570.489(e) . The amount of program income earned and expended must be reported to the Department on a quarterly basis. Quarterly progress reports are due to be received by the Department no later than 30 days after the end of each quarter of the program year and shall continue to be submitted each quarter until submission of the administrative close-out report. The ending dates for each quarter of the program year are March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 31 . 8 . The Recipient shall annually undertake an activity to affirmatively further fair housing pursuant to 24 C. F. R . Section 570.487( b)(4). Annually shall be defined as an activity for each year or one-third thereof from the effective date of the contract to the date of submission of the administrative closeout. 9. A deed restriction shall be recorded on any real property or facility acquired with Disaster funds. This restriction shall limit the use of that real property or facility to the use stated in the Application and that title shall remain in the name of the Recipient. Such deed shall be made a part of the public records in the Clerk of Court of the County in which the Recipient is located . Any future disposition of that real property shall be in accordance with 24 C. F. R . Section 85. 31 . Any future change of use shall be in accordance with 24 C . F. R . Section 570.4890). 10. The Recipient shall conduct all public hearings relating to this Agreement and performance hereunder in a location that is accessible to physically handicapped persons or make such accommodations as necessary to provide for active participation of handicapped persons desirous of attending such public hearings. 11 . All amendments to the activities contained in the application, including proposed new activities must be approved by the Department in writing prior to the date of initiation of that activity or the execution of any contract with any third party relating to such activity. The Department reserves the right 27