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repair of public work, to give up any part of the <br />compensation to which the person is otherwise entitled. <br />3. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />A. National Environmental Policy Act. The AUTHORITY retains <br />environmental review responsibility for purposes of <br />fulfilling requirements of the National Environmental Policy <br />Act as implemented by H.U.D. Environmental Review Procedures <br />(29 C.F.R. Part 58). The AUTHORITY may require the AGENCY to <br />furnish data, information, and assistance for the AUTHORITY's <br />review and assessment in determining whether an Environmental <br />Impact Statement must be prepared. <br />B. State Environmental Policy Act. Agencies which are branches <br />of government under Minnesota law retain responsibility for <br />fulfilling the requirements of the state law regarding <br />environmental policy and conservation, and regulations and <br />ordinances adopted thereunder. If the agency is not a branch <br />of government under Minnesota law, the AUTHORITY may require <br />the AGENCY to furnish data, information, and assistance as <br />necessary to enable the AUTHORITY to comply with the State <br />Environmental Policy Act. <br />C. Satisfaction of Environmental Requirements. Project <br />execution under this Agreement by either the AUTHORITY or the <br />AGENCY shall not proceed until all applicable requirements of <br />the National and State Environmental Policy Acts have been <br />satisfied. The AUTHORITY will not issue a written notice to <br />proceed until all such requirements are met. <br />4. NON - DISCRIMINATION <br />A. General. The AGENCY shall comply with all federal, state, <br />and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of <br />age, sex, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin <br />or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap, <br />or any other basis nor or hereafter prohibited by law. These <br />requirements are specified in Section 109 of the Housing and <br />Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Civil Rights <br />Act of 1964, Title VI, as amended; Civil Rights Act of 1968, <br />Title VIII, as amended; Executive Order 11063, as amended; <br />Executive Order 11246, as amended; and Section 3 of the <br />Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended. <br />Specifically, the AGENCY is prohibited from taking any <br />discriminatory actions defined in the H.U.D. Regulations at <br />24 C.F.R. 570.601(b)(1 -3), as amended, and shall take such <br />affirmative and corrective actions as are required by the <br />Regulations at C.F.R. 570.601(b)(4), as amended. These <br />requirements are summarized in the following paragraphs. <br />B. Program Benefit. The AGENCY shall not discriminate against <br />any resident of the project service area by denying benefit <br />from or participation in any block grant funded activity on <br />the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin. (Civil <br />-9- <br />Page 27 <br />