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<br />impairments. At the minimum, one unit shall be made accessible to mobility-impaired individuals <br />and one unit accessible to sensory impaired individuals. When less than substantial rehabilitation <br />is undertaken in multifamily rental housing projects of any size, these alterations must, to the <br />maximum extent feasible, make the dwelling units accessible to and usable by individuals with <br />disabilities, until a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units (but not less than one unit) are <br />accessible to persons with mobility impairments; for this category of less than substantial <br />rehabilitation, the additional 2 percent of the units for persons with sensory impairments does not <br />apply. Also for this category of rehabilitation, if undertaking accessibility alterations imposes <br />undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the multifamily housing project, <br />the alterations are not required. <br /> <br />In the case of non-housing facilities involving new construction, the facilities shall be <br />designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For <br />facilities involving alterations, to the extent possible, the alterations should ensure that such <br />facilities are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. An element of an <br />existing non-housing facility need not be made accessible, if doing so, would impose undue <br />financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the recipient program or activity. <br />(However, State law will prevail if State accessibility requirements are stricter than federal 504 <br />requirements.) Recipients are still required to take other actions that would ensure that persons <br />with disabilities receive the benefits and services of the program. <br /> <br />E. Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by <br />contractors or subcontractors on construction work financed in whole or in part with Federal <br />funds shall be paid prevailing wages of the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. <br /> <br />F. Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, which provides that no federal financial <br />assistance for acquisition or construction purposes may be approved for an area having special <br />flood hazards unless the community in which the area is located is participating in the National <br />Flood Insurance Program. <br /> <br />G. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of <br />1970, which provides for relocation assistance for any family, individual, business, non-profit <br />organization or farm displaced as a result of acquisition of property with federal funds. <br /> <br />H. Executive Order 11246, amended by Executive Order 12086, Equal Employment <br />and Contracting Opportunities, which provide that no person shall be discriminated against on <br />the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in all phases of employment during the <br />performance of federally assisted construction contracts. <br /> <br />I. Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 3, which requires that, in <br />the planning and carrying out of any project assisted under the Act, that to the greatest extent <br />feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given to low and moderate income <br />persons residing within the unit of local government in which the project is located, and that <br />contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to eligible business concerns which <br />are located in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the same unit of local <br />government as the project. <br /> <br />J. Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Act, which prohibits the use of lead-based paint in <br />residential structures constructed or rehabilitated with Federal assistance. <br /> <br />K. Housing & Community Developments Act of 1974, 24 CFR Part 5 which provides <br />that assistance shall not be used directly or indirectly to employ, award contracts to, or otherwise <br />engage the services of, or fund any Contractor or sub recipient during any period of debarment, <br />suspension, or placement in ineligibility status under the provisions of 24 CFR part 24. This <br />provision covers all Contractors and subrecipients, as well as subcontractors of Contractor or <br />subrecipient, whose names are included in the "List of Parties Excluded from Federal <br />