[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 4] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR983.11] [Page 645-646] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 983--SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Information Sec. 983.11 Other Federal requirements. (a) Equal Opportunity and related requirements. Participation in this program requires compliance with the Equal Opportunity requirements specified in Sec. 982.53 of this chapter including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (24 CFR part 8) and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (24 CFR part 100). (b) Environmental requirements. Activities under this part 983 are subject to HUD environmental regulations at 24 CFR part 58. An HA may not attach assistance to a unit unless, before the HA enters into an Agreement to provide project-based assistance for the unit: (1) The unit of general local government within which the project is located that exercises land use responsibility or, as determined by HUD, the [[Page 646]] county or State has completed the environmental review required by 24 CFR part 58 and provided to the HA for submission to HUD the completed request for release of funds and certification; and (2) HUD has approved the request for release of funds. (c) Other Federal requirements. The following requirements must be met, if applicable: (1) Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (2) Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973; (3) Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) and the regulations in 24 CFR part 135; (4) Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity (for all construction contracts of over $10,000); (5) Executive Order 11625, Prescribing Additional Arrangements for Developing and Coordinating a National Program for Minority Business Enterprises; (6) Executive Orders 12432, Minority Business Enterprise Development, and 12138, Creating a National Women's Business Enterprise Policy; and (7) Payment of not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, to all laborers and mechanics employed in the construction or rehabilitation of the project under an Agreement covering nine or more assisted units, and compliance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, Department of Labor regulations in 29 CFR part 5, and other Federal laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards applicable to such an Agreement. (8) The provisions of part 24 of this title relating to the employment, engagement of services, awarding contracts, or funding of any contractors or subcontractors during any period of debarment, suspension, or placement in ineligibility status.