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City of Eugene / State of Oregon - Dept. of Transportation <br />Agreement No. 26415 <br />Agency, allowing the funds to be distributed to another project at State's discretion; <br />and State shall have no obligation to replace the ARRA funds with other state or <br />federal funds. <br />21. Agency shall report to State the required reporting data by federal and state mandates <br />for delivery of the ARRA program. State shall inform the Agency of the reporting <br />requirements once they have been received from FHWA and the Department of <br />Administrative Services and such requirements shall be made a part of this <br />Agreement. Agency is also subject to other requirements for use of ARRA funds, <br />including but not limited to the U.S. Comptroller and Inspector General, and ARRA <br />Sign Requirements provisions. <br />22.Agency shall include the ARRA requirements in any contract it enters into, including <br />consultant contracts, and subcontracts at any tier. Agency may modify language to <br />match its own specifications, but such modifications shall be reviewed and approved <br />by State prior to incorporation into any contract <br />23.Agency shall comply with ARRA that provides the U.S. Comptroller General and his <br />representatives with the authority to: "(1) to examine any records of the contractor or <br />any of its subcontractors, or any State or local agency administering such contract, <br />that directly pertain to, and involve transactions relating to, the contract or <br />subcontract; and (2) to interview any officer or employee of the contractor or any of its <br />subcontractors, or of any State or local government agency administering the <br />contract, regarding such transactions." <br />24.Accordingly, the Comptroller General and his representatives shall have the authority <br />and rights as provided under Section 902 of the ARRA with respect to this Agreement, <br />which is funded with funds made available under the ARRA. Section 902 further <br />states that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit or restrict in any way any <br />existing authority of the Comptroller General. <br />25.Agency shall comply with the ARRA requirements that provide authority for any <br />representatives of the Inspector General to examine any records or interview any <br />employee or officers working on this Agreement. The Agency is advised that <br />representatives of the Inspector General have the authority to examine any record <br />and interview any employee or officer of the contractor, its subcontractors or other <br />firms working on this Project. Section 1515(b) of the ARRA further provides that <br />nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit or restrict in any way any existing <br />authority of an Inspector General. <br />26. Wh istleb lower Protection - The Agency and its contractor shall, and shall require its <br />subcontractors to, comply with Section 1553 of ARRA, which provides all non-federal <br />contractors of ARRA funds, including the State of Oregon, and all contractors of the <br />State, from discharging, demoting or otherwise discrimination against an employee as <br />a reprisal for the employee's disclosure of information that the employee reasonably <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />