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Certified Unified Program Agency APSA Grant Agreement No. XX Page 4 of 6 EXHIBIT B SPECIAL AND GENERAL PROVISIONS A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS 1. AMENDMENTS: No amendment or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing, signed by the parties and approved as required. No oral understanding or agreement not incorporated in the Agreement is binding on any of the parties. 2. DISPUTES: The Grantee shall continue with the responsibilities under this Agreemeht during any dispute. Any dispute arising under this Agreement which is not otherwise disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Cal/EPA Assistant Secretary for Local Programs or an authorized representative. The decision shall be in writing and a copy thereof furnished to the Representatives of this Agreement. The decision of the Assistant Secretary shall be final and conclusive unless, withirrthirty (30) calendar days after mailing of the decision to the Grantee, the Grantee furnishes a written appeal of the decision to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, with carbon copies furnished to the Cal/EPA Assistant Secretary for Local Programs and the Cal/EPA Grant Manager. The decision of the Secretary shall be final and conclusive unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been fraudulent, or capricious, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or not supported by substantial evidence. In connection with any appeal under this clause; the Grantee shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard and to offer evidence in support of its appeal. Fending firial decision of a dispute hereunder, the Grantee shall continue to fulfill and comply with all the terms, provisioris,.,commitments, and requirements of this Agreement. This clause does not preclude consideration of legal questions, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to make final the decision of the Cal/EPA Assistant Secretary for Local Programs or the Secretary, on any question of law: 3. .FISCAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: The Grantee agrees that, at a minimum, its fiscal control and accounting procedures will be sufficient to permit tracing of grant funds to a level of expenditure adequate to establish that such funds have not been used in violation of state law or this Agreement. The Grantee further agrees that it will maintain financial accounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles: Wifhout limitation of the requirement to maintain financial management systems and accounting standards in accordance with generally accepted fiscal and accounting principles, the Grantee agrees to: a. Establish a finahcial account(s) and accounting system(s) that will adequately and accurately depict all EPTF amounts received and experided during the term of this Agreement, including but not limited to: ~ ~ ~ . i. EPTF advance allocation amounts, including interest earned; ii. Additional EPTF allocations amounts; iii. All APSA Program implementation expenditures (direct and indirect); and iv. Running balance of EPTF allocations and expenditures. 4. RECORDS MANAGEMENT: Maintain all documentation and financial records, as may be necessary, for the state .to fulfill federal reporting requirements, including any and all reporting requirements under federal tax statutes or regulations. Establish an official file for the EPTF allocation that shall adequately document all-significant activities and actions relative to the Implementation of the APSA Program, including but not limited to: a. Fiscal accounting; b. APSA Implementation Status Reports; and, c. Invoicing and supporting documentation. 5. TIMELINESS: Time is of the essence in this Agreement. The Grantee shall proceed with APSA Program implementation in an expeditious manner. The Grantee shall prepare and submit all required reports and invoices as stipulated in this Agreement.