Florida Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit
Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and/or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for
noncompliance. In the event a Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with,
litigation with a sub-contractor or supplier as a result of such direction, the Contractor may
request the Florida Department of Transportation to enter into such litigation to protect the
interests of the Florida Department of Transportation, and, in addition, the Contractor may
request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United
States.
(7.) Compliance with Nondiscrimination Statutes and Authorities: Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color, national origin); and 49 CFR Part 21; The Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. § 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment
of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or Federal-aid
programs and projects); Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. § 324 et seq.),
(prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
(29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability);
and 49 CFR Part 27; The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et
seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age); Airport and Airway Improvement Act of
1982, (49 USC § 471, Section 47123), as amended, (prohibits discrimination based on race,
creed, color, national origin, or sex); The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-209),
(Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by
expanding the definition of the terms “programs or activities” to include all of the programs or
activities of the Federal-aid recipients, sub-recipients and contractors, whether such
programs or activities are Federally funded or not); Titles II and III of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the operation of
public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation,
and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 -- 12189) as implemented by Department of
Transportation regulations at 49 C.F.R. parts 37 and 38; The Federal Aviation
Administration’s Non-discrimination statute (49 U.S.C. § 47123) (prohibits discrimination on
the basis of race, color, national origin, and sex); Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to
Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, which
ensures non-discrimination against minority populations by discouraging programs, policies,
and activities with disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects
on minority and low-income populations; Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance,
national origin discrimination includes discrimination because of limited English proficiency
(LEP). To ensure compliance with Title VI, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that
LEP persons have meaningful access to your programs (70 Fed. Reg. at 74087 to 74100);
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits you from
discriminating because of sex in education programs or activities (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq).
