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<br /> EMPG Program Appendix | 2023 Page H-28 <br />state in which the work is to be performed. Additional information regarding compliance with the Davis- <br />Bacon Act, including Department of Labor wage determinations, is available at Davis-Bacon and Related <br />Acts. <br />Accessibility Compliance <br />EMPG Program recipients using funds to build or alter buildings must comply with accessibility <br />requirements under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA), as well as <br />the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if applicable, to ensure individuals with disabilities have access <br />to such buildings. Accessibility standards under the ABA and ADA are highly similar. Additional <br />information regarding compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act is available at Guide to the ABA. <br />Acquisition of Real Property <br />Acquisition of real property is permissible if such property is needed to support other allowable program <br />costs or activities. For additional information on this, see Information Bulletin 458a, Clarifying Guidance <br />for the Annual Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and the FY 2020 COVID-19 EMPG <br />Supplemental (EMPG-S) Programs. <br />Advance Approval Requirement <br />Consistent with the requirements outlined above regarding construction activities, recipients and <br />subrecipients (through the pass-through entity) must obtain advance written approval from the cognizant <br />FEMA Regional Administrator prior to obligating annual EMPG Program funds for acquisition of real <br />property. Additionally, in cases of acquisition or improving real property, recipients are required to submit a <br />SF-429-B, Real Property Status Report, Attachment B providing details of the relevant property to be <br />acquired. <br />Property Use, Reporting, and Disposition Requirements <br />The acquisition, use, and disposition of real property shall be subject to the provisions of 2 C.F.R. Part 200. <br />In accordance with 2 C.F.R. Part 200, recipients and subrecipients are required to report on the status of the <br />acquired property on an annual basis using SF-429-A Real Property Status Report, Attachment A (General <br />Reporting). Such reporting shall continue as long as the property is being used for the originally authorized <br />purpose. <br />The same use and disposition guidance as outlined in Sections III.D.3 above applies to real property <br />acquired with annual EMPG Program funds. For additional information on this, see Information Bulletin <br />458a, Clarifying Guidance for the Annual Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and the FY <br />2020 COVID-19 EMPG Supplemental (EMPG-S) Programs. <br />Leasing of Real Property <br />Leasing of real property is permissible if the property is needed to support other allowable annual EMPG <br />Program activities. <br />Advance Approval Requirement <br />Recipients and subrecipients (through the pass-through entity) must obtain advance written approval from <br />the cognizant FEMA Regional Administrator prior to obligating annual EMPG Program funds for the <br />leasing of real property. <br />Allowable Period of Lease Expenses <br />In cases where a property will be leased and the lease will be paid in full or in part using annual EMPG <br />Program, any costs associated with the lease that are charged to an annual EMPG Program award must <br />occur within the period of performance of the associated award(s). Real property lease costs must also <br />comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 200.