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TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND RELATED STATUTES Page ore e The Americans with Disabilities Act, P.L. 101-336, provides: "No qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability; be excluded from the participation in, be denied benefits of or be subjected to discrimination by a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of State or a local government:' (PROVIDED ENFORCEABLE STANDARDS TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES) • The Civil Rights Act of 1991, in part, amended Section 1981 of 42 U.S.C. by adding two new sections that provided: "(b) For the purposes of this section, the term `make and enforce contracts' includes the making, performance, modification, and:termination of contracts and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship. (c) The rights protected by this section are protected against impairment by non-governmental discrimination and impairment under color of State law." • Title VIII ofth'e 1968 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601, provides that: "(1) It shall be unlawfuL..to refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental od; or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion or national origin." (PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING — HUD is the primary. interest agency, but FHWA and States under Title VI are responsible for preventing discrimination in the function of Right -of -Way) •. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1960,- 42 U.S.C. 4321 Requires the, consideration of alternatives, including the "no -build" alternative, consideration of social, environmental and. economic impacts, public involvement, and use of a systematic interdisciplinary approach at each decision making stage of Federal -aid project development. • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Makes financial assistance available to institutions of higher education to: (1) strengthen, improve and, where necessary, expand the quality of graduate and professional programs leading to an advanced degree; (2) establish, strengthen, and improveprogramsdesigned to prepare graduate and professional students for public service; and (3) assist in strengthening undergraduate programs of instruction in certain instances. • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 790, provides that: "(No qualified handicapped person shall, solely by.reason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under,any program or activity thatreeeives or benefits from Federal financial assistance." (PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HANDICAP) Source: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Title VI Handbook Title VI Nondiscrimination in the Federal -Aid Highway Progimin FHWA Publication No. FRWA-HCR-06-006 75D-76