American Rescue Plan Act Funding a) The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, Section 603(c)(1) of the Social Security Act, established the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The United States Department of Treasury made payments from the Fund to States and eligible units of local government. The American Rescue Plan Act requires that payments from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF) only be used to cover expenses that: (a) To respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, hospitality, or other identified industry; (b) To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID–19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers; (c) For the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency; and (d) To make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.
American Rescue Plan Act Funding. (a) COUNTY will implement certain broadband programs, in its sole discretion, within Seminole County to address the public health and economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the program specified in this Agreement is also for the benefit of the residents of CITY, it is agreed to by the Parties to be in the best interest of the residents of Seminole County to have a single county-wide broadband program, rather than multiple programs of similar type. The implementation by COUNTY of a single county-wide broadband program will serve the public purpose in providing immediate economic stabilization and will address the systemic public health challenges. As such, upon an invoice to CITY, no more frequently than monthly, CITY will provide COUNTY Funds for the program, as specified in and in accordance with Exhibit A, Scope of Work, attached to and incorporated in this Agreement. No other Funds will be provided to the COUNTY by the CITY under this Agreement except as explicitly stated in Exhibit A unless the CITY agrees to provide such additional Funds in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, COUNTY may establish and implement the broadband program specified in Exhibit A with or without input from CITY, in COUNTY’s sole discretion. The COUNTY shall only expend the Funds provided by the CITY for the broadband study stated in Exhibit A. At the end of the Term, COUNTY will return to CITY any unused Funds provided by CITY under this Agreement.
American Rescue Plan Act Funding. The applicant certifies:
