Exhibit I - Lobbying Certification 03.07.2024.docx

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Texas Farm Fresh Strategic Plan
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Texas

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This is a Lobbying Certification document issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture as a required exhibit for the Texas Farm Fresh Strategic Plan contract opportunity. The certification requires the undersigned to attest that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence officers or employees of Congress, members of Congress, or congressional employees in connection with the awarding of federal contracts, grants, loans, or cooperative agreements. The document establishes obligations for disclosure and compliance, requiring that all sub-awards at every tier include identical certification language and that all sub-recipients provide corresponding certifications and disclosures.

The certification is a material representation of fact required by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code, and submission is a prerequisite for entering into the transaction. The document specifies that any person failing to file the required certification is subject to civil penalties ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for each failure. The form requires signatures from an Authorized Signatory and the Chief Financial Officer or Designee, with the document dated March 7, 2024. This standard federal lobbying certification is mandatory for all parties and sub-recipients participating in the contract opportunity.

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Texas Department of Agriculture – Exhibit I

Exhibit I SPECIAL PROVISION C - Lobbying Certification

CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

1. No Federal appropriated-funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of congress, or an employee of a member of congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

2. If any funds other than Federal-appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of congress, an officer or employee of congress, or an employee of a member of congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying, in accordance with its instructions.

3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all sub-awards at all tiers (including sub-contracts, sub- grants, and contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Authorized Signatory Name/Title

Authorized Signature

Date

Chief Financial Officer or Designee Name/Title

Chief Financial Officer or Designee Signature

Date:

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