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The phrase "Federal financial assistance" includes any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, disaster assistance loan or grant, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance. 12. 13. It will assist the Federal grantor agency in its compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), Executive Order 11593, and the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.) by (a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer on the conduct of investigations, as necessary, to identify properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places that are subject to adverse effects (see 36 CFR Part 800.8) by the activity, and notifying the Federal grantor agency of the existence of any such properties, and by (b) complying with all requirements established by the Federal grantor agency to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon such properties. The following assurances were added by the State of Texas in H.B. 391, the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards. (a) "It will comply with Texas Civil Statutes, Article 5996a, by insuring that no office, employee, or member of the applicant's governing body or of the applicant's contractor shall vote or confirm the employment of any person related within the second degree by affinity of third degree by consanguinity to any member of the governing body or to any other officer or employee authorized to employ or supervise such per- son. This prohibition shall not prohibit the employment of a person who shall have been continuously employed for a period of two years prior to the election or appointment of the officer, employee, or governing body member related to such person in the prohibited degree." (b) "It will insure that all information collected, assembled or main- tained by the applicant relative to this project shall be available to the public during normal business hours in compliance with Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-17a, unless otherwise expressly provided by law." (c) "It will comply with Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-17, which requires all regular, special, or called meetings of governmental bodies to be open to the public, except as otherwise provided by law or specifically permitted in the Texas Constitution." (Page 13 of 13)