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(a) Title to equipment acquired by a Recipient with State funds shall vest in the Recipient, subject to conditions of this section . The Recipient must continue the operation , maintenance , repair and administration of any equipment or other personal property purchased under this Agreement in accordance with the purposes for which the funds were originally appropriated and for the period of time expressly specified in the Agreement or, failing to do so , the Recipient must return to the Department the subgrant funds used to purchase the property. (b ) The Recipient shall not use equipment acquired with State funds to provide services to non-State outside organizations for a fee that is less than private companies charge for equivalent services , unless specifically authorized by Florida statute, for as long as the State retains an interest in the equipment. (c) The Recipient shall use the equipment in the project or program for which it was acquired as long as needed , whether or not the project or program continues to be supported by State funds and shall not encumber the property without approval of the Department. When no longer needed for the original project or program , the Recipient shall use the equipment in connection with its other State-sponsored activities, in the following order of priority: (i) Activities sponsored by the Department, then (ii ) activities sponsored by other State agencies. (d ) During the time that equipment is used on the project or program for which it was acquired , the Recipient shall make it available for use on other projects or programs if such other use will not interfere with the work on the project or program for which the equipment was originally acquired . First preference for such other use shall be given to other projects or programs sponsored by the Department; second preference shall be given to projects or programs sponsored by other State agencies . If the equipment is owned by the State of Florida , use on other activities not sponsored by the State of Florida shall be permissible if authorized by the Department. User charges shall be treated as program income . (e ) When acquiring replacement equipment, the Recipient may use the equipment to be replaced as trade-in or sell the equipment and use the proceeds to offset the costs of the replacement equipment subject to the approval of the Department. (f) The Recipients property management standards for equipment acquired with State and State-owned equipment shall include all of the following . ( 1 ) Equipment records shall be maintained accurately and shall include the following information . (i) A description of the equipment. 14