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• i The sole intent of this Agreement is to provide financial assistance to the Recipient to support the conduct of site-specific hazards analyses and hazardous materials emergency management activities . It is therefore required that all expenditures paid from this fund be directly related to hazardous materials preparedness , response , recovery or mitigation activities . Contract funds are not required to be expended within the contract period . Any payments received after termination of the Agreement shall be considered payments for work performed pursuant to the Agreement. If the necessary funds are not available to fund this Agreement as a result of action by Congress , the state Legislature , the Office of the Comptroller or the Office of Management and Budgeting , all obligations on the part of the Department to make any further payment of funds hereunder shall terminate , and the Recipient shall submit its closeout report within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice from the Department. ( 18) REPAYMENTS All refunds or repayments to be made to the Department under this Agreement are to be made payable to the order of " Department of Community Affairs" , and mailed directly to the Department at the following address : Department of Community Affairs Cashier Finance and Accounting 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee FL 32399-2100 In accordance with Section 215 . 34 (2 ) , Fla . Stat. , if a check or other draft is returned to the Department for collection , the Department must add to the amount of the check or draft a service fee of Fifteen Dollars ($ 15 . 00 ) or Five Percent ( 5 % ) of the face amount of the check or draft, whichever is greater. ( 19) VENDOR PAYMENTS Pursuant to Section 215 . 422 , Fla . Stat. , the Department shall issue payments to vendors within 40 days after receipt of an acceptable invoice and receipt, inspection , and acceptance of goods and/or services provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Failure to issue the warrant within 40 days shall result in the Department paying interest at a rate as established pursuant to Section 55 . 03 ( 1 ) Fla . Stat. The interest penalty shall be paid within 15 days after issuing the warrant. Vendors experiencing problems obtaining timely payment( s) from a state agency may receive assistance by contacting the Vendor Ombudsman at ( 850) 488-2924 or by calling the State Comptroller' s Hotline at 1 -800-848-3792 . (20) STANDARD CONDITIONS ( a ) The validity of this Agreement is subject to the truth and accuracy of all the information , representations , and materials submitted or provided by the Recipient in this Agreement, in any subsequent submission or response to Department request, or in any submission or response to fulfill the requirements of this Agreement, and such information , representations , and materials are incorporated by reference . The lack of accuracy thereof or any material changes shall , at the option of the Department and with thirty ( 30 ) days written notice to the Recipient, cause the termination of this Agreement and the release of the Department from all its obligations to the Recipient. ( b) This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida , and venue for any actions arising out of this Agreement shall lie in Leon County . If any provision hereof is in conflict with any applicable statute or rule , or is otherwise unenforceable , then such provision shall be deemed 8