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EXHIBIT B <br />but uuPY <br />`:E TF;CAT6ONONL, LAST PAGE <br />n SMITH, CLERK <br />share of the District's ad valorem tax collections from each county. If funds are determined to be available <br />for the program, the District will notify potential eligible governmental agencies of the availability of <br />program funding. Applications will be reviewed by the Board utilizing District Forms No. 91-25 and 91-25 <br />(A) through (F) Waterways Assistance Program Application and Evaluation Worksheet (effective date <br />1/2014), hereby incorporated by reference and available at: <br />http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03568 and available from the District office or by <br />download from the District's webpage at: www.aicw.org. <br />(1) Funding Assistance Availability: In as much as the District has other fiscal responsibilities and <br />operational needs, financial assistance to eligible government agencies shall not exceed an amount equal to <br />eighty (80) percent of the proportional share of the District's ad valorem tax collections from each county <br />in which such agencies are located. The District may make an exception to this funding limitation, if funds <br />are determined to be available based upon the District's overall goals, management policies, fiscal <br />responsibilities and operational needs, or in counties that are recovering from a state of emergency declared <br />under Chapter 252, F.S. <br />(2) Project Funding Ratio: All financial assistance and support to eligible governmental agencies shall <br />require, at a minimum, equal matching funds from the project sponsor, with the exception of public <br />navigation projects that meet the provisions of subsection 66B-2.005(6), F.A.C., land acquisition projects in <br />accordance with subsection 66B-2.005(7) and Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C., small-scale spoil island restoration <br />and enhancement projects that meet the provisions of Rule 66B-2.014, derelict vessel projects consistent <br />with Rule 66B-2.0015, F.A.C., and Waterway Cleanup Projects approved under Rule 66B-2.0016, F.A.C. <br />Applicant's in-house costs are limited- pursuant to paragraph 66B -2.008(1)(c), F.A.C. All financial <br />assistance to seaports shall require equal matching funds. The District shall contribute no more than fifty <br />percent (50%) of the local share of the cost of an inlet management or beach renourishment project. The <br />District shall not contribute funding to both the state and local shares of an inlet management or beach <br />renourishment project. <br />(3) Pre -agreement Expenses: The project sponsor shall not commence work on an approved project <br />element prior to the execution of the project agreement unless authorized by the Board during the review <br />and funding approval process. Board authorization of pre -agreement expenses will be given for the <br />commencement of work prior to the execution of a project agreement if the Board determines that there is a <br />benefit to the District, its waterways or its constituents. All project costs must be incurred and work <br />performed within the project period as stipulated in the project agreement unless pre -agreement costs are <br />approved by the Board. Pre -agreement expenses will be approved if they are consistent with the provisions <br />of Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C., and occur within the fiscal year of the grant application submission (October <br />1st to September 30th). Pre -agreement expenses, except for projects approved by the Board as multi-year <br />projects, will be limited to fifty (50) percent of the project's total cost and if the expenses are eligible <br />project expenses in accordance with this rule. Only one-half (1/2) or less of the approved pre -agreement <br />expenses will be eligible for reimbursement funding from the District, except for projects approved by the <br />Board as multi-year projects. The Board shall consider a waiver of the limitation on pre -agreement <br />expenses for Small -Scale Derelict Vessel grants and land acquisition projects when the applicant <br />demonstrates a direct need and benefit and the project is in accordance with the applicable provisions of <br />Chapter 66B-2, F.A.C. <br />(4) Multi -Year Funding: The construction phase of projects that are large scale, involve multiple <br />phases, have a construction time line of one year or longer, or are requesting a significant amount of <br />assistance funding in relation to the total assistance available for the county where the project is located, <br />will be reviewed and approved by the District Board for a multiple year period subject to budgeting and <br />allocation pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 200, F.S. The determination by the Board to provide <br />assistance funding on a multi-year basis can be made at any time during the application review process. All <br />approved multi-year projects are limited to a maximum of two (2) additional funding requests. <br />(5) Inlet Management and Beach Renourishment: Projects and project elements in the categories of <br />