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(7) Education Facilities and Programs: Waterways related environmental education facilities and programs sponsored by the District shall occur at specially designated environmental education facilities located adjacent and contiguous to the waterways. It is the District's intent to consolidate its environmental education efforts in the least number of facilities within an area that will adequately serve the education needs of that area of the District. (8) Public Information Availability: Public information produced with assistance from this program shall not be copyrighted and shall be provided free of cost, except for the cost of reproduction, to the public. (9) Third-Party Project Operators: Projects that are being operated by a third party shall have sufficient oversight by the eligible project sponsor as determined by the Board. Such oversight, at a minimum, will include a project liaison that is a staff member of the eligible project sponsor, and oversight of the operating hours and admission fees of the facility by the eligible project sponsor through a legal agreement. All third party projects shall be open to the public in accordance with this rule. (10) Non-compliance: The District shall terminate a project agreement and demand return of program funds disbursed to the project sponsor for non-compliance with any of the terms of the project agreement or this rule, if such non-compliance calls into question the ability of the applicant to complete the project. Failure of a project sponsor to comply with the provisions of this rule or — — - - ----. - - - - - the project agreement-shalt result in-ihe Disf�ict declaring the project sponsor ineligible for further participation in the program until - - such time as compliance has been met to the satisfaction of the District. (11) Fees: Any public project eligible for District program funds that charges a fee or will charge a fee must create and maintain an enterprise fund for the public project that shall plan for and retain at all times sufficient funds for the on-going maintenance of the facility during its project life. Accounting records of the previous five years of the public project's enterprise fund will be submitted as part of any subsequent assistance program application to the District RulemakingAurbority 374.976(2) FS Law Implemented 374.976(/), (2) FS History -New 12-17-90, Amended 2-3-94. 2-6-97, Formerly 16T-2.004, Amended J-18-98. 3-31-99, j -2j-00, 3-21-01. 7-30-02, 3-3-04, 4-21-0i, 4-1-09. 2-12-10, 3-7-11, 3-7-12, 1-27-14, 2-17-15. 668-2.005 Funds Allocation. The Board will allocate funding for this program based upon the District's overall goals, management policies, fiscal responsibilities and operational needs for the upcoming year. Funding allocations to navigation related districts, member counties and local governments. shall be based upon the proportional share of the District's ad valorem tax collections from each county. If funds are determined to be available for the program, the District will notify potential eligible governmental agencies of the availability of program funding. Applications will be reviewed by the Board utilizing District Forms No. 91-25 and 91-25 (A) through (F) Waterways Assistance Program Application and Evaluation Worksheet (effective date 1/2014), hereby incorporated by reference and available at: htto://www.flrules.oraJGatewav/reference.aso?No=Ref-03568 and available from the District office or by download from the District's webpage at: www.aicw.org. (1) Funding Assistance Availability: In as much as the District has other fiscal responsibilities and operational needs, financial assistance to eligible government agencies shall not exceed an amount equal to eighty (80) percent of the proportional share of the District's ad valorem tax collections from each county in which such agencies are located. The District may make an exception to this funding limitation, if funds are determined to be available based upon the District's overall goals, management policies, fiscal responsibilities and operational needs, or in counties that are recovering from a state of emergency declared under Chapter 252, F.S. (2) Project Funding Ratio: All financial assistance and support to eligible governmental agencies shall require, at a minimum, equal matching funds from the project sponsor, with the exception of public navigation projects that meet the provisions of subsection 66B-2.005(6), F.A.C., land acquisition projects in accordance with subsection 66B-2.005(7) and Rule 66B-2.008, F.A.C., small-scale spoil island restoration and enhancement projects that meet the provisions of Rule 6613-2.014, derelict vessel projects consistent with Rule 666-2.0015, F.A.C., and Waterway Cleanup Projects approved under Rule 6613-2.0016, F.A.C. Applicant's in-house costs are limited pursuant to paragraph 66B-2.008(l)(c), F.A.C. All financial assistance to seaports shall require equal matching funds. The District shall contribute no more than fifty percent (50%) of the local share of the cost of an inlet management or beach renourishment project. The District shall not contribute finding to both the state and local shares of an inlet management or beach renourishment project. (3) Pre -agreement Expenses: The project.sponsor shall not commence work on 'an approved project element prior to the execution of the project agreement unless authorized by the Board during the review and funding approval process. Board authorization of pre - agreement expenses will be given for the commencement of work prior to the execution of a project agreement if the Board determines that there is a benefit to the District, its waterways or its constituents. All project costs must be incurred and work performed within 54