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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK 7. Project maintenance and maintenance equipment, 8. Picnic shelters and furniture for non -waterway related facilities, 9. Vehicles to transport vessels; and, 10. Operational items such as fuel, oil, etc. 11. Office space that is not incidental and necessary to the operation of the main eligible public building; and, 12. Conceptual project planning, including: public surveys, opinion polls, public meetings, organizational conferences; and, 13. Inlet maintenance. (c) Project Elements with Eligibility Limits: Subject to approval by the Board of an itemized expense list: 1. The ollowing project costs will be eligible for program funding or as matching funding if they are performed by an independent contractor: a. Project management, administration and inspection, b. Design, permitting, planning, engineering or surveying costs for completed construction project, c. Restoration of sites disturbed during the construction of an approved project, d. Equipment costs. Before reimbursement is made by the District on any of the costs listed in subparagraph 1., above, a construction contract for the project, approved and executed by the project sponsor and project contractor must be submitted to the District. 2. Marine fire -fighting, Marine law enforcement and other vessels are eligible for a maximum of $125,000 in initial District funding. All future replacement and maintenance costs of the vessel and related equipment will be the responsibility of the applicant. 3. Waterway related environmental education facility funding will be limited to those project elements directly related to the District's waterways. (d) Phasing of Projects: Applications for eligible waterway projects may be submitted as a phased project where Phase I will include the design, engineering and permitting elements and Phase II will include the construction of the project. A description and cost estimate of the Phase II work shall be submitted along with the Phase I application for Board review. (2) Property Control: The site of a new proposed land-based development project, with the exception of those projects requesting Small -Scale Spoil Island Restoration and Enhancement funding, shall be dedicated for the public use for which the project was intended for a minimum period of 35 years after project completion. Such dedication shall be in the form of a deed, lease, management agreement or other legally binding document and shall be recorded in the public property records of the county in which the property is located. This property control requirement also applies to a project site owned by another governmental entity. The governmental entity that owns the project site may be joined as a co -applicant to meet this property control requirement. Existing land based development projects that are being repaired, replaced or modified must demonstrate that the project site has been dedicated for public use for at least 25 years with at least 10 years remaining on the dedication document. Property shall also be deemed dedicated for public use if: (a) The property has been designated for the use for which the project is intended (even though there may have been no formal dedication) in a plat or map recorded prior to 1940, or (b) The project sponsor demonstrates that it has had exclusive control over the property for the public use for which the project is intended for a period of at least 30 years prior to submission of the application, or (c) There is no ongoing litigation challenging the designated use of the property as shown on the plat or map, nor has there been any judicial determination contrary to the use by the public for the use shown on the plat or map. (3) Permits: The project sponsor is responsible for obtaining and abiding by any and all federal, state and local permits, laws, proprietary authorizations and regulations in the development and operation of the project. Applicants for construction projects that include elements that require state or federal environmental permits or proprietary authorizations will demonstrate that all required environmental permitting and authorizations will be completed by the third Monday in September. This demonstration will be by submission of the required environmental permit(s) and authorizations, or by submission of a letter from the agency(s) stating that a permit or authorization is not required. Failure to timely submit the required environmental permits and authorizations or letters stating such permits or authorizations are not required shall result in the application not being considered for funding. (4) Public Marina Qualifications: All public marina projects funded through this program shall include sewage