A Section 406 Hazard Mitigation grant is not eligible for either of these funding options with the exception of an improved project that maintains the same facility for which the mitigation is approved. If a partnership agreement states the repair responsibilities of each partner, the eligible reimbursement will be based on the percentage of responsibility. There are organizations that charge membership fees for use of their facilities. The collection of membership fees may cause an organization to be ineligible because the fee may restrict use by the general public. The membership fee clearly exceeds what would be considered an appropriate user fee based upon a reasonable assumed use of a facility.
Membership is limited to a certain number of people in the community.
Membership excludes individuals of certain discrete groups, or is limited to individuals from some geographic area that is more restrictive than the community from which the facility in question could normally be expected to draw users. An eligible applicant must be legally responsible for disaster-related repairs whether they own a facility or lease it. An eligible applicant that leases an asset of an otherwise ineligible applicant and uses it in a way that normally would qualify it for assistance may be eligible for assistance. The lease, pre-dating the disaster, must clearly specify that the eligible applicant is responsible for repair of major damage and not just maintenance or minor repairs. All other relevant provisions of other public assistance policy documents on this subject.