Florida Administrative Code › 66 - NAVIGATION DISTRICTS › 66B - Florida Inland Navigation District › Chapter 66B-1 - COOPERATIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 66B-1.006 - Application Process

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Application Period: With the exception of
				eligible Disaster Relief Projects, eligible Small-Scale Spoil Island
				Restoration and Enhancement Projects, eligible Small-Scale Derelict Vessel
				Applications, and Waterway Cleanup Events, all applications for assistance
				through this program will be submitted during the authorized submission period
				which shall be established by vote of the Board at a scheduled
				meeting.
(2) Application Form:
				Florida Inland Navigation District Cooperative Assistance Program Application;
				Applicant Information - Project Summary, Form No. 90-12 (effective date
				4-24-06) is hereby incorporated by reference and available from the District
				office. All applications for financial assistance and support through this
				program shall be made on this form. With the exception of projects eligible
				under the Small-Scale Spoil Island Restoration and Enhancement program, the
				Small-Scale Derelict Vessel program, and eligible Waterway Cleanup Events, all
				applications for financial assistance and support through this program from
				state agencies shall also be made on FIND Form Number 90-12a Project
				Information (effective date 4-24-06) and shall include a detailed cost estimate
				submitted on FIND Form No. 90-25 Florida Inland Navigation District Assistance
				Program Project Cost Estimate (effective date 4-24-06), hereby incorporated by
				reference and available from the District office. In addition, all applicants
				shall submit a complete and detailed Project Timeline (FIND FORM No. 96-10)
				(effective date 4-15-07).
(3)
				Sponsor Resolution: The project sponsor shall approve the submission of an
				application by official resolution from its governing board or commission. Said
				resolution shall be made on FIND Resolution Form No. 90-11 (effective date
				10-14-92) hereby incorporated by reference and available from the District
				office located at 1314 Marcinski Road, Jupiter, Florida 33477.
(4) Attorney's Certification: If the
				application is for a project that is a land based development project the
				applicant shall submit an Attorney's Certification of Title, FIND Form Number
				93-26 (effective date 3-5-00) hereby incorporated by reference and available
				from the District office.
(5) Maps
				and Geographic Information: All applicants shall be required to submit, at
				minimum, the following geographic information: A County location map, a project
				location map, a project boundary map, and a clear and detailed site development
				map for land development projects.
(6) Application Review: If the proposed
				project is a construction project within a single County, applicants shall
				obtain the local FIND Commissioner's initials on Form No. 90-16 prior to
				submitting the application to the District office. It is the applicant's
				responsibility to make timely arrangements for the local FIND Commissioner's
				review. If the proposed project is a regional project, a pre-application
				meeting will be held with District staff prior to formal submission of the
				application. In the absence of extenuating circumstances outside of the
				applicant's control as determined by the Board of Commissioners, a single
				County application shall not be considered complete if it does not include the
				local FIND commissioner's initials on Form No. 90-16.
Upon receipt in the District office, staff will review the
				 applications for completeness of the informational requirements identified in
				 the Application Checklist, FIND Form Number 90-16 (effective date 7-30-02)
				 hereby incorporated by reference and available from the District office, and
				 for compliance with the eligibility requirements of this rule. When an
				 application is determined by staff to be incomplete or ineligible, Staff will
				 immediately inform the applicant by mail. The applicant will then have until
				 the date established by the Board in the application package to bring the
				 application into compliance. If the applicant fails to provide a complete
				 application in compliance with these rules, the application will not be
				 considered for funding. In order to have a complete application, the applicant
				 shall not only submit the forms required under Rule   66B-1.006, F.A.C., and any
				 other information requirements identified in the Application Checklist (FIND
				 Form Number 90-16), but such forms and other submitted information must be
				 completely filled out, executed as applicable, and also establish compliance
				 with Chapter 66B-1, F.A.C.
(7) Interlocal Agreements: The District may
				enter into interlocal agreements to accomplish the goals of this program
				provided that funds are determined to be available based upon the District's
				overall goals, management policies, fiscal responsibilities and operational
				needs at the time of the request. Interlocal agreements will be considered by
				the Board at any time upon submission of a proposal on the forms of this
				program. Interlocal agreements under this program shall be in compliance with
				Chapters 374 and 163, F.S., and will only be approved for multi-agency projects
				that involve more than one project site or more than one political sub-division
				of the state, will directly benefit the maintenance of the Atlantic
				Intracoastal Waterway channel as documented by the District's long range
				dredged material management plans, will directly benefit the maintenance of the
				Okeechobee Waterway channel as documented by the District's long range dredged
				material management plan, will directly benefit the maintenance or improvement
				of District property, right-of-way or navigation interests, or will have
				multiple funding partners including the Corps of Engineers as the project
				manager. Interlocal agreements may include participation in government
				sponsored projects at privately owned waterway related facilities that serve
				the public on a first come, first serve basis. Applications that the Board
				determines meet the criteria set forth in subsection   66B-1.005(5), F.A.C., can
				qualify for project assistance through an interlocal agreement pursuant to
				Chapter 163 or Section   374.984(6)(a), F.S. District staff will identify
				applications that appear to meet these criteria and present them to the Board
				for its determination as to the funding. Interlocal agreement projects shall
				comply with all other provisions of this rule, except for pre-agreement,
				permitting and property control requirements.
(8) Application Presentations: Applications
				determined to be complete and in compliance with this rule shall be forwarded
				to the Board for review and then scheduled for presentation to the Board at a
				scheduled meeting of the Board. Applicants can decline to make a presentation
				to the Board by submitting a written request.
(9) Application Evaluation: Following the
				presentations, the Board will review the applications and evaluate them using
				the Cooperative Assistance Program Application Evaluation and Rating Worksheet
				No. 00-25 available from the District office. The total points awarded to each
				application by the Commissioners will be averaged to determine an application's
				final rating score. The final rating score for each application must equal or
				exceed 35 points for the application to be considered for funding assistance.
				Reconsideration of any application with a final rating score of less than 35
				points will only occur if the majority of the Commissioners evaluating the
				project rated the project equal to or exceeding 35 points and two-thirds of the
				Commissioners vote for reconsideration of the application.
(10) Funding Determination: The Board will
				hold a funding allocation meeting at which time the Board will determine the
				allocation of funds, if any, to each project and the projects will be ranked by
				overall average score to facilitate final funding decisions by the Board.
				Allocations will be based in part upon the cumulative score of the applications
				as calculated from the Project Evaluation and Rating Form.
Rulemaking Authority  374.976(2)  FS. Law Implemented
					  374.976(1)  FS.
New 12-17-90, Amended 2-6-97, Formerly 16T-1.006, Amended
					 3-5-00, 3-21-01, 7-30-02, 3-20-03, 4-21-05, 4-24-06, 4-15-07, 3-25-08, 3-7-11,
					 4-10-13.