Florida Administrative Code › 66 - NAVIGATION DISTRICTS › 66B - Florida Inland Navigation District › Chapter 66B-1 - COOPERATIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 66B-1.005 - Funds Allocation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
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. If funds are determined to be
				 available for the program, the District will notify potential eligible state
				 and regional agencies of the availability of program funding and the authorized
				 submission period. Applications will be reviewed by the Board utilizing
				 District Form No. 00-25 and No. 00-25 (a) thru (f) Cooperative Assistance
				 Program Application Evaluation and Rating Worksheet (effective date 4-24-06)
				 hereby incorporated by reference and available from the District office.
(1) Funding Assistance Availability: 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.
(2) Project
				Funding Ratio: All financial assistance and support to eligible state and
				regional agencies shall require, at minimum, equal matching funds from the
				project sponsor's own budget, with the exception of public navigation projects
				that meet the provisions of subsection   66B-1.005(6), F.A.C., land acquisition
				projects in accordance with subsection   66B-1.005(7), and Rule   66B-1.008,
				F.A.C., small-scale spoil island restoration and enhancement projects that meet
				the provisions of Rule   66B-1.014, F.A.C., and projects approved in counties
				recovering from a state of emergency. Applicant's in-house costs are limited
				pursuant to paragraph  66B-1.007(1)(c), F.A.C. All financial assistance to
				seaports shall require equal matching funds. The District shall contribute no
				more than fifty (50) percent of the state share of the cost of an inlet
				project. The District shall not contribute funding to both the state and local
				shares of an inlet management 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 the project period as stipulated in the project
				agreement unless pre-agreement costs are approved by the Board. Pre-agreement
				expenses will be approved if they are consistent with the provisions of Rule
				  66B-1.008, F.A.C., and occur within the fiscal year of the grant application
				submission (October 1st to September 30th). Pre-agreement expenses, except for
				projects approved by the Board as multi-year projects, will be limited to fifty
				(50) percent of the project's total cost and if the expenses are eligible
				project expenses in accordance with this rule. Only one-half (1/2) or less of
				the approved pre-agreement expenses will be eligible for reimbursement funding
				from the District, except for projects approved by the Board as multi-year
				projects. The Board shall consider a waiver of the limitation on pre-agreement
				expenses for Small-Scale Derelict Vessel grants and land acquisition projects
				when the applicant demonstrates a direct need and benefit and the project is in
				accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 66B-1, F.A.C.
(4) Multi-Year Funding: The construction
				phase of projects that are large scale, involve multiple phases, have a
				construction time line of one year or longer, or are requesting over 50% of the
				total assistance funding available for the program, will be reviewed and
				approved by the Board for a multiple year period subject to budgeting and
				allocation pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 200, F.S. The determination by
				the Board to provide assistance funding on a multi-year basis can be made at
				any time during the application review process. All approved multi-year
				projects are limited to a maximum of two (2) additional funding
				requests.
(5) Inlet Management and
				Beach Renourishment: Projects and project elements in the categories of inlet
				management and beach renourishment shall be subject to the following
				provisions. The District shall contribute no more than fifty percent of the
				local share of the cost of the project. The District shall not contribute
				funding to both the state and local shares of an inlet management or beach
				renourishment project. Funding for the construction phase of an inlet
				management or beach renourishment project may be approved by the District Board
				for a multiple year period subject to budgeting and allocation pursuant to the
				provisions of Chapter 200, F.S. Additionally the following provisions shall be
				met for inlet management or beach renourishment projects:
(a) Inlet Management: Inlet management
				projects shall benefit public navigation within the District and shall be
				consistent with Department of Environmental Protection approved inlet
				management plans and the statewide beach management plan pursuant to Section
				  161.161, F.S. Prior to funding any inlet management project, the Board shall
				make a finding that the project is a benefit to public navigation in the
				District. Inlet management projects that are determined to be consistent with
				Department of Environmental Protection approved inlet management plans are
				declared to be a benefit to public navigation.
(b) Beach Renourishment: All projects in this
				category shall be consistent with the statewide beach management plan. Beach
				renourishment projects shall only include those beaches that have been
				adversely impacted by navigation inlets, navigation structures, navigation
				dredging, or a navigation project. Prior to funding any beach renourishment
				project project, the Board shall make a finding that the beaches to be
				nourished have been adversely impacted by navigation inlets, navigation
				structures, navigation dredging or a navigation project. The determination of
				beach areas that are adversely impacted by navigation for the purposes of this
				program shall be made by Department of Environmental Protection approved inlet
				management plans. If state funding is not provided for a beach project, public
				access with adequate parking must be available in accordance with Chapter 161,
				F.S.