California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 4 - Division of Boating and Waterways › Chapter 1 - Division of Boating and Waterways › Article 4.5.1 - Boating Safety and Enforcement Financial Aid Program › Section 6593.2 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions shall be used in this
					 article.
(a) "Administrative costs"
				  are the costs incurred by a participating agency for indirect services
				  necessary for the operation of a participating agency's boating safety and
				  enforcement program.
(b) "Agency"
				  means a county of the State, or a city, district or other public agency within
				  a county, that participates, or applies to participate, in the Boating Safety
				  and Enforcement Financial Aid Program.
(c) "Allowable costs or expenses" means the
				  costs or expenditures made by a participating agency that are authorized by the
				  department.
(d) "Baseline financial
				  aid eligibility allocation" means a participating agency's financial
				  eligibility allocation as described in Section
				  6593.7 of this article.
(e) "Boat patrol" means a boating safety and
				  enforcement unit of qualified boating safety and enforcement officers
				  (full-time or seasonal).
(f)
				  "Boating safety and enforcement officer" means trained personnel authorized and
				  retained by a participating agency to perform boating safety and enforcement
				  activities.
(g) "Boating safety
				  programs" and "boating safety and enforcement programs" are participating
				  agency programs comprised of boating safety and enforcement
				  activities.
(h) "Calendar year"
				  means the period of twelve consecutive months that runs from January 1 through
				  December 31 of the same year.
(i)
				  "Department" means the California Department of Boating and Waterways, unless
				  otherwise specified.
(j)
				  "Equipment" means boating-specific equipment or other support equipment used to
				  implement or conduct boating safety and enforcement activities.
(k) "Fiscal year" means the period of twelve
				  consecutive months that runs from July 1 of one year through June 30 of the
				  following year.
(l) "Fringe
				  benefits percent" is the percentage used by the participating or applicant
				  agency to estimate the costs of non-salary benefits for an employee, such as
				  workers' compensation premiums, retirement contributions, uniform allowances,
				  insurance, payments made under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and any
				  other employee benefit approved by the department. The percent is expressed as
				  a percentage of direct salary costs and is calculated by dividing the fringe
				  benefits cost by the direct salary cost of an employee.
(m) "Mid-range or equivalent journeyman level
				  average hourly pay" is the average hourly pay for a typical employee of an
				  applicant agency. The mid-range is used if there are an odd number of pay steps
				  or an equivalent is used if there is an even number of pay steps. An equivalent
				  is calculated by averaging the two middle pay steps.
(n) "Quarter" means a period of three
				  consecutive months during the fiscal year. The quarters of the State's fiscal
				  year are comprised of four consecutive three-month segments, as noted below.
(1) Quarter 1 = July 1 through September
				  30
(2) Quarter 2 = October 1
				  through December 31
(3) Quarter 3 =
				  January 1 through March 31, and
(4)
				  Quarter 4 = April 1 through June 30.