Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply
Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply
Chapter 5 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
Rule 15-20-72-5.3.21.4 - Repayments

Any payments made to the Grant recipient which are at any time determined by the Department to be for costs not in accordance with the Grant agreement, for ineligible or unallowable costs, or for costs related to waste, fraud, abuse, or illegal acts under state or federal law shall be repaid to the ARPA RWAI grant fund within 30 days of such notification by the Department. Interest may be charged on delinquent repayments after expiration of the 30-day period at a rate of ten (10) percent per annum, compounded monthly. Alternatively, the Department may withhold such amounts from subsequent payment requests.

House Bill 1421, 2022 Regular Session