(1) ELIGIBLE COSTS.
Applicant expenditures eligible for reimbursement under this subchapter shall
be documented and provided to the department with any request for cost-share
reimbursement. Eligible costs from July 1 to June 30 of each year are subject
to cost share reimbursement under this subchapter. Reimbursement for treatment
and administration of a block may not be more than the maximum for the
appropriate category for the block or portion thereof as described in s.
NR 47.915(1) (a) to
(c). The following items are eligible for
cost share reimbursement under this subchapter only if aerial treatments are
conducted and the costs are eligible under this subchapter and as identified in
the grant agreement:
(a) Topographic maps,
aerial photos, weather monitoring equipment and personal safety
equipment.
(b) Contracts for
specialized equipment, including the rental of 2-way radios identified in the
agreement between the department and the applicant.
(c) Communication supplies, including the
rental of communication equipment used to coordinate the aerial treatment.
Costs incurred for cellular phone service is limited to the period of April 20
through June 10 if the expenses are directly related to aerial
treatments.
(d) Landowner
notification supplies, including supplies and postage for notification letters,
costs of publication of legal notices, costs associated with the public meeting
to discuss specific proposed spray blocks, phone bills and documented
proportion of office rental.
(e)
Educational materials, including the costs of producing or reprinting
publications, literature and maps necessary to inform the public about the
suppression program.
(f) Newspaper
advertisements, including the announcement of the availability of the
suppression program and the winter public meetings.
(g) Personnel costs, including salary, wage
and benefits for time administering the cost sharing program for treated blocks
for personnel including the local coordinator, secretarial support, temporary
employees and tax office support.
(h) Travel, including mileage accrued in
vehicles used in preparation of sprayed blocks and during suppression
activities, not to exceed the standard rates set by the department of
transportation.
(i)
Post-suppression defoliation evaluation costs.
(2) INELIGIBLE COSTS.
(a) Costs associated with treatment blocks
which are not sprayed are ineligible for cost sharing.
(am) Costs associated with treatments other
than the state organized aerial suppression program. Such ineligible treatments
include spray treatments from the ground, oiling egg masses, and use of barrier
or collection bands.
(b) The cost
of capital equipment that is not directly necessary or dedicated to the
completion of the suppression project and identified in the agreement with the
department is ineligible for cost sharing.
(c) The cost of surveys and biological
evaluations in areas other than the project area are ineligible for cost
sharing.
(d) The salaries of
temporary and permanent personnel for time not directly related to the
suppression project are ineligible for cost sharing.
(e) Professional meetings and conferences are
ineligible for cost sharing.
