Rule 11-7-4.5 - Grant agreementsA. Upon the department's approval of an application for a grant, the department shall enter into a project grant agreement with each grantee to establish the terms of the grant and the project, including the amount of the grant.B. The grant funds shall be used by grantees to address deficiencies defined by the Dam Safety Division of the department and may not be used to perform routine operation or maintenance of a dam, to modify a dam to produce hydroelectric power, to increase water supply storage capacity, nor to make any other modification to a dam that does not also improve the safety of the dam.C. Grant funds will be disbursed to the grantees of the Dam Safety Grant program as reimbursement of eligible program activities performed in accordance with the approved grant application. Requests for reimbursement shall be submitted timely and in such form, and contain such information, as the department prescribes.D. Any assistance provided for a project shall be subject to a grantee cost-sharing requirement of not less than thirty-five percent (35%). The grantee share may be provided in the form of eligible in-kind contributions.E. As part of a project grant agreement, a grantee must provide an assurance with respect to the dam to be rehabilitated under the project that the owner of the dam has developed and will commit to utilizing an Operation and Maintenance Plan for maintenance of the dam during the expected life of the dam. Dam owner grantees may be required to provide financial assurance to assure the continuing proper maintenance for the dam.Section 19 of H.B. 1730, passed and became law in Mississippi Regular Session of 2020