Section 6594.5 - Application and Award of Equipment Grants(a) An agency applying for an equipment grant must submit a letter of intent and a complete Boating Safety and Boating Law Enforcement Equipment Grant Program application to the Department no later than April 30 of each year, prior to the start of the federal fiscal year in which grant funds are requested. (1) The annual Boating Safety and Boating Law Enforcement Equipment Grant Program application shall include information that allows the Department to evaluate the application in accordance with the criteria specified in the annual State Budget Act. Such information shall include, at a minimum: (A) Local boat tax revenue received by an agency.(B) Expenditures incurred on boating safety and boating law enforcement activities.(C) Description of need for grant funds, including the equipment or patrol boat to be purchased with grant funds and the estimated cost.(D) Description of recreational boating activities on waterways in the agency's jurisdiction.(2) Subsequent to the expiration of the filing date, amendments to the applications shall be allowed only subject to the approval of the Department.(b) The Department shall prioritize grant applications based on the following criteria: (1) First priority shall be given to local government agencies that are eligible for state aid because they are spending all of their local boating revenue on boating enforcement and safety, but are not receiving sufficient state funds to meet their need as calculated pursuant to Section 663.7 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.(2) Second priority shall be given to local government agencies that are not spending all local boating revenue on boating enforcement and safety, and whose boating revenue does not equal their calculated need.(3) Third priority shall be given to local government agencies whose boating revenue exceeds their need, but who are not spending sufficient local revenue to meet their calculated need.(c) Each applicant agency shall be notified in writing as to whether they were awarded or denied a grant pursuant to this article.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 6594.5
1. New section filed 10-20-2009; operative 11-19-2009 (Register 2009, No. 43). Note: Authority cited: Sections 61.4 and 61.6, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections 61.4, 61.6, 650 and 663.7, Harbors and Navigation Code.
1. New section filed 10-20-2009; operative 11-19-2009 (Register 2009, No. 43).