Section 670-7-1-4 - REIMBURSEMENT1. The amount of all grants is subject to funds available. If the trail is solely within the boundaries of the applicant's jurisdiction, reimbursement may be up to but not exceed 50% of the applicant's eligible costs. It is the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate to the Bureau's satisfaction the value of the project and a justification of its costs. The Bureau will evaluate each application based upon the locality, amount of use, length of the trail (mileage), the applicant's trail maintenance history; normal snowfall, length of season, topography and the effect the project has on the overall trail system.2. If the trail extends beyond the boundaries of the applicant, crosses town or township lines, or if two or more political subdivisions are working together to build and/or maintain a trail system that the Bureau determines to be of regional significance and that contributes to a statewide system of high quality, main artery trails, reimbursement may be up to but not exceed 70% of the applicant's eligible costs. 3. The following expenses of a project approved by the Bureau are eligible for partial reimbursement: (1) Administrative costs incurred in obtaining land use permits, preparation of grant material and required environmental permits; (2) Actual expenditures for the development of new trails including those related to facilities such as parking lots, bridges, culverts and gates; and (3) Expenditures for trail maintenance, including but not necessarily limited to, winter grooming of the trail, plowing of parking areas, sign maintenance, brush removal and rental of equipment used in trail maintenance in accordance with the established Trail Maintenance Reimbursement Rates chart.4. The following expenses are not eligible for reimbursement:(1) Capital equipment purchases;(2) Fees paid for land use permits.01- 670 C.M.R. ch. 7, § 1-4