(a) Applicants. Energy impacted counties, as determined by the Board, shall be eligible to apply for grants under this chapter. Each application submitted to the Board under the program shall contain only one (1) proposed energy impacted county road project.
(b) Purposes. The Board may award grants for projects it deems necessary to mitigate the impacts of energy development. The Board may award grants to stockpile material for energy impacted county roads.
(c) Ineligible Project Costs. The following project costs shall be ineligible for reimbursement from grant funds and shall be ineligible to be counted toward the applicant's match: - (i) Costs to hire additional county employees.
- (ii) Engineering fees, including design, inspection and contract administration costs, over twenty percent (20%) of project cost;
- (iii) All non-cash costs except:
- (A) Land, labor, materials, equipment, and services provided by the applicant, and used for project purposes, valued at reasonable, actual cost; and
- (B) Land, labor, materials, equipment, and services provided to the applicant by others, at no cost to the applicant, used for project purposes and valued at reasonable, actual cost.
- (iv) Costs for transportation, meals and lodging incurred anywhere away from the site of the project;
- (v) Costs for preparation or presentation of grant or loan applications for any source of funding;
- (vi) Costs incurred prior to grant award, except costs for architectural and engineering design or in emergency situations;
- (vii) Costs for a contingency or extra work allowance in excess of 10% of estimated construction costs;
060-33 Wyo. Code R. § 33-5