OAR 699-010-0050: Use of Funds

(1) Eligible uses of Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Fund include: (a) Must be for projects or purposes consistent with the terms of the Monsanto Settlement Agreement which include restoring, maintaining and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, water and other natural resources and consist of but are not limited to projects that: (A) Have a nexus or connection with brownfields remediation or redevelopment; (B) Conduct environmental or natural resource damage assessment or restoration; (C) Result in improvements to air and water quality; (D) Cleanup contaminated sites; (E) Remediate impaired water bodies, sediments or soil; (F) Restore or protect wildlife or wildlife habitats including fish, aquatic life, marine mammal or bird habitats. (b) Activities that are a component of the projects and purposes described in (1(a)) may include but are not limited to: (A) Acquisition of land or water including expenses incurred during escrow, Title Reports, Title Insurance, Legal Review, Surveys, Pro Rata Taxes, Tribal Legal, Environmental Site Assessment, and Appraisal; (B) Capacity or staffing to carry out project activities; (C) Education or outreach activities specific to the restitution or remediation project related to restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, water, and natural resources; (D) Monitoring activities related to restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, water, and natural resources; (E) Restoration or remediation activities related to restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, water, and natural resources; (F) Technical assistance activities related to restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, water, and natural resources; (G) Indirect costs to carry out project activities. (c) As matching funds for federal or other funding sources used for programs or projects. (d) May be used to supplement existing programs or projects consistent with (1(a)). (e) Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Funds do not need to be expended by Tribes within the biennium they are transferred. (2) In accordance with OAR 699-010-0060, ineligible uses of Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Fund include: (a) As a replacement to funds from other existing sources. (b) For uses not consistent with the projects and purposes included in (1(a)) or not otherwise determined by the Council to be a project to restore, maintain and enhance the quality of Oregon’s air, land, water and other natural resources.