Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office 8/6/2025

RCO: 24-1328 Revision Date: 1/31/2025 Page 17 of 22 INCOME (AND FEES) AND USE OF INCOME See WAC 286-13-110 for additional requirements for projects funded from the RCFB. A.Compatible source. The source of any income generated in a funded project or project area must be compatible with the funding source and the Agreement and any applicable manuals, RCWs, and WACs. B.Use of Income. Subject to any limitations contained in applicable state or federal law, any needed approvals of RCO, and applicable rules and policies, income or fees generated at a project work site (including entrance, utility corridor permit, cattle grazing, timber harvesting, farming, rent, franchise fees, ecosystem services, carbon offsets sequestration, etc.) during or after the reimbursement period cited in the Agreement, must be used to offset: 1) The Sponsor’s matching resources; 2) The project’s total cost; 3) The expense of operation, maintenance, stewardship, monitoring, and/or repair of the facility or program assisted by the grant funding; 4) The expense of operation, maintenance, stewardship, monitoring, and/or repair of other similar units in the Sponsor’s system; 5) Capital expenses for similar acquisition and/or development and renovation; and/or 6) Other purposes explicitly approved by RCO or otherwise provided for in this agreement. C.Fees. User and/or other fees may be charged in connection with land acquired or facilities developed, maintained, renovated, or restored and shall be consistent with the: 1) Grant program laws, rules, and applicable manuals; 2) Value of any service(s) furnished; 3) Value of any opportunities furnished; and 4) Prevailing range of public fees in the state for the activity involved. PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A.Procurement Requirements. If the Sponsor has, or is required to have, a procurement process that follows applicable state and/or federal law or procurement rules and principles, it must be followed, documented, and retained. If no such process exists, the Sponsor must follow these minimum procedures: 1) Publish a notice to the public requesting bids/proposals for the project; 2) Specify in the notice the date for submittal of bids/proposals; 3) Specify in the notice the general procedure and criteria for selection; and 4) Sponsor must contract or hire from within its bid pool. If bids are unacceptable the process needs to be repeated until a suitable bid is selected. 5) Comply with the same legal standards regarding unlawful discrimination based upon race, gender, ethnicity, sex, or sex-orientation that are applicable to state agencies in selecting a bidder or proposer. Alternatively, Sponsor may choose a bid from a bidding cooperative if authorized to do so. This procedure creates no rights for the benefit of third parties, including any proposers, and may not be enforced or subject to review of any kind or manner by any entity other than the RCO. Sponsors may be required to certify to the RCO that they have followed any applicable state and/or federal procedures or the above minimum procedure where state or federal procedures do not apply. TREATMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND ASSETS Equipment shall be used and managed only for the purpose of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided herein or in the applicable manuals, or approved by RCO in writing. A.Discontinued Use. Equipment obtained under this Agreement shall remain in the possession of the Sponsor for the duration of the project, or RULES of applicable grant assisted program. When the Sponsor discontinues use of the