The types and amounts of costs eligible for state assistance must be negotiated in developing an assistance agreement. Eligible costs include final engineering costs, capital improvements to a commercial navigation facility, construction costs and dredging costs to open a new commercial navigation facility, and other costs agreed to by the commissioner and the applicant.
The following costs are not eligible for reimbursement under the program:
an applicant's administration costs, insurance costs, and legal costs to obtain a general assistance award;
the costs of acquiring permits or preparing environmental documents, feasibility studies, conceptual project designs, or design revisions;
the interest on money borrowed by the applicant or interest charged to the applicant for late payment of project costs;
the costs related to the routine maintenance, repair, or operation of a commercial navigation facility; and
MS s 457A.05
17 SR 570
January 31, 2000
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes