California Boating Law

TITLE 14

6594.47

DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS

and boating law enforcement training provided Department funding is available for the purposes of this article. (b) Upon completion of the training, the grantee shall submit a reimburse- ment packet to the Department no later than 45 days after the training has been completed or June 15th, whichever occurs first. (c) The reimbursement packet shall include the following: (1) A cover letter indicating the agency requesting reimbursement, the amount of requested reimbursement, and the name, date and location of the training session. (2) A state travel and expense claim form with original signatures from the employee attending the training and the officer of the grantee authorizing the travel and expense claim. (3) A copy of the signed MOU between the Department and the grantee. NOTE: Authority Cited: Sections 61.4 and 61.6, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections 61.4, 61.6 and 650, Harbors and Navigation Code. 6594.47. Audit and Appeals. (a) The Department shall maintain adequate controls to ensure responsi- bility and accountability for the expenditure of the Boating Safety and Boating Law Enforcement Trainee Grant Program funds. The Department or its representatives may conduct periodic systematic audits of a grantee in order to determine whether a grantee is in compliance with State and Federal law and the requests for reimbursement submitted by a grantee accurately represent the amount due the agency. (b) The Department shall notify a grantee in writing at least one week in advance of all scheduled audits. (c) A grantee shall make records available for review to the Department or its representatives. A grantee shall maintain records in accordance with the requirements specified in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 18, subpart 18.41 and 18.42 - UniformAdministrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments. Such records shall include all receipts and invoices for purchases made with grant funds. (d) If the Department or its representatives conduct an audit of a grantee, the Department shall issue an audit report to the grantee. The audit report shall include a description of how the audit was performed and a listing of findings, including any reimbursement to which the grantee was not entitled, based on the Department’s funding guidelines. (e) When an audit indicates that a grantee has requested and received payments from the Department under this program to which it is not entitled, the grantee shall pay to the Department that portion of the reimbursement that was improperly requested within 90 days of notification of such finding unless the grantee submits an appeal pursuant to (g).

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