2021-052-E DEAPR- Moorefields Clean Water grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID:80DBCC67-147D-4966-BA8F-6B37818063C4 posted on its website, and be approved byNCLWF. NCLWF reserves the right to provide signs to Grant Recipient to post at the Project site. 7. Publicity. To the extent possible, the Grant Recipient will use its best efforts to appropriately publicize the Project's benefits to the general public, local government and state representatives, including the role of the Fund in the funding and development of the project. 8. Conflicts of Interest. Grant Recipient shall at all times comply with Grant Recipient's conflict of interest policy. 9. Compliance with Reporting Requirements. Grant Recipient shall comply with the reporting requirements contained in Section 9 of the Grant Contract, and in N.C.G.S. Chapter 143C, Article 6, Part 3, and 09 N.C.A.C. Subchapter 03M-Uniform Administration of State Grants, including audit oversight by the Office of the State Auditor,the provision of access to the accounting records by both the funding entity and the Office of the State Auditor in accordance with N.C.G.S. §147-64.7,and availability of audit work papers in the possession of any auditor of any recipient of State funding. If a Grant Recipient has not met these reporting requirements and fails to submit revised reports in accordance with a grantor agency determination letter, the grantor agency shall suspend further payments to the Grant Recipient and report the Grant Recipient to the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the State Controller. 10. Books and Records. Grant Recipient agrees to maintain and make available for inspection by the Fund, at all reasonable times,all documents,books,and records of all expenditures for costs applicable to this Grant Contract,and to submit properly certified billings for such costs on forms prescribed by the Fund and supported by detailed data sheets which will facilitate the audit of the Grant Recipient's records. Further, Grant Recipient shall maintain all Grant records for a period of five (5) years or until all audit exceptions have been resolved, whichever is longer. 11. Additional Requirements. Grant Recipient shall comply with all legal requirements applicable to the use of the Grant funds. 12. Permits and Approvals. All required regulatory approvals to use the Property and the Conservation Easement area in accordance with Exhibit A have or will be obtained. 13. Stewardship. If the Project includes the recordation of a Conservation Easement, Grant Recipient acknowledges and agrees to the following terms and conditions regarding stewardship of the Conservation Easement: a) Regardless of whether the State is the Grantee of the Conservation Easement,the Grant Recipient shall monitor and observe the Property and the Easement Area at least annually in perpetuity unless otherwise set forth on Exhibit B of this Grant Contract;and b) The purpose of such stewardship shall be to assure compliance with the purposes and provisions of the Grant Contract,as set forth in Exhibit A,and the Conservation Easement; and c) Unless otherwise set forth on Exhibit B of this Grant Contract, Grant Recipient will report on the condition of the Easement Area or provide for such reporting to the Fund no less frequently than once a year;and further will report immediately to the Fund any observed and/or known violations of the Conservation Easement or the Grant Contract; and d) Any associated stewardship monies awarded under the Grant Contract will be administered pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14313-135.236,N.C.G.S. § 147-69.2,and N.C.G.S. § 147-69.; and e) The Parties shall enter into a separate written Stewardship Contract setting forth the terns and conditions of the stewardship obligation including invoicing and payment. Such separate Orange County,North Carolina(NCLWF 2020-048 Moorefields Estate) Final—December 21,2020 Page 22 of 27