Minnesota Administrative Rules

3300.1300 ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES.

Expenditures shall be limited to:

A.

the cost of purchase, delivery, and storage of weatherization materials;

B.

transportation of weatherization materials, tools, equipment, and work crews to a storage site and to the dwelling work site;

C.

maintenance, operation, and insurance of vehicles to transport items in item B;

D.

maintenance of tools and equipment;

E.

purchases of tools, equipment, and vehicles;

F.

payments to an independent contractor for furnishing materials or providing labor or both in the weatherization of dwellings of low-income persons;

G.

the cost of employment of weatherization supervisors;

H.

the cost of employment of weatherization laborers;

I.

the cost, not to exceed $150 per dwelling unit, for repair materials and repairs to the heating source necessary to make the installation of weatherization materials effective;

J.

building permits where applicable;

K.

the cost of liability insurance for weatherization projects for personal injury and property damage;

L.

administrative expenses not to exceed 7.5 percent of each grantee's allocation; and

M.

weatherization of a building containing eligible rental dwelling units if at least 66 percent of the rental units in the building are eligible dwelling units and if the landlord or landlord's agent agrees in writing that the grantee may do the weatherization work and that rents will not be raised because of the weatherization work.

All purchases in item E with an acquisition value of $300 or more must have written approval from the department. Purchasing must follow procedures outlined in Office of Management and Budget Circulars A-87, A-102, and A-110, as cited in part 3300.0900.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 268.37

Published Electronically:

October 8, 2007