| (a) In considering whether to make a disbursement from
the trust fund, the Office will not consider a contingency clause
in an event support contract as relieving an applicant's obligation
to pay a cost under the contract, as mandated by Texas Revised Civil
Statutes, Article 5190.14, Sections 5A(k) and 5C(k).
(b) The event support contract must not create or shift
obligations or liabilities from the endorsing municipality, endorsing
county, local organizing committee, or another party to the Office.
(c) The Office will not consider for reimbursement
any cost that is identified in an event support contract in terms
which are overly broad or too general in nature, such terms include:
(1) blanket "catch-all" terms, such as "any necessary
fixtures or improvements;"
(2) references in terms such as "etc." or "miscellaneous"
or "as needed" or "other;" and
(3) terms that reference the Office's decision making
authority, such as "any expense allowed by Office" or "any expense
allowed by statute."
(d) Regardless of whether a cost is included in an
event support contract, the Office will only consider making a disbursement
for direct costs that are allowable in accordance with §184.44
(Allowable Costs).
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