| (a) Costs are allowable only if they are necessary
expenditures for an activity for which TA Set-Aside Program funds
may be used under §11.404 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible
Activities) and are eligible for reimbursement under applicable statutes
and regulations.
(b) Costs incurred before the execution of the local
agreement or before federal and state approval and authorization to
proceed are not eligible for reimbursement.
(c) The costs of preliminary engineering, including
environmental studies and documentation, design, and plans, specifications,
and estimates are allowable costs.
(d) The costs of right-of-way acquisition incidental
to construction activities, as specified in the program call materials
or otherwise approved by the department, are allowable costs.
(e) Eligible pre-construction costs incurred by the
department are reimbursable.
(f) All pre-construction costs are the responsibility
of the project sponsor except as provided by this section.
(g) Expenditures for routine operation and maintenance
are not allowable costs unless specifically allowed under the individual
federal category for which the project qualifies.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §11.405 adopted to be effective January 4, 2017, 41 TexReg 10664; amended to be effective December 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 9576; amended to be effective November 16, 2022, 47 TexReg 7561 |
