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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or designee to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, grant applications and agreements, and any amendments thereto, for the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Electronic Reporting Grant agreement between the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the Monterey County Health Department and ratify said approval and authorization to relate back to the April 6, 2011 application submittal date.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or designee to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, grant applications and agreements, and any amendments thereto, for the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Electronic Reporting Grant agreement between the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the Monterey County Health Department and ratify said approval and authorization to relate back to the April 6, 2011 application submittal date.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On April 6, 2011, an application was submitted to the Cal/EPA requesting participation by the Monterey County Health Department in Cal/EPA’s CUPA Electronic Reporting Grant (Attachment A). Pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.11, Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program, Section 25404 et seq., the CUPA Electronic Reporting Grant was established to provide funding to eligible CUPAs, such as the Health Department, Environmental Health Bureau, for assistance in implementing electronic reporting requirements.
Based on the subsequent grant agreement provided by Cal/EPA and executed by both parties in August 2011, a grant was approved for $102,794.00 and an advance payment of $25,698.50 was distributed to the Environmental Health Bureau (Attachment B). The State is authorized to enter into such agreements per California Health & Safety Code Section 25404 et seq.
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