Section 290IAC1-1-5. Available categories of public assistance

   (a) State disaster relief fund assistance is available to provide financial assistance to assist eligible entities in paying for the costs of repair, restoration, or actions relating to the following categories of damages owned by, maintained by, or operated by or on behalf of an eligible applicant:

(1) For response costs incurred by an eligible public assistance entity during a disaster for debris removal, deposited within the public right-of-way and equipment costs at the rates contained in the department's state public assistance plan, as in effect on the date of the disaster.

(2) For publicly-owned transportation systems, roads, streets, highways, bridges, and other public ways and their necessary appurtenances.

(3) For publicly-owned buildings and structures.

(4) For publicly-owned water control facilities, dams, levees, dikes, ditches, and other drainage or flood control, or both, devices.

(5) For publicly-owned recreation facilities, parks, and recreation facilities.

(6) For publicly-owned utilities:

(A) sanitary sewer systems, storm sewers, lift stations, or wastewater treatment facilities; and

(B) water treatment, water storage, or water distribution facilities.

(7) For other infrastructure owned by or operated by or on behalf of an eligible public assistance applicant.

  (b) Any costs relating to snow removal are not eligible.

  (c) Financial assistance to an eligible public assistance entity is limited to uninsured losses for the available categories of public assistance.

  (d) In accordance with IC 10-14-4-5, the state disaster relief fund is available to allow the department to pay for disaster response costs, including state verification surveys conducted by the state or a local unit of government at the written direction of the department. (Department of Homeland Security; 290 IAC 1-1-5; filed Jan 25, 2001, 11:15 a.m.: 24 IR 1609; readopted filed Sep 25, 2007, 9:07 a.m.: 20071010-IR-290070492RFA; filed Jan 3, 2011, 12:54 p.m.: 20110202-IR-290100481FRA)