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OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY H2OHIO RIVERS INITIATIVE: CHLORIDE REDUCTION GRANTS STATE GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT Page 17 of 19 ARTICLE XI Miscellaneous 48. (False Claims) Grantee shall promptly notify the Grant Coordinator and refer to the Ohio Inspector General any credible evidence that any person has committed a civil or criminal violation of law involving the award monies. 49. (Signage) RESERVED 50. (Public or Media Events) Within twenty (20) working days advance notice, Grantee shall notify the Grant Coordinator of public or media events or news releases publicizing the accomplishments or significant events as a result of this Agreement and provide the opportunity for attendance and participation or a statement by the Ohio EPA. 51. (Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance) All health, lab and field activities conducted under this Agreement shall be in accordance and compliance with all applicable health, safety and environmental laws, regulations, and guidelines. 52. Management Practices a. Grantee shall properly operate and maintain any best management practices or management practices implemented through this Agreement in accordance with design standards and specifications. Further, when designing, implementing, and/or maintaining the project, Grantee shall consider the potential impacts of climate events (e.g., increasing temperatures, higher water levels, more frequent and intense storms, greater wave energy, etc.) on the planned project; and to the maximum extent feasible, incorporate resilience to the potential impacts of climate events into the design, implementation, and operations of the project. b. If the installation of best management practices is funded under this Agreement, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this Agreement Grantee shall provide the Grant Coordinator with documentation of the anticipated useful life period, in terms of years, of the best management practices and assurances that best management practices will be properly operated and maintained throughout the anticipated useful life period in accordance with the design standards and specifications. Failure to provide the above best management practices documentation within the prescribed period may result in delayed processing of payment requests. Best management practices installation costs incurred prior to submittal of the above documentation may be ineligible, within the sole discretion of the Grant Coordinator, for reimbursement under this Agreement.