Eligible, ineligible items, and activities.

The clean Ohio greenspace conservation program's purpose is to promote the preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. (A) Eligible improvements and activities are those that achieve or promote these goals or make an open space accessible and usable by the public and have no or minimal impact on conservation. Expenditures that do not achieve these goals are not allowable under this program. (B) Allowable expenditures for hardscape improvements, including paving, must be designed to have minimal impact to conservation values and cannot exceed twenty-five per cent of the total land area. Administrative costs, including those incurred for grant management, application, and disbursement preparation, are not eligible for funding through the program. (C) Mark-up costs are costs above what was incurred by the supplier for personal property or services purchased from a third-party and invoiced to the local political subdivision or nonprofit organization and are ineligible for funding. The commission shall maintain a guidance list setting forth illustrative projects and activities that may or may not be funded by the program, which list may be modified by the director as needed in the director's discretion. Effective: February 15, 2024 Promulgated Under: 119.03 Supplemental Information Authorized By: 164.05 , 164.26 , Chap. 119 Amplifies: 164.05 , 164.22 Five Year Review Date: 2/15/2029