- (a) Administrative support. Subject to the availability of funding, the installation shall provide administrative support to establish and operate a RAB.
(b) Eligible administrative expenses for a RAB. The following activities specifically and directly associated with establishing and operating a RAB shall qualify as an administrative expense of a RAB:
- (1) RAB establishment.
- (2) Membership selection.
(3) Training if it is:
- (i) Site specific and benefits the establishment and operation of a RAB.
- (ii) Relevant to the environmental restoration activities occurring at the installation.
- (4) Meeting announcements.
- (5) Meeting facilities.
- (6) Meeting facilitators, including translators.
- (7) Preparation of meeting agenda materials and minutes.
- (8) RAB-member mailing list maintenance and RAB materials distribution.
(c) Funding. Subject to the availability of funds, administrative support to RABs may be funded as follows:
- (1) At active installations, administrative expenses for a RAB shall be paid using funds from the Military Component's Environmental Restoration accounts.
- (2) At BRAC installations, administrative expenses for a RAB shall be paid using BRAC funds.
- (3) At FUDS, administrative expenses for a RAB shall be paid using funds from the Environmental Restoration account for the Formerly Used Defense Sites program.