1. (a) Upon execution of the Grant Agreement, the Grantee shall be required by the Project Manager or Grants Administrator to submit periodic progress reports to the Department until the project tracks are completed.
2. (b) The Department shall not reimburse the Grantee for eligible expenses until the Department verifies completion of the project tracks, the railroad certifies that it has used the project tracks, or the Department confirms that the railroad has used the project tracks.

3. (c) The Grantee shall submit one itemized request that includes project information, sponsor, amount due, and contact information for reimbursement to the Department upon completion of project work at the following address:

   Rail Planning Manager

   Rail Industrial Access Program

   North Carolina Department of Transportation

4. (Mail) 1553 Mail Service Center

   Raleigh, NC 27699-1553

   (Delivery) 1 South Wilmington Street

   Raleigh, NC 27601

   Telephone 919-707-4700

5. (d) The Department shall examine the request for reimbursement to verify that the costs were necessary to accomplish the project.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-348;
Eff. April 30, 1997;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999;
Readopted Eff. December 1, 2016.