1. (a) Decisions by the Task Force or its designees regarding requests to purchase equipment using Task Force funds will be made based on the availability of funds, whether the grantee has demonstrated that the requested equipment is necessary and essential to the successful operation of the funded program, and whether the equipment is reasonable in cost.
2. (b) For counties that receive a multi-year grant, the Task Force will only fund equipment and other one-time costs during the first year unless permission is granted in writing. Otherwise, equipment and other one-time costs will not factor in to the overall project costs after the first year of the grant.
3. (c) The Task Force requires each grantee to maintain an inventory report of all equipment purchased with Task Force funds. This report must comport with the final financial expenditure report. At least once each year during the award period, each grantee must complete a physical inventory of all property purchased with Task Force funds and the grantee must reconcile the results with the purchased property records. For single-year awards, the inventory and reconciliation must be made at the end of the award period and submitted with the final report.
4. (d) Equipment purchased with Task Force funds must be labeled and handled in accordance with the grantee's property management policies and procedures.
5. (e) Unless otherwise provided, equipment purchased is the property of the grantee after the end of the award period or termination of the operation of the funded program, whichever occurs last.

Source Note:The provisions of this §173.205 adopted to be effective July 23, 2009, 34 TexReg 4730.