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• All projects awarded through this grant round must be completed by June 30,2019 and immediately available for use to the general public for no less than 20 years. • If land is purchased with these funds, it is required that a"Twenty-Year Easement for Recreational Trail Purposes" is attached to the deed. Also the property must be appraised by a state certified appraiser and in accordance with DNR and Federal requirements. Please see land acquisition and appropriate land appraisal requirements in this manual. • Applicants are required to design and construct their trail to meet ADA standards, unless it meets an ADA exemption. The applicant must site the exemption from ADA in the application for it to be considered, otherwise provide details and list design specifics in the ADA question of the application in how the project will meet ADA requirements. Do not just state the trail project will be ADA compliant. This is an insufficient answer. • If your project is selected, and the project will need to be evaluated for applicability of environmental review under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4410. The local unit of government listed in the application is considered the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU). Mandatory EAW categories are described at Minnesota Rules, 4410.4300. Exemptions from environmental review are described at Minnesota Rules, 4410.4600 located at the following website at htt2://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/4410/. Verify if your project is or is not exempt. • All facilities that are funded through this program also require a commitment from the applicant that the trail will be open and available for use, as well as maintained, for no less than twenty years and should be stated in their resolution. • Each proposal must specifically and directly address each requirement and criterion to qualify and receive consideration. If one section of the application is not addressed, the application will not be reviewed for consideration. • All pages and attached maps must be 8 1/2 X 11 inches ONLY and in color, as long as they are reproducible in black and white. • Read each question thoroughly to make sure each part of a question is answered. Do not answer a question inside the same box as the question. Use the blank box associated with each question for the response. • When identifying recreation use for your project, make sure to only mark those uses that will actually use the trail. Revised 12/06/2016 Page 5 of 17