Okaloosa County BOCC — July 11, 2017 — Okaloosa County Acceptance Letter 6 30 17

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY WASHINGTON, D.C. June 30, 2017 Ms. Carolyn Ketchel Chairman Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners 1250 N Eglin Parkway, Suite 100 Shalimar, Florida 32579 Dear Ms. Ketchel: We have reviewed the Multiyear Implementation Plan (Multiyear Plan) from Okaloosa County submitted on April 26, 2016 and deemed complete on June 6, 2017. We find that the Okaloosa County Multiyear Plan is complete and appears to conform to the RESTORE Act and regulations. As of the date of this letter, Treasury accepts Okaloosa County’s Multiyear Plan, which includes ten projects for $5,365,902.39 of the funds available in Okaloosa County’s allocation in the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust Fund). The County can begin to submit applications through GrantSolutions.gov for Direct Component funding to support the activities included in the accepted Multiyear Plan. We encourage you to refer to the Direct Component Funding Opportunity Announcements and Standard and Program-Specific Terms and Conditions on Treasury’s RESTORE Act website at http://www.treasury.gov/services/restore-act/ as you prepare a grant application. We will post all accepted Multiyear Plans on Treasury’s RESTORE Act website. In addition, please post the Multiyear Plan on your County website and provide us with the web address so we can include the link on the Treasury RESTORE Act website. Treasury’s acceptance of this Multiyear Plan is not a final determination of the eligibility of activities, projects, and programs for Direct Component funding and does not bind Treasury to obligate funds from the Trust Fund. The County must submit applications for Direct Component funding separately through GrantSolutions.gov. Treasury will review these applications to determine if the requested funding complies with the RESTORE Act and regulations, and Federal law and policies on grants. Applicants may submit applications only to seek funds already available for distribution from the Trust Fund, in accordance with allocations established under the statute, In the future, whenever there is a material change in the Multiyear Plan, Okaloosa County must follow the requirements for an initial Multiyear Plan, including those for public review and comment. For more information, see the RESTORE Act Direct Component Guidance on the RESTORE Act website. We look forward to working with you. Please send any questions to restoreact@treasury.gov. Sincerely, St Laurie McGilvray Program Director Office of Gulf Coast Restoration < N cc: Jane Evans, Grants and RESTORE Manager Okaloosa County John Stutts, Grants Management Specialist Office of Gulf Coast Restoration Ted Kowalsky, Director Office of Grants and Asset Management