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Home My WebLink AboutJoint Funding Agreement for Water Resources Investigations - Interlocal Agreement Form 9-1366 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Customer#: 6000000725 (May 2018) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Agreement#: 19YGJFA03400 Project M YG00HI U JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT TIN M 91-6001354 Fixed Cost Yes Agreement FOR WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the, 1 day of October,2018 by the U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, party of the first part, and the County of Mason, party of the second part. 1. The parties hereto agree that subject to availability of appropriations and in accordance with their respective authorities there shall be maintained in cooperation a fixed-price agreement for the operation and maintenance of streamgages on the Skokomish River near Potlatch and Union, herein called the program. The USGS legal authority is 43 USC 36C; 43 USC 50; and 43 USC 50b. 2. The following amounts shall be contributed to cover all of the cost of the necessary field and analytical work directly related to this program. 2(b) includes In-Kind Services in the amount of$ (a) by the party of the first part during the period Amount Date to Date $0 October 1, 2018 September 30, 2019 (b) by the party of the second part during the period Amount Date to Date $5,925 October 1, 2018 September 30,2019 (c) Contributions are provided by the party of the first part through other USGS regional or national programs, in the amount of: $3,635 Description of the USGS regional/nations program: USGS Federal Priority Streamgage Program (d) Additional or reduced amounts by each party during the above period or succeeding periods as may be determined by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. (a) The performance period may be changed by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. 3. The costs of this program may be paid by either party in conformity with the laws and regulations respectively governing each party. 4. The field and analytical work pertaining to this program shall be under the direction of or subject to periodic review by an authorized representative of the party of the first part. 5. The areas to be included in the program shall be determined by mutual agreement between the parties hereto or their authorized representatives. The methods employed in the field and office shall be those adopted by the party of the first part to insure the required standards of accuracy subject to modification by mutual agreement. 6. During the course of this program, all field and analytical work of either party pertaining to this program shall be open to the inspection of the other party, and if the work is not being carried on in a mutually satisfactory manner, either party may terminate this agreement upon 60 days written notice to the other party. 9-1366(Continuation) Customer#:6000000725 Agreement* 19YGJFA03400 7. The original records resulting from this program will be deposited in the office of origin of those records. Upon request, copies of the original records will be provided to the office of the other party. 8. The maps, records, or reports resulting from this program shall be made available to the public as promptly as possible. The maps, records, or reports normally will be published by the party of the first part. However, the party of the second part reserves the right to publish the results of this program and, if already published by the party of the first part shall, upon request, be furnished by the party of the first part, at costs, impressions suitable for purposes of reproduction similar to that for which the original copy was prepared. The maps, records, or reports published by either party shall contain a statement of the cooperative relations between the parties. The Parties acknowledge that scientific information and data development as a result of the Scope of Work(SOW) are subject to applicable USGS review, approval, and release requirements, which are available on the USGS Fundamental Science Practices website (https://www2.usgs.goy/fsp/). 9. Billing for this agreement will be rendered: ANNUALLY. Invoices not paid within 60 days from the billing date will bear Interest, Penalties, and Administrative cost at the annual rate pursuant the Debt Collection Act of 1982, (codified at 31 U.S.C. § 3717) established by the U.S. Treasury. U.S. Geological Survey Name of Customer United States County of Mason Department of the Interior USGS Point of Contact Customer Point of Contact Name: Mark Mastin Name: Jerry Hauth Address: 934 Broadway, Suite 300 Address: 100 W Public Works Dr. Tacoma,WA 98402 Shelton, WA 98584 Telephone: 253-552-1609 Telephone: 360-427-6370, x450 Email: mcmastin@usgs.gov Email: JHauth@co.mason.wa.us Org Code: GGWNYG0000 Signature and Date: Signature and Date: / Signature: (_. 'cam- � Signature: Date: c. ao_ l� Date: Name: Cynthia Barton, PhD, LHG, LG Name: Title: Center Director Title: r Ad Sig re Date: Name: Title: �� .J ��. t, I /4'-""kl 6000000725/19YGJFA03400/FY19 ENT OF Zm United States Department of the Interior R FC U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY E��F� Washington Water Science Center �gRCH 3 10p9 934 Broadway,Suite 300 SEP ? s ZOj<j4 Tacoma,Washington 98402 ^'cw co( pijsl c "W September 19, 2018 Melissa McFadden, PE Deputy Director/County Engineer Mason County Public Works Department 100 West Public Works Drive Shelton, Washington 98584 Dear Ms. McFadden: Enclosed for your review and signature is a fixed-cost Joint Funding Agreement(JFA)for the operation and maintenance of the cooperative streamgaging program between the USGS and the Mason County Public Works Department(County)for federal fiscal year 2019 (October 1, 2018— September 30, 2019).A detailed description of the program is provided in the enclosed table. The total fixed cost of this program is$9,560, of which the County's share is $5,925. If this agreement is acceptable to the County, please sign both copies of the enclosed JFA and return one copy to the address above. Also, please complete the customer contact information on page two of the JFA. PLEASE NOTE: In order to continue operation of these gages, the USGS will need a signed agreement no later than October 15, 2018. The USGS will bill you on an annual basis, in July of 2019. For billing purposes, the USGS uses Department of the Interior, Down Payment(Bill) Request, form number DI-1040. If you have questions regarding billing, please contact Sharbra Gordon-Scott, Budget Analyst, at (253) 552- 1698 or sgordon-scoff@usgs.gov. The USGS has TIN number 916001354 on file for Mason County. If this number is incorrect, please contact Sharbra with the correct number. For your information, the USGS DUNS number is 093640092. It is understood that the results of this work will be available to the USGS for publication and use in connection with related work. In addition, the USGS may provide unpublished USGS data or information to your office for scientific peer and (or)courtesy review during the course of this jointly planned activity and partnership. Guidance concerning USGS's non-disclosure policy will be provided with any review material and is further explained in USGS Circular 1367, Fundamental Science Practices, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/l367/pdf/C1367.pdf. 6000000725/19YGJFA03400/FY19 If you have any questions, please contact Ken Frasl, Western Washington Field Office Chief, at (253) 552-1670 or kefrasl@usgs.gov; or Mark Mastin, Assistant Center Director, at(253) 552-1609 or mcmastin@usgs.gov. Sincerely, Cynthia Barton, Ph.D., L.G., L.H.G. Center Director Enclosures cc: Ken Frasl,Western Washington Field Office Chief, USGS WAWSC, Tacoma, WA Mark Mastin, Assistant Director, USGS WAWSC, Tacoma, WA USGS-Mason County Cooperative Streamgaging Program,October 1,2018-September 30,2019 USGS Federal USGS Priority Station Strearm age No. Station Name Mason County Program Total Remarks WESTERN WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE(TACOMA),253-552-1670 22060500 South Fork Skokomish River near Union Streamflow discharge $5,175 $3,635 $8,810 The remainder of this gage is funded by the Washington State Dept.of Ecology and USGS. 12061500 Skokomish River near Potlatch Data transmission via telephone $750 $750 Streamflow discharge with priority real-time data transmission is funded by the City of Tacoma and USGS. TOTAL $5,925 $3,635 $9,560