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FY 2(x06 I IUMF.LAND SECURITY GRANT PRO<3RAM - DECF.MAER 2, 2005 C.2. Or¢aniization States and Urban Areas may use FY 2006 UASI funds to support select organization activities. States and Urban Areas must justify proposed expenditures of UASI funds to support organization activities within their Investment Justification submission using historical data and other analysis to substantiate their proposals. No more than 2 nt of the gross amount of the allocation for this program may be used for operational expenses and overtime costs for the three (3) operational activities noted below. 1. Operational overtime costs associated with increased security measures at critical infrastructure sites during periods of DHS-declared heightened alert. UASI: Up to 25 percent of FY 2006 funds may be used in UASI jurisdictions. • Of this amount, up to 10 percent may be used for costs incurred during Code Yellow or Orange. • The remaining 15 percent may be used for costs incurred only during Code Orange. • Operational overtime costs incurred at National Special Security Events (NSSEs) in UASI jurisdictions, as designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, are also allowed. • States with UASI jurisdictions can use funds retained at the State level to reimburse eligible operational overtime expenses incurred by the State (up to a maximum of 25 percent of the State share of the UASI grant). However, those activities must directly support increased security measures enacted in the UASI jurisdictions. States should be judicious in the use of Federal grant funds when protecting critical infrastructure and should leverage public/private partnerships. States should also consider the use of private assets in the protection of private facilities. In support of these efforts for enhanced capabilities of detecting, deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism, costs eligible for reimbursement under this policy are identical to those deemed allowable under previous Code Orange alerts. Therefore, subject to the conditions stated above, States and local governments may use FY 2006 UASI funds to support select operational expenses associated with increased security measures at critical infrastructure sites in the following authorized categories: • Backfill and overtime expenses for staffing State or local emergency operations centers (EOCs) • Hiring of contracted security for critical infrastructure sites • Public safety overtime • National Guard deployments to protect critical infrastructure sites, including all resources that are part of the standard National Guard deployment package • Increased border security activities in coordination with CBP as outlined in Information Bulletin #135.17 ~~ Proposed operational activities should emphasize those measures that will increase border security in direct coordination with CBP personnel. State, local, and Tribal law enforcement personnel may provide increased enforcement presence by generally increasing their patrol presence at the border; by providing additional Uaffic 1'KEPAREDNESS DIREC'1'URATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND'rRnINING $2 20A-66