Common use of Cost Share Agreement Clause in Contracts

Cost Share Agreement. A cost share agreement will be prepared by the responsible unit administrators (as defined in EXHIBIT A, Glossary) or their authorized representatives when there is (1) a multi-jurisdictional incident or, (2) an incident which threatens or xxxxx across direct protection boundaries of Counties, State, or Federal Agencies. See EXHIBIT E for a sample cost share agreement. Guidance for cost share determinations can be found in the Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook. A general approach to cost sharing on local incidents will be outlined in appropriate Annual Operating Plans but can be superseded by an incident specific cost share agreement. The Agencies and Counties agree that all reasonable and necessary costs incurred to meet the protection responsibilities within each Agency's or County's Direct Protection Area will be the responsibility of that Agency or County. Typically, suppression actions and their associated costs are driven by perceived threat to values at risk. Values at risk may, in turn, require more intense suppression efforts and, therefore, higher suppression costs in one Agency's or County's direct protection area than in another. These situations will be considered when determining each Agency's and County's share of the costs for an incident. For temporary support level functions or facilities established during periods of extraordinary fire danger or activity, similar cost sharing procedures may be used by the involved Agencies or Counties.