(1) Ecology will work with the recipient to prepare the grant agreement.

(2) A grant agreement issued and managed in ecology's electronic system must include, at a minimum:

(a) Project description.

(b) Expected outcomes.

(c) Project budget and funding distribution.

(d) Agreement effective date and expiration date.

(e) Description of tasks and deliverables.

(f) Contact information for ecology and the recipient.

(g) Signatures of authorized signatories.

(h) General terms and conditions that specify requirements related, but not limited to:

(i) Amendments and modifications.

(ii) Assignment limits on transfer of rights or claims.

(iii) Inadvertent discovery plan for human remains and/or cultural resources.

(iv) Compliance with all laws.

(v) Conflict of interest.

(vi) Disputes.

(vii) Environmental data standards.

(viii) Governing law.

(ix) Indemnification.

(x) Independent status of the parties to the agreement.

(xi) Order of precedence for laws, rules, and the agreement.

(xii) Property rights, copyrights, and patents.

(xiii) Records, audits, and inspections.

(xiv) Recovery of funds.

(xv) Severability.

(xvi) Suspension.

(xvii) Sustainable practices.

(xviii) Termination.

(xix) Third-party beneficiary.

(xx) Waiver of agreement provisions.

(i) Special terms and conditions, if any.

(j) Agreement-specific terms and conditions, if any.

(k) Other items, if any, necessary to meet the goals of the grant program.

(3) All grant agreements under this chapter will include the latest version, as of the original agreement date, of ecology's grant general terms and conditions.

(4) Ecology may choose to extend a grant agreement at our sole discretion.