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This fundingismade available undersection60l(a)of lheSocialsecurilyAcl,asadded bysection5001 of lhe Cotonavirus Ald, Relief, and Economic Security Acl ("CARES Aci") and Sectiion V and Vl ol lhe CARES Act, for msls incurred due lo lhe public health irnergency w:ilh respecl lo the Coronavln:s Disease 2119 (COVID-19), Under lhe CARES Ad, the Coronavirus Reliei Fund may be used lo cover costs lhal: 1. Are necessary expendilures incurred due to the public heallh ernergency wilh respeclo lhe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-f9h AlrlD z Are not accounled for in the budgel mosl recenlly approved as ol March Zl, ZO2o (lhe dale of enaclment ol the CARES Act) for the State or government. These f uods may be used lo reimburse for expenditures incurred during lhe period of March 1, 2020 lhru Oct. 31' 2020. Please nolei ln order to ensure all lunds have been fully ulilized prior to lhe US T^reasury's December 30, 2020 end date, lhe Slale of Washington musl closeoul eonlracls by Oclober 31, 20?0, A,ll f lnal requesls for reimbursemenl must be received no later lhan Novemb er tSi zoz0, Expaditures musl be used for necessary aclions tahen lo respond lo lhe public health emergency. These may include expendilures incurred to allow tre local govemmarllo respond directly to the emJrgency, such as.by adils55ing rnedical or public health needs, as well as expendilures incun'ed to respond to slcond- otder eflecls of the emergency, s_u9fr € by providing economic supporl lo those suff €ringfiom employment orbusiness inlerruplions due to COVID-19-related business closurbs. Funds may not be used to fill shortfalls in governrnent revenue lo cover expenditures thal would not olherwise gualify und,er tte slalule. Allhough a broad range of uses is allowed. revenue replacemenl is nola perrnissible use of Fund payments. laVr1e11s !a-y-b9 used only to cover msls not,accounted for in lhe budget mosl recenlly approved as of March27,2020. A cDst meels hb requilement lf eifier: 1. The cost cannotlawfully be funded using a lre item, allotmenl, oratlocalion wilhin lhal budget: OR 2. The cost is for a substantially dilferenl use frorn any expecled use of funds ln such a line ilem, allolrnent, or allocation. The'most recently approved' budget 's lhe enacled budget for lhe relevant fiscal period for lhe particular govemmenl. A cosl is not considered lo have been accounled fbr ir a budget merely because it could be met using a budgelary stabilizalion firnd, rainy day fund, or similar reserve account. Allowable exEendlures include. but are not limited lo: Medical expenses sudr as: a. covlD-19-relaled expenses of public hospilals. dinie. and similarfacllilies.b- Expenses d establishing lemporary public medlcal facililies and olher measures b hcrease COVID-1 9 lreatmenlcapacity. hcluding relaled cDnstrrrlion cosls.q. Costs of providhg COVID-19 lesling, including serological lesling.d' Eqelge-ncy medical response epenses. including emergency rnldical lransportation, related to COVID-19. e. Expenses for cslaHlshingandoperaling pubtic lelemedicine capabilites for COVTD-lg.related lreatment. 1 Scopeof Worft Atlachmenl A Versior 072010 PagE 11 2. Public health expenses srrh as; Slale ol Washingtoo DeParlmenI of ConmgrE lntsr.gency AOrrDnEnl