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i i i i i I I Section 2-248. Applicability; restrictions of funding source; County reservation of funds. (a) This article shall apply exclusively to the appropriation of disaster relief funds for the purpose of providing disaster relief and long-term resilience to eligible nonprofit organizations. This article shall not apply to any other County funds not appropriated for disaster relief purposes. j (b) If the funding source of the disaster relief funds imposes restrictions on the use of the disaster relief funds that are contrary to, or conflict with, the uses allowed under this article, the restrictions imposed by the funding source shall govern, and the director shall not appropriate any of those funds under this article. (c) Notwithstanding the ability to award grants under this article, the County reserves the right to use disaster relief funds for grant matching purposes. Section 2-249. Administration. The director shall administer all matters covered under this article. Section 2-250. Eligible nonprofit organizations. (a) The granting of disaster relief funds under this article shall be made only to nonprofit organizations that demonstrate the following: (1) Clear evidence that the nonprofit organization meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section 2-137 of this chapter; [ted] Evidence that the nonprofit was directly impacted by the 2018 lower east rift zone eruption of Kilauea or service to Lower Puna communities which is defined as extending from and inclusive of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision to Kalapana and including Orchidland Estates `Ainaloa Hawaiian Beaches Hawaiian Shores Kapoho Pahoa Nanawale Leilani Estates and other communities proximate to the lower east rift zone; and [(2)] tD Eligibility to receive disaster relief through substantiated documents, studies, photographs, or other similar evidence that is deemed satisfactory by the director. (b) The nonprofit organization applying for a grant of disaster relief funds shall bear the burden of substantiating the claim for disaster relief[:] or long-term resilience. Section 2-251. Conditions for grants. (a) Before receiving any grant, nonprofit organizations to whom a grant has been awarded shall agree to comply with the conditions set forth in section 2-138 of this chapter. (b) The grant award shall be used for expenses that are reasonably and directly related to [the the claim for disaster relief[...] and efforts to increase long-term resilience including, but not limited to economic development. (c) The grant award shall not be used to design or construct buildings, structures, fixtures, real property, or any parts thereof, that did not lawfully exist, or that were not properly permitted,prior to the 2018 Kilauea eruption. (d) The grant award may be used for capital improvement purposes[,] including,but not limited to, design and construction of buildings, structures, fixtures,real property, or any parts thereof, so long as the purpose of the capital improvement is to restore, repair, rebuild, replace, or rehabilitate a building, structure, fixture, real property, road, highway, or any parts thereof, that were destroyed, shown to be at risk, or otherwise damaged by the 2018 Kilauea eruption. Any such capital improvement may occur on public or private property. 2