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B-125045 1 (1977-10-13)

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                                           4  THE  COMP'WROLLER GENEPAL
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               FILE:       B-125045                 DATE: October 13, 977

o               MATTER OF:         Department of Water Resources at the State
                                   of California

               DIGEST.*

               1.    Cost principles in FPR § 1-15 are applicable to grants and
                     contracts with State and local governments tinder FPR S 1-15.701-1.
                     Therefore, supplemental agreement entered into by Departmene of
                     Interior and State of California after effective date of regulation
                     is subject thereto whether properly characterized as grant or
                     contract.

                2.   No auhority  found to support conclusion that cost principles
                     everride specific inconsistint ayreament between the parties.
                     Ther.fore, payment may be made pursuant to agreement even though
                     incontistent with cost principles.   lowtevar, Department should
                     take actior. to bring agreement in line with cost principles.


                     By letter dated July 7, 1977, the Department of th  Interior
                (I;terior) requested a.decision concorning the allowabilit; of
                legislative costs incurred by the State of California in the
                performance of contract 14-06-200-9755.

                     The contract for the design and consatuction of water resource
                facilities for the joint use of the State and the United States
                was executed on December 30, 1961.  Article 15 of the contract,
                in pertinent part, provided:

                          The cost of construction of the joint-use
                     facilities * * * shall include:

                     *            *t            *           *       *

                               (7) Indirect costs distributed in the
                          customary manner of the agency which incurred
                          the related direct coat.

                     On January 12, 1972, the parties to the contract executed
                a supplemental agreement which established operating criteria
                for the joint-use facilities.  Article 35(c) of the supplemental
                agreement provided as follows:

                               The costs of caring for, operating, maintain-
                     ing, and replacing the joint-use and Federal-only
                     facilities A * * shall include:





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