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TxDOT RAMP grant packet proposes up to $100,000 for Mason County airport maintenance; county signature not evident in packet
Summary
A TxDOT Reimbursable Grant Agreement (Project ID M2614MASO) in the meeting packet estimates an annual project cost of $111,111.11 and provides reimbursement at 90% of eligible costs up to a $100,000 maximum; the TxDOT signature block is executed (Dan Harmon, Aviation Division, 9/9/2025) but the County of Mason sponsor signature in the packet is not clearly completed in the excerpts provided.
The meeting packet for the Sept. 8, 2025 Commissioners Court included a Texas Department of Transportation Reimbursable Grant Agreement (TxDOT Project ID M2614MASO) for routine airport maintenance at the Mason County Airport. The agreement lists an estimated annual routine maintenance project cost of $111,111.11 and says state financial assistance will cover 90% of eligible project costs or a maximum of $100,000 per fiscal year, whichever is less; the Sponsor’s share is stated as 10%.
The agreement sets eligibility rules that exclude operating expenses (mowing, utilities, personnel), limits reimbursement to eligible projects and requires that work be complete and invoices submitted before reimbursement will be made. It also requires the Sponsor to operate the airport or navigational facility for at least 20 years, comply with state audit and reporting requirements, obtain prior state approval for locally contracted work, and grant the State audit access. The packet notes that failure to maintain compliance could result in repayment of grant funds.
The TxDOT signature block in the packet shows execution by Dan Harmon, Director, Aviation Division (DocuSigned) dated Sept. 9, 2025. The sponsor signature block for the County of Mason contains placeholder fields and is not clearly completed in the transcript excerpt provided; the packet also contains a designation form to name the Sponsor’s authorized representative. The transcript does not record a separate county vote or motion accepting the agreement in the excerpt provided.
If the county accepts the agreement, the packet requires the county to request reimbursement using state forms with invoices and proof of payment and notes that reimbursement is retrospective (for work already completed). The document also limits the state’s participation to eligible maintenance activities and caps the state contribution as described above.
