(a) An institution of higher education may apply to enter into a cooperative agreement by submitting to the department an application containing the information required by the department.
(b) The department shall notify each applicant of the:
(1) auditing and reporting requirements that will apply to an institution of higher education in connection with the use of any money provided by the department to the institution of higher education under the cooperative agreement;
(2) criteria to be used to ensure that plant pest and disease detection and surveillance conducted under the cooperative agreement are based on sound scientific data or risk assessments; and
(3) required means of identifying pathways of pest and disease introduction.