Okla. Admin. Code § 785:50-6-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 785:50-6-2 - Evaluation procedures for grant applications

(a) In evaluating a grant request under the water and sewer program, a determination shall be made as to whether an emergency situation exists. For the purposes of this determination, an emergency situation shall be a situation where the life, health or property of the persons served by the entity are endangered. An emergency will be deemed no longer to exist, and a grant application based thereon will not be approved nor funded, after the passage of 180 days following the date the emergency last occurred, unless the Board finds, upon evidence satisfactory to the Board, that the emergency continues to exist as the date of approval and the date of funding.

(b) No emergency may be determined by the Board to exist absent an official declaration of emergency by the entity requesting the grant. The entity's declaration of emergency must be furnished to the Board and must set forth and described, among other matters, the nature and circumstances of the emergency.

(c) In addition to determining whether an emergency situation exists, the Board shall, in evaluating a grant request, take into consideration the following:

(1) The needs of the area to be served by the project and the benefit of the project to the area in relation to the needs of other areas requiring state assistance;

(2) Whether the political subdivision can reasonably finance the project without assistance from the state;

(3) The relationship of the project to the overall statewide water and sewage treatment needs; and

(4) Whether or not the applicant has taken all reasonable measure to limit waste and conserve water.

(d) Upon a determination that an emergency situation does exist, the priority point system set forth in 785:50-7-5 shall be utilized to review pending grant applications and grant applications filed after the effective date of these rules.

(e) For purposes of evaluating, approving and funding an application for a grant, eligible project costs shall include, in addition to those project costs described in 785:50-3-1:

(1) Architecture and/or engineer fees related to the project.

(2) Fees for soil testing.

(3) Fees for surveying.

(4) Payments to contractor(s) for construction of the improvements.

(5) Legal fees and expenses of counsel for the applicant which are related to the project.

(6) Services of full-time or part-time inspector.

(7) Administrative expenses shall not be eligible project costs.

(f) Grant application must be fully completed including the verification form signed and notarized by the applicant representative, and must have a signature of an attorney representing applicant.

Okla. Admin. Code § 785:50-6-2

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018