Okla. Admin. Code § 785:50-8-4

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

Section 785:50-8-4 - Applicable law; deadline for applications; eligible project costs

(a) The Board shall administer applications for REAP funds in accordance with any provisions of law applicable to such applications and REAP funds.

(b) To be considered for and receive funding from funds available for REAP in any given fiscal year, an application must be completed in accordance with the Board's rules and prescribed application form in all material respects with all attachments, and filed by the applicant and received by the Board on or before 5 p.m. the first business day of September of that fiscal year. However, if the deadline cannot be met due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control, the application may be accepted by the Board through the last business day of September with written proof of said circumstances. Any application not properly completed and filed shall not be considered for or funded from funds that may become available during that fiscal year. Futhermore, if no applications are received before the deadline from the area of a given COG, then the Board staff may extend the deadline for that COG through the first business day of November and contact an appropriate official for the COG and notify him or her of the available funds.

(c) A REAP grant application submitted for consideration in a prior fiscal year that was not approved for funding out of funds made available in that prior fiscal year shall expire and be deemed denied unless the applicant files and the Board receives a timely written request to consider said application during the current fiscal year, together with updated application materials as may be reasonably required by the Board. To be timely, such request and updated application materials must be received by the board on or before the first business day of September, of the current fiscal year.

(d) For purposes of evaluating, approving and funding an application for a REAP grant, categories of project costs which are eligible for assistance shall including, in addition to those project costs described in 785:50-3-1:

(1) Architecture and/or engineer fees related to the project. Provided, however, that in order for these costs to be eligible for award, applicants shall provide documentation that all construction funding is available. If construction funding is not available the request for these costs will be placed in a "pending" status until such time as the construction funding is available. If, however, an Engineering Report is a requirement of a Consent Order, an applicant under Consent Order may be awarded a grant to cover the engineering costs without construction funding being available.

(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.

Okla. Admin. Code § 785:50-8-4

Added at 13 Ok Reg 3733, eff 7-18-96 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 2788, eff 7-1-97 ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 54, eff 10-3-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2881, eff 7-1-98 ; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2269, eff 6-23-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2772, eff 7-1-00 ; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2247, eff 7-1-01 ; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2531, eff 6-27-02 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 983, eff 6-13-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/11/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016