Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 61.3 - Department allocation-funding plan/conditions(a)Funding plan. (1) When the Department's overall Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) allocation is established, a budget is developed for both the regional and central offices. A central office reservation of up to 20% is taken off the top for State or Department initiatives related to the Statewide Recreation Plan and for the Department's administrative costs. The remaining funds are divided on a 75/25 ratio between the regional and central offices. The portion each regional office receives of the 75% is determined by a formula based upon the following: (i) Fifty-two percent based on each region's percentage of the State's total population.(ii) Forty-eight percent equally budgeted to each of the Department regional offices.(2) LWCF funds secured by the Department through the reapportionment account process may, at the discretion of the Department, be incorporated into the annual allocation and budget of the funding plan if the Department determines the amount of the reapportionment funds and the timing of their receipt to be appropriate for that action.(b)Funding conditions.(1) Annual allocation amounts will be targeted to fund the following categories of projects:(i) A minimum of 50% of the annual allocation will be used to fund development/rehabilitation projects.(ii) A maximum of 50% of the annual allocation may be used to fund acquisition projects.(2) The Department reserves the right to retain the funds in the central office and use them for one Statewide competition for funding if, as determined by the Department, the amount of funding received from NPS is insufficient to warrant regional allocations.(3) The Department reserves the right to set minimum and maximum grant amounts.(4) The Department reserves the right to negotiate with applicants for a reduction of their requested grant amount, if the reduction will facilitate the selection of their project or other applicants' projects for funding consideration. This section cited in 17 Pa. Code § 61.5 (relating to regional office review, rating and ranking of funding requests); 17 Pa. Code § 61.6 (relating to regional office selection of candidates for funding); 17 Pa. Code § 61.7 (relating to central office selection of candidates for funding); 17 Pa. Code § 61.8 (relating to substitute selections); and 17 Pa. Code § 61.10 (relating to special conditions).