Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 272.333 - Grant application(a) The application shall contain a detailed explanation of the structure and operation of the program, the proposed duration of the program, the source of the funding match for the program and an explanation of how the program will further the purposes of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act.(b) The application shall describe the collection system for the program, including: (1) Material collected and persons affected.(2) Contracts for the operation of the program.(3) Markets or uses for collected materials, giving consideration to the results of the market development study required by section 508 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. § 4000.508).(4) Ordinances or other mechanisms that will be used to ensure that materials are collected.(5) Public information and education.(6) Program economics, including processing or disposal cost which were avoided.(7) Other information deemed necessary by the Department.(c) If the municipality proposes to use some or all of the grant funds to purchase mechanical processing equipment, the application shall also contain the following:(1) A dated copy of a public notice that was published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The notice shall: (i) State that funding is being sought from the Commonwealth's recycling fund, under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, to assist with the purchase of the mechanical processing equipment.(ii) Describe in reasonable detail the equipment the municipality proposes to purchase or cause to be purchased.(iii) Describe the intended uses of the equipment.(iv) State that interested persons may submit comments to the municipality within 30 days of publication of the notice.(v) Be in the form of a display advertisement, legal notice or public notice.(2) A description of responses to the notice.(3) An explanation of why the municipality has concluded the equipment is not available from the private sector.The provisions of this §272.333 adopted October 9, 1992, effective 10/10/1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105; amended December 22, 2000, effective 12/23/2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685.