Section R64-4-6 - Agricultural Water Optimization Committee(1) The Agricultural Water Optimization Committee shall consist of the members stated in Section 73-10g-205:(2) The Committee shall have the following responsibilities: (a) to establish funding application periods for the Agricultural Water Optimization Program: (i) the Committee shall establish at least one application period per year; and(ii) each funding period may have a unique application, eligibility criteria and description of what is required in the application, and ranking criteria used to evaluate the applications submitted;(b) to review and rank pre-approved applications based on criteria set by the Committee under Section R64-4-7; and(c) to make funding recommendations to the Commission.(3) The Committee may designate different funding pools to ensure that similar projects are ranked against each other.(4) The Commission may award grants based on the recommendations of the Committee.(5) The Commission may delegate its duties under this rule to a Commission subcommittee.Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-08, effective 4/5/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-16, effective 7/31/2023Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-23, effective 11/21/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-17, effective 8/12/2024