Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 33-41-2 - DefinitionsUnless the context dictates otherwise, the following words and their meanings as used in this rule are defined below.
2.1. "Applicant" means the local government applying for a grant.2.2. "Application" means the written request submitted to the Secretary by the applicant on forms provided by the Secretary.2.3. "Cooperative Program" means a program involving two or more local governments and coordinated by one of the participating local governments.2.4. "Coordinator" means the individual who is responsible for coordinating the implementation and administration of a cooperative program.2.5. "Department" means the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.2.6. "Grant" means matching grant funds allocated to an approved program applicant by the Department_pursuant to W. Va. Code § 22-15A-3(f).2.7. "Grantee" means the entity to whom a grant has been awarded.2.8. "Grant Period" means July 1 of one calendar year through June 30 of the subsequent calendar year.2.9. "In-kind Services" means any personnel, equipment, supplies or other items for a local litter control program supplied or obtained by the applicant with funds or by methods other than the use of any other grant moneys. 2.10. "Litter" means all waste material including, but not limited to, any garbage, refuse, trash, disposable package, container, can, bottle, paper, covered electronic devices, ashes, cigarette or cigar butt, carcass of any dead animal or any part thereof, or any other offensive or unsightly matter, but not including the wastes of primary processes of mining, logging, sawmilling, farming, or manufacturing.2.11. "Litter Control Fund" means the fund created pursuant to W. Va. Code § 22-15A-4(c).2.12. "Local Government" means any unit of local government within the State, including a county, county board of education, municipality, and any other authority, board, commission, district, office, public authority, public corporation or other instrumentality of a county, county board of education or municipality or any combination of two or more local governments.2.13. "Local Litter Control Program" means a program sponsored by a local government for the purposes stated in its application.2.14. "Recycle" means the process by which recovered products are transformed into new products and includes the collection, separation, recovery, processing, and marketing or reuse of that new product.2.15. "Resolution" means a resolution adopted by a local government that authorizes the creation of a local litter control program.2.16. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection or his or her designee.