Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 54-5-7 - Authorized Use of Grant Funds and Factors Considered in Evaluating ApplicationsApplicants may request grant money to be used for any of the purposes under W. Va. Code § 22C-4-1 et seq. The project should be consistent with the local authority's Comprehensive Litter and Solid Waste Control Plan and the state Solid Waste Management Plan.
7.1. The Board will consider all projects which are consistent with the Authority's statutory responsibilities for the purpose of W. Va. Code § 22C-4-1 et seq. Consideration will also be given to a balance in funding for programs and personnel to support the programs. The Board will give preference to grant projects and the computer hardware and software needed to achieve or enhance program or project objectives such as: 7.1.1. Source reduction in toxicity or volume.7.1.2. Reuse of materials with little or no processing.7.1.3. Recycling, composting, processing, and marketing of recovered materials.7.1.4. Mandatory disposal, open dump cleanup and litter control.7.1.5. Transfer stations.7.1.6. Landfills and other solid waste facilities.7.1.7. Administrative costs (ie. salary, operations and maintenance, administrative equipment) for any of the above items or other projects.7.1.8. Projects for the development, purchase, or delivery of educational materials, programs, or seminars. Applicants are encouraged to use existing educational information, programs, and seminars available from other sources.7.2. Potential of project to further the efficient and effective collection, processing, recycling, and disposal of solid waste within the area and to assist in the protection of the environment.7.3. Cost-effectiveness of the project.7.4. Degree of public involvement in the project.7.5. The applicant's ability to obtain a grant or loan from monies available under the provisions of W. Va. Code § 22C-3-1 et seq., or any other state-funded source.7.6. The applicant's ability to implement the project as soon as practicable after receipt of the first installment of grant funds.7.7. No grants will be approved for operation or equipment for buy-back centers which are in direct competition with private enterprise operations existing within the same county, unless such buy-back centers agree in writing not to pay more for commodities than the price paid for such commodities by the private enterprise. class=Section2
7.8. No grants will be approved for the conduct of brokering operations of recycled material or to be used to subsidize personnel who carry out such operations.7.9. Applications for physical resources, such as equipment or facilities, may receive preference over funding of operations or salaries of employees. 7.10. No grants will be approved that violate the primacy of private solid waste collection services currently operating with a certificate of necessity from the motor carrier division of the West Virginia Public Service Commission.