Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 3090 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM
Section 3090.40 - General Procedures for Grant Applications and Awards
Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 3090.40
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Necessary application material and instructions are available on the Department's website at www.dnr.illinois.gov.
b) Grants are awarded under the authority and direction of the Director of the Department.
c) Grant applications for assistance under this program must be submitted in accordance with the Department's public announcement of the grant cycle. Failure to submit a completed application to the Department by the date specified in the announcement will result in project rejection for that grant cycle.
d) Project grant applications consist of the following basic components:
1) Completed application forms;
2) A project location map;
3) A site plat map or boundary map;
4) A proposed site/trail development
plan;
5) A project narrative
statement describing the project concept and location, need for and objectives
of the project, anticipated benefits, proposed trail usages, and method of
financing or accomplishing the project;
6) A CERP evaluation;
7) Proof of land ownership or usage rights
for proposed development (construction) projects or commitment of title
insurance for property planned for acquisition;
8) A document signed by the applicant
verifying the applicant has the resources to initially finance and subsequently
manage the project area and that the applicant will comply with program
regulations and indemnify the Department from any liability relative to the
project;
9) A schedule of proposed
expenditures/reimbursements from anticipated start through project
completion;
10) If the applicant is
not a governmental agency or an individual, a copy of the applicant's
organizational documents (e.g., corporation, partnership, trust or other
business entity organizational documents) or, if none of these apply, the
applicant's by-laws;
11) If the
applicant is not a governmental agency, proof of a minimum of $1,000,000 in
liability insurance for motorized trail projects;
12) The grant application fee required by 17
Ill. Adm. Code
3000.40;
and
13) For all projects that will
initially establish a year-round trail or path within a linear corridor or
initially open an area for motorized recreation vehicle use, documentation of
the following public review:
A) If the
project is sponsored by a government entity, a public hearing must be conducted
to discuss the project and solicit public comments. Minutes of the hearing,
along with any written comments received, and a copy of the public notice must
be submitted with the application to the Department. Notice of the public
hearing must appear in at least one local newspaper of general circulation at
least 7 days prior to the hearing.
B) If the project is sponsored by a
non-government entity, the application must include approval (or documentation
that the approval process has been initiated) from the local zoning board or
boards having jurisdiction over the property. Final action by the local zoning
boards must be completed within 60 days after the grant submittal deadline. If
the project is located in an area with no zoning requirements, notice of
project intent must be published in the local newspaper, publically posted for
30 days at the county courthouse, and publically posted for 30 days at two
additional prominent public locations within the county of the project site
(e.g., the municipal building or post office of a nearby community,
etc.).
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