Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 11 - STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Article 1 - WATER RESOURCES COST-SHARE PROGRAM
Section 11-1-9 - Financial assistance contract

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 11-1-9

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

(a) Each request for a financial assistance payment shall be submitted to the district on forms prescribed by the commission. All requests submitted on commission-prescribed forms shall be considered for approval or disapproval by the district board of supervisors or its designee and duly recorded in the minutes of the regularly scheduled board meeting.

(b) Financial assistance requests shall be consistent with each district's current fiscal year program as approved by the commission, and all commission requirements and procedures shall be followed in the submittal of financial requests.

(c) The actual cost or county average cost, whichever is less, shall be used as a basis for determining financial assistance earned.

(d)

(1) The applicant shall not begin construction until written approval of the submitted request is given by the commission to the district, unless the commission determines that an exception is warranted.

(2) If the applicant requests immediate approval, verbal approval may be given by the commission if either of the following conditions is met:
(A) The practice has been designed and surveyed, and the contractor or installer is at the site and ready to proceed with practice construction on the same day that the request is made.

(B) The commission will not receive the financial assistance request form before an uncommitted funds cancellation deadline.

(e) Partial payments shall not be awarded to an applicant approved for financial assistance, unless specifically granted by the commission, until the project is certified as complete and includes all components installed according to the design and installation requirements of the commission.

(f) Each contract shall be assigned by the commission an expiration date of 60 days following the date the contract is approved by the commission if the conservation district does not assign the expiration date.

(g) Districts may grant an extension of any length of time during the contract period but not beyond June 30.

(h) Contract cancellation and amendments of an approved contract shall be considered by the district for approval or disapproval and shall be duly recorded in the regularly scheduled board of supervisors' meeting minutes. If a cancellation or amendment is approved by the commission, the district shall retain one copy and forward one copy to the applicant or legal agent.

(i) Each applicant implementing a livestock waste control system funded from the water resources cost-share program shall ensure that the system meets the requirements specified in K.A.R. 11-7-14.

(j) The district shall submit the original of each completed and signed contract, on a commission-approved form, to the commission for approval or disapproval.

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