Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 11 - STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Article 7 - NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL FUND
Section 11-7-8 - Financial assistance contract

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 11-7-8

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

(a) Each request for a financial assistance payment submitted by the district shall be recommended for approval by the conservation district board of supervisors or its designee and duly recorded in the minutes of the regularly scheduled board meeting.

(b) The district shall review and recommend approval of requests for payment from the non-point source pollution control fund on forms prescribed by the commission.

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

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

(e)

(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.

(f) 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.

(g) 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.

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

(i) Contract cancellation and amendments of an approved contract shall be recommended by the district and duly recorded in the regularly scheduled board of supervisors' meeting. 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.

(j) The commission-prescribed maintenance agreement shall be signed by the applicant, who shall be the landowner or legal agent, with the original copy attached to the request for financial assistance submitted to the commission for approval.

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