Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Preliminary grant application.
A preliminary grant application must include the following
information:
A. the name of each
applicant and the name and qualifications of the project manager, a description
of the proposed waste processing facility, a description of the institutional
arrangements necessary for project implementation and operation, a description
of the method of facility procurement, and a description of the waste stream
for the facility;
B. the status of
the comprehensive solid waste management plan for each county to be affected by
the proposed project, and an explanation of how the proposed project is
consistent with the goals established by those plans;
C. information demonstrating:
(1) whether and to what extent the natural
geologic and soil conditions of the counties that would be affected by the
proposed project are unsuitable for land disposal of solid waste;
(2) whether and to what extent the area to
benefit from the project has existing solid waste disposal capacity of less
than five years; and
(3) whether
the project serves more than one local government unit and, for projects
serving eligible jurisdictions in only a single county, the extent to which
cooperation with jurisdictions in other counties is not feasible;
D. a preliminary financial plan
that includes:
(1) estimated total capital
costs and total grant eligible costs for the project;
(2) estimated annual operating and
maintenance costs, including disposal costs of residuals and anticipated
equipment replacement costs; and
(3) anticipated sources of funding for the
project, including projected tipping fees and revenues from recovered materials
and energy;
E. a
resolution from each political subdivision participating in the project that
demonstrates that, if a grant is awarded, it will implement the project,
provide necessary local financing, and accept and exercise the governmental
powers necessary to develop and operate the project;
F. a description of the type and quantity of
materials to be recovered and the existing and potential markets for those
materials; and
G. an implementation
plan for the proposed project that specifies the anticipated completion dates
for environmental review, Pollution Control Agency permitting, facility
construction, and the anticipated date of operation.
Subp. 2.
Completeness.
Applicants shall be notified by the commissioner if their
preliminary grant applications are not complete and shall be given 30 days from
the notification in which to complete their applications. Extensions shall be
granted if requested in a timely manner and good cause exists for the
extension. Applications that are not completed and received by the commissioner
within the time allowed shall be considered ineligible for funding.
