Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › LAND DIVISION - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM › Chapter 335-13-10 - ALABAMA RECYCLING FUND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 335-13-10-.08 - Grant Award Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Grants awarded under this Chapter shall be made in accordance
				  with the requirements of this part and shall be used to develop, implement,
				  enhance and promote recycling and beneficial re-use projects and programs, as
				  necessary to meet the requirements and objectives of the Solid Wastes and
				  Recyclable Materials Management Act of 2008. Funding awarded for this purpose
				  shall meet the following:
(a)
				Recycling grants awarded under the Program shall be used to provide funding for
				recycling program costs, which may include equipment purchases, facility
				construction and other such costs approved by the Department, as part of the
				grant agreement.
(b) Where approved
				by the Department, recycling grants may be used for operating subsidies,
				provided that the applicant demonstrates that such a use is necessary for the
				success of the program, and shows how the subsidy will benefit the program.
				Within one (1) year of the award the applicant shall provide reasonable
				assurances that the program will be able to operate without a subsidy from this
				grant program.
(c) For recycling
				projects or programs involving multiple governmental jurisdictions within a
				region, recycling grants may also be used to assist local governments,
				authorities, or non-profit organizations in recycling paper, glass, plastic,
				construction and demolition debris, white goods, and metals and in composting
				and recycling organic materials, where such assistance is demonstrated to be
				necessary to make the regional effort viable. In such instances, the applicant
				shall provide a regional business plan for marketing recyclable
				materials.
(d) In conjunction with
				projects or activities described in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of Rule
				335-13-10-.08, recycling grants
				awarded under the Program may be used to promote recycling, solid waste volume
				reduction, waste minimization projects, and market development for recyclable
				materials, provided that such efforts meet the requirements of Rule
				335-13-10-.07.
(e) All existing public and private recycling
				infrastructure shall be used to the greatest extent possible when planning and
				implementing the recycling programs funded by grants awarded under this
				Chapter. Grant funds shall not be used for duplicating existing private and
				public recycling programs unless the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to
				the Department that such existing programs cannot be integrated into the
				proposed recycling or waste reduction projects or programs.
(f) Local governments or authorities may
				contract with private entities for the administrative operation of activities
				outlined in the grant application, with pre-approval from the
				Department.
(g) Grant applications
				for projects to be implemented within jurisdictions without existing recycling
				programs shall be given priority status for award under the Fund, as will
				applications submitted jointly by multiple jurisdictions or authorities on
				behalf of multiple jurisdictions.
Author:
Phillip D. Davis
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											22-27-12,
					 22-27-17.