Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 221 - Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District › Rule 221.00.19-001 - Recycling Fund Distribution and District Administered Grants Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District
Rule establishing a Recycling Fund Distribution and District
					Administered Grants Program within the Saline County Regional Solid Waste
					Management District and establishing procedures for the administration and
					conduct of the Recycling Fund Distribution and District Administered Grants
					Program
As Approved by the Board of the Saline County Regional Solid
					Waste Management District by its Resolution No. 1 of 2019 on February 27,
					2109.
RECYCLING FUND DISTRIBUTION AND DISTRICT ADMINISTERED GRANTS
					PROGRAM
Introduction
Act 1333 of 2013 eliminated the Recycling Grant Program under the
					Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Act administered by the Arkansas
					Department of Environmental Quality ("ADEQ") and provided that these funds
					("Act 1333 funds") be distributed to and administered by the several Regional
					Solid Waste Management Districts. The Saline County Regional Solid Waste
					Management District Board (the "Board") has adopted the requirements set out
					herein ("this Rule") to establish policy and procedure (the "SCRSWMD Grant
					Program") for all grants made and administrated by the Saline County Regional
					Solid Waste Management District (the "District"). This Rule shall not apply to
					grants made and administered by ADEQ other than Act 1333 funds.
Eligibility for Grant
					Funding
Funds disbursed to the District as part of the Act 1333 funds and
					other funds of the District which have been authorized by motion of the Board
					to be used to make grants to eligible entities and for eligible purposes (the
					"Grant Funds") shall be administered by the District subject to the
					requirements set out in this Rule.
1.
Eligible Entities:
The following entities are considered
				eligible to receive grant funds:
a.
Cities and Counties:
Duly incorporated cities and towns and
				county governments of the State of Arkansas located within the geographic
				boundaries of the District.
b.
Subordinate Service Districts:
Subordinate Service Districts
				which are formed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§
								14-14-708
et seq.
, and are empowered to administer a grant award
				pursuant to the provisions of Ark. Code Ann. §§
								8-6-601
et
				seq.
c.
Multi-Regional Projects:
The District may provide grant
				funding for projects which include the District and other Regional Solid Waste
				Management Districts provided that concurrent resolutions regarding the joint
				application have been adopted by the participating Regional Solid Waste
				Management District Boards and that a joint application is signed by the Board
				Chairman for each Regional Solid Waste Management District.
d.
Partnerships Between Public
				Entities and Private Recycling Interests:
Public entities identified
				herein partnered with private recycling interests to provide recycling
				services, provided that the public entity maintains ownership of facilities and
				equipment purchased with grant funds and that the public entity assumes
				responsibility for meeting the requirements of this Rule.
e.
Supporting Organizations.
Those organizations with facilities located within the District which provide
				programs and volunteers which advance the District's efforts to educate the
				public on the value of solid waste management and recycling programs within the
				District.
f.
District:
The District itself may expend Grant Funds for any
				eligible activity, project or program conducted directly by the District upon
				approval by the Board by motion.