Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Division 70 - Soil and Water Districts Commission › Chapter 5 - State Funded Cost-Share Program › Section 10 CSR 70-5.050 - District Administration of the Cost-Share Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes guidelines for the
				  administration of the Cost-Share Program by the participating
				  districts.
(1) District Board
				Action on Applications. The district board shall review the cost-share
				assistance application and any amendments and approve or disapprove each
				application or amendment. The action shall be recorded in the official minutes
				of the district meeting and the landowners shall be notified of the action
				within thirty (30) days. Special circumstances may arise where district board
				approval for cost-share assistance is needed before the next monthly district
				board meeting. In those cases, the district board shall establish specific
				criteria by which any district board member may approve that action.
				Applications for cost-share assistance may be approved by the district board
				only when there is a sufficient unobligated fund balance to pro- vide the
				estimated cost-share amount. The district board shall not approve any
				application for cost-share assistance in which the implementation of a project
				or practice has begun.
(2) District
				Review of Claim for Payment. Upon completion of an eligible practice, the
				district shall review and approve the claim for payment. If the district
				determines that deficiencies exist, the district shall notify the landowner and
				provide the landowner with a reason- able opportunity to correct the
				deficiencies and resubmit the claim for payment.
(3) Filing System. To provide for efficient
				processing of requests for cost-share assistance and for maintenance of
				necessary documentation of matters relating to the administration of the
				Cost-Share Program, the district shall develop and maintain with the assistance
				of the commission, a filing system which includes copies of all forms completed
				by the landowner and all other information considered relevant to the
				implementation of the eligible practices and to the cost- share assistance
				provided. The files shall be available for inspection by representatives of the
				commission and the state auditor's office.
(4) Regardless of the source of funding, each
				district board is authorized to deny any application or claim for payment for
				any program generally available through the district which is administered by
				the commission. The district board shall provide written notification of any
				denial to the applicant. The applicant may request that the commission conduct
				a review of the application or claim for payment. The request must be in
				writing and directed to the Soil and Water Districts Commission, PO Box 176,
				Jefferson City, MO 65102. The request must be received by the commission no
				later than thirty (30) days from the date the applicant received the denial
				notification from the district board. The applicant, upon request, may appear
				before the commission in person, by a representative, or in writing. The
				commission shall schedule the review of the application at a commission meeting
				within one hundred twenty (120) days of the district board's denial. The
				commission shall give the applicant at least thirty (30) days written notice of
				the meeting when the commission will review the application.
*Original authority: 278.070, RSMo 1943, amended 1961,
					 1969, 1980; 278.080, RSMo 1943, amended 1961, 1980, 1986; and 278.110, RSMo
					 1943, amended 1961, 1980.