Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION › Title 261 - RULES GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE WATER SUSTAINABILITY FUND › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 261-1-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in these rules, the terms listed below will have the meanings noted:
002.01.
Accrued Revenues
. "Accrued revenues" means income from sales, rents and other sources of revenue returned to the Fund;
002.02.
Allocation
. "Allocation" means the overall financial limit authorized by the Commission for a project;
002.03.
Applicant
. "Applicant" means any state agency or person or entity eligible to apply for financial assistance from the Fund;
002.04.
Appropriation
. "Appropriation" means the amount of funding approved by the Legislature and authorized by the Governor for the Fund;
002.05.
Cap
. "Cap" is set legislatively for the Fund and means the amount of allocation that can be awarded by the Commission in excess of obligation;
002.06.
Combined Sewer Overflow Project
. "Combined sewer overflow project" means a municipal project to reduce overflows from a combined sewer system pursuant to a long-term control plan approved by the Department of Environment and Energy;
002.07.
Commission
. "Commission" means the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission created pursuant to Section  2-1504;
002.08.
Cost Effectiveness
. "Cost effectiveness" means a systematic quantitative method for comparing the costs of alternative means of achieving the same stream of benefits or a given objective;
002.09.
Current Year Appropriations
. "Current Year Appropriations" means appropriations from the legislature for the current fiscal year which may include accrued revenues;
002.10.
Department
. "Department" means the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources created pursuant to Sections  61-205 and  81-101;
002.11.
Director
. "Director" means the Director of the Department Natural Resources as provided in Section  81-102;
002.12.
Costs & Cost Share
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002.12(A).
Eligible Costs
.
"Eligible Costs" means project expenses the sponsor would have to pay which are directly required to complete the project and which are incurred after approval of the project by the Commission, Such costs may not be paid by other funding sources nor be used as local match required by State appropriated funding requirements. Matching contribution requirements provided by the applicant or applicant partners to Federal grants, excluding those sources identified in  002.12(b) (2), are acceptable as Eligible Costs (e.g., - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or US Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE)).
002.12(B).
Ineligible Costs.
"Ineligible Costs" include, but are not limited to:
1. Project related activities and expenditures Incurred prior to approval of the project by the Commission.
2. Expenditures accounted for as a contribution towards a match requirement of grants from federal pass-through sources such as Pitman-Roberson, Dingel-Johnson or any other state appropriated funds.
3. Expenditures paid with funds supplied by the USACOE, Farm Service Agency (FSA), NRCS or any other federal funding sources.
4. Any expenditures for which State of Nebraska appropriated dollars (e.g., Nebraska Environmental Trust, Department of Environment and Energy grants) are being used, including any required match, may not be Included in Eligible Costs.
5. Expenditures paid by any other party or entity other than those partners listed on the application.
6. Expenditures used for project operation and maintenance, debt interest, applicant project administration and management, lobbying, entertainment or any other similar purpose;