Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Loan and Investment Board › Chapter 11 - CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOANS › Section 11-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the definitions in Chapter 1, as used in this
				  Chapter:
(a) "Additional Subsidies"
				means principal forgiveness, grants, and Green Project Reserves loans as
				authorized by state or federal legislation and as adopted by the
				Board.
(b) "County" means a
				political subdivision of the State of Wyoming pursuant to W.S.
				18-1-101(a)-(y).
(c) "DEQ" means
				the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
(d) "Emerging Contaminants" refer to
				substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring
				physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are
				known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or
				re-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These
				substances, microorganisms, or materials can include many different types of
				natural or manufactured chemicals and substances - such as those in some
				compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals,
				pesticides, and micro plastics.
(e)
				"Emergency" means a direct threat to the continued operation of a community
				water system.
(f) "Green Project
				Reserve" means funds loaned out to implement a process, material, technique, or
				technology that addresses water or energy efficiency goals, mitigates
				stormwater runoff, or encourages sustainable project planning, design, and
				construction.
(g) "Initiating
				Operations" means the earliest point in time when a capital infrastructure
				project is ready for use even if only for system testing purposes.
(h) "Intended Use Plan (IUP)" means the
				annual plan that priority ranks eligible Wyoming projects for funding
				consideration by the Board that meet 1987 Clean Water Act amendments, the
				requirements of
				W.S.
				16-1-203(c)(i), and the
				IIJA.
(i) "Infrastructure
				Investment and Jobs Act of 2021" (IIJA) means U.S.
				Public Law
				117-58, signed November 15, 2021; providing
				supplemental funding for eligible projects and funding to address Emerging
				Contaminants.
(j) "Joint Powers
				Board(s)" means legally organized Wyoming entities authorized to engage in
				joint or cooperative action by the Wyoming Joint Powers Act pursuant to
				W.S.
				16-1-101 et. seq.
(k) "Municipalities" means incorporated towns
				and cities in Wyoming.
(l)
				"Principal Forgiveness" means a portion of the loan's principal is forgiven and
				need not be repaid.
(m) "Special
				District" means any legally formed special district in Wyoming that is eligible
				for program funding.
(n) "Special
				Program Requirements" include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the
				types of project materials that may be used, required funding reserves,
				qualification-based selection of architectural and engineering services, and
				minimum wage requirements as set forth in state or federal legislation and as
				adopted by the Board.
(o) "State
				Environmental Review Process (SERP)" means the review conducted by DEQ,
				pursuant to
				W.S.
				16-1-204(a), of potential
				environmental impacts of projects receiving assistance from the
				Account.
(p) "Substantial
				Completion" means that stage in a project when the capital infrastructure
				constructed is capable of initiating operations or can be used for its intended
				purpose.
(q) "USEPA" means the
				United States Environmental Protection Agency.