Section 18 AAC 76.010 - Eligibility(a) A municipality or other qualified entity under AS 46.03.032 may apply to the department for financial assistance from the Alaska clean water fund for a project described in AS 46.03.032.(c) Project costs eligible for refinancing from the Alaska clean water fund are (1) eligible costs listed in (d) of this section, incurred after March 7, 1985, for a project that began construction after March 7, 1985 and that was not partially financed with a construction grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and(2) any portion of a project that was determined to be ineligible for grant funding under 33 U.S.C. 1281- 33 U.S.C. 1299 (Title II, Clean Water Act).(d) A municipality or other qualified entity may spend money received from the Alaska clean water fund for (1) investigations or studies necessary to complete a facility plan, or plans and specifications, required by 18 AAC 76.005 - 18 AAC 76.100;(2) surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, and specifications;(3) demolition costs, and costs to construct, alter, remodel, improve, or extend a facility;(4) machinery, furnishings, and equipment;(5) laboratory testing related to construction and design;(6) costs to administer, inspect, and supervise the project;(7) the eligible portion of change orders approved by the department;(8) the purchase of vehicles used for operation of the facility, as approved by the department;(9) insurance required by the financial assistance agreement;(10) computer systems dedicated to facility use;(11) reasonable landscaping costs;(12) leasing or purchase of land or surface and subsurface easements for project-related purposes, including for (A) storing equipment and materials during construction(B) locating eligible treatment, distribution, or collection projects; and(C) effluent application or recharge basins; and(13) other eligible projects or components of a project as provided under 33 U.S.C. 1383 if the project applicant is determined by the department to be eligible for funding under 33 U.S.C. 1383.(e) Force account labor and equipment charge rates may be paid from financial assistance received from the Alaska clean water fund if they are included in the financial assistance agreement and if they are approved by the department. A change in force account charge rates must be submitted to the department for approval. To be approved, labor rates must be provided to the department in a form that documents basic pay, benefits, leave, and holiday rates.(f) The department will, in its discretion, apply a portion of a capitalization grant received under 33 U.S.C. 1381- 33 U.S.C. 1387 (Title IV, Clean Water Act) to cover the reasonable costs of administering the Alaska clean water fund and to provide technical assistance to an eligible municipality or other qualified entity.Eff. 11/19/88, Register 108; am 8/2/97, Register 143; am 9/10/2017,Register 223, October 2017Authority:AS 46.03.020
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