La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-10541

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-10541 - Application for a Grant or Loan

A. A person may apply for a grant or loan from the waste tire management fund by making application to the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Management and Finance. The grant or loan application must be submitted on a form obtained from the department, which shall be available on the departments website. Along with this form, the request for a grant or loan must include information on the following non-exclusive items:

1. a detailed description of the project for which the grant or loan is requested and how the project meets the requirements of LAC 33:VII.10539;

2. the amount of the grant or loan request;

3. the projected time frame for completion of the project for which the grant or loan is requested;

4. an analysis of how the grant or loan monies will be used to encourage market research and the development of products from waste tires that are marketable and that provide a beneficial use, and/or provide for the promotion of those waste tire products that have beneficial use;

5. a detailed explanation of how the grantee will account for the use of the grant or loan funds;

6. procedures for reporting to the department on an annual basis the status of the project. The department may require additional reporting;

7. how the recipient will provide for any permits that may be necessary in order for the project to be completed, and the status of the applicants efforts to obtain the necessary permits; and

8. any other information deemed necessary by the department.

B. Upon receipt of the grant application or loan application, the department shall review the application, may request additional information from the applicant, may deny the application, or may grant the application.

1. The denial of a grant application or loan application is a final decision of the administrative authority.

2. The granting of the application does not award funds, but allows for the applicant and the department to enter into a grant or loan agreement. The grant or loan agreement constitutes the conditions, goals, and responsibilities of the recipient and the department. The grant agreement or loan agreement, as a condition of the agreement, may require offsets for amounts due from any payments made in accordance with LAC 33:VII.10535.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-10541

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:3158 (December 2005), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 42270 (2/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2411-2422.