Section 415-2-005 - APPORTIONMENT AND MATCH REQUIREMENTS005.01 The State subsidy to a recipient shall not exceed fifty percent of the eligible operating deficit.005.02 Should funds be insufficient to fully fund all proposed projects at the fifty percent funding level, a determination will be made as to which projects, and to what extent, shall be funded. Apportionment will be made on a priority basis subject to the requirements and restrictions set forth in the legislation. Priority criteria shall include but not be limited to the following; 005.02A Proposed projects best suited to serve the needs of the elderly and handicapped.005.02B Proposed projects with federal funding participation,005.02C Proposed projects which provide a service to the elderly and handicapped not otherwise available.005.02D Commitment of local agencies to support the project.005.02EProposed projects which most adequately serve transportation needs in a given region.005.02F Proposed projects which show the most coordination of effort with other services. In such case where an application receives no funding, or only partial funding, and unappointed money later becomes available, applications will be reconsidered for funding or increased funding.
Each Nebraska Public Transportation Assistance Program application, which is accepted for subsidy shall be approved for a maximum of two year. Reapplication must be made to prior to July 1 of each odd-numbered year. All state funding is subject to appropriation by the Nebraska Legislature.
If, at any time, the total funds appropriated for the program are obligated in their entirety, no additional projects will be approved for that fiscal year or until additional funds become available.
005.03 The recipient agency must provide the remainder of the funds to offset the deficit incurred in the provision of transportation. This local match, at a minimum, will equal the amount of State funds. Local-matching funds may include: local revenues, funds apportioned to local subdivisions by the State Treasurer and revenues generated by activities and programs other than transportation. It shall not include operating revenues or federal monies. Recipients may be required to provide assurance of the provision of local-matching funds.
415 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 005
Amended effective 7/28/2021