Section 25-8-1005 - Mobile home water quality grant program - created - grant application and award process - reporting - funding(1)(a) The mobile home water quality grant program is created to provide grants to park owners, nonprofit entities, and local governments to address water quality issues and wastewater problems in mobile home parks.(b) Grant recipients may use the money received through the grant program to remediate water quality issues in a park or, subject to division approval, improve water quality in a park.(2)(a) The division shall administer the grant program and, subject to available appropriations, shall award grants as provided in this section.(b) The division shall, in collaboration with the division of housing, develop policies to implement the grant program in accordance with this section. At a minimum, the policies must specify:(I) The deadlines for applying for, awarding, and disbursing grants;(II) The procedures for applying for a grant;(III) The criteria used to evaluate a grant application; and(IV) The criteria for determining the amount of a grant.(3) To receive a grant, a park owner, nonprofit entity, or local government must submit an application to the division in accordance with the policies developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. At a minimum, the application must include the following information:(a) The name of the park owner, nonprofit entity, local government, or agency of a local government applying for the grant;(b) The park that would benefit from the grant;(c) A reference to the notice received in accordance with section 25-8-1003 (1)(b) on the mobile home park's water quality issue; and(d) The planned remediation or improvement to be accomplished with the grant.(4)(a) The division shall review the applications received under this section and shall prioritize funding for applications based on: (I) The severity of the water quality issue;(II) The number of people affected by the water quality issue; and(III) The costs to remediate the water quality issue or improve water quality.(b) Subject to available appropriations, on or before July 1, 2025, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, the division shall award grants as provided in this section and the policies adopted in accordance with this section.(5) The general assembly shall annually appropriate money from the fund to the department for allocation to the division to implement the grant program. The division may use up to ten percent of the money annually appropriated for the grant program to pay the direct and indirect costs that the division incurs to administer the grant program.Added by 2023 Ch. 376,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2023.