Current through Public Act 156 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 324.5306 - Intended use plan; preparation and submission; purpose; public participation; contents of plan; notice of approval; notification of municipality; information to be provided; schedule(1) The department shall prepare and submit an intended use plan annually to identify proposed annual intended uses of the fund, and to facilitate the negotiation process that the department may conduct with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the capitalization grant agreement and schedule of payments to be made to this state under the federal water pollution control act.(2) The department must allow for a public participation process that requires not less than 1 public hearing for the intended use plan by publishing a draft of the intended use plan on the department's website at least 14 days before a final intended use plan is submitted under subsection (1). The intended use plan must describe and identify all of the following:(a) Additional subsidization that will be allocated to projects.(b) The projects that will receive additional subsidization identified under subdivision (a).(c) The reasons why a project will receive additional subsidization.(3) Upon notice from the United States Environmental Protection Agency that the intended use plan is approved, the department shall notify each municipality of its inclusion on the intended use plan and shall provide copies of the sewage treatment works projects and stormwater management projects priority list, the nonpoint source project priority list, and the intended use plan to any person that requests that information. Following notification under this subsection, the department shall establish, with the concurrence of the municipality, a schedule for planning document approval, submittal of a completed application for assistance, and approval of plans and specifications.Amended by 2022, Act 132,s 6, eff. 6/30/2022.1994, Act 451, Eff. 3/30/1995.