§6201. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW).] 1. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. [PL 2017, c. 313, §1 (AMD).] 1-A. Capital grant. “Capital grant” means a grant award from the […]
§6202. Fund source; nonlapsing; dedicated, special revenue account There is established the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to assist those municipalities that collaborate with other municipalities, counties or state agencies to obtain savings in the cost of delivering local and regional governmental services. The fund consists of revenues transferred from […]
§6203. Fund administration The department shall administer the fund. The fund must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts. [PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW).
§6204. Uses of fund Except as otherwise provided by this section, the fund is available solely for grants for qualifying projects. The department may use the fund to cover its costs of administration, including contracting for services to administer the grants. [PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. S, §9 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. […]
§6205. Eligibility; intergovernmental cooperation In accordance with the request for proposals issued by the department under section 6209, an eligible applicant may apply for a planning grant, a capital grant or a cooperative services grant from the fund. In order to be eligible for a planning grant, a capital grant or a cooperative services grant, […]
§6206. Local match The department may not require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds to be eligible for a cooperative services grant and may not give preference or priority to an eligible applicant whose proposal provides matching funds. [PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW).] The department may require an eligible applicant to provide […]
§6207. Funding criteria 1. Planning grants. In evaluating and ranking an application for a planning grant, the review panel established under section 6208 shall consider whether the technical assistance and facilitation for which assistance is sought is reasonably likely to result in development and subsequent submission of a proposal for a qualifying project; the projected […]
§6208. Review panel; review and decision on grant applications 1. Composition of review panel. A review panel is established consisting of the following members: A. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §20 (RP); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30 (AFF).] B. The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee; [PL 2005, c. 266, §2 […]
§6209. Request for proposals No later than November 1st of each year, the department shall issue a request for proposals in accordance with the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services Rules, Chapter 110 that includes the schedules for submission and action on applications for grants under this chapter; procedures for scoring […]
§6210. Report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 222, §4 (REV). PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 30, §3 (RP).
