§ 159G-43 – Inspection of project.
159G-43. Inspection of project. (a) Authority. – The Department may inspect a project for which it awards a loan or grant under this Article to determine the progress made on the project and whether the construction of the project is consistent with the project described in the loan or grant application. The inspection may be […]
§ 159G-44 – Rules.
159G-44. Rules. The Department may adopt rules to implement this Chapter. Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the adoption of rules by the Department. A rule adopted to administer a loan or grant from the CWSRF or the DWSRF must be consistent with federal law. The Department must give a […]
§ 159G-45 – Assessment of local government units; assistance.
159G-45. Assessment of local government units; assistance. (a) The Authority and the Local Government Commission shall develop criteria to determine how local government units should be assessed and reviewed in accordance with this section, and these criteria shall address at least all of the following: (1) Whether the public water or wastewater system serves less […]
§ 159G-70 – State Water Infrastructure Authority created.
159G-70. State Water Infrastructure Authority created. (a) Authority Established. – The State Water Infrastructure Authority is created within the Department of Environmental Quality. (b) Membership. – The Authority consists of nine members as follows: (1) The Director of the Division of Water Infrastructure of the Department or the Director’s designee who is familiar with the […]
§ 159G-71 – State Water Infrastructure Authority; powers and duties.
159G-71. State Water Infrastructure Authority; powers and duties. The Authority has the following additional duties: (1) After reviewing the recommendations for grants and loans submitted to it by the Division, to determine the rank of applications and to select the applications that are eligible to receive grants and loans, consistent with federal law. (2) To […]
§ 159G-72 – State Water Infrastructure Authority; reports.
159G-72. State Water Infrastructure Authority; reports. No later than November 1 of each year, the Authority shall submit a report of its activity and findings, including any recommendations or legislative proposals, to the Environmental Review Commission, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division with the […]
§ 159G-37 – Application to CWSRF, Wastewater Reserve, DWSRF, Drinking Water Reserve, and Viable Utility Reserve.
159G-37. Application to CWSRF, Wastewater Reserve, DWSRF, Drinking Water Reserve, and Viable Utility Reserve. (a) Application. – An application for a loan or grant from the CWSRF, the Wastewater Reserve, the DWSRF, or the Drinking Water Reserve, or a grant from the Viable Utility Reserve, must be filed with the Division. An application must be […]
§ 159G-38 – Environmental assessment and public hearing.
159G-38. Environmental assessment and public hearing. (a) Establish Environmental Assessment Process; Required Information. – The Division shall establish an environmental assessment process for projects funded from the CWSRF and DWSRF programs that is sufficient to meet federal environmental assessment requirements for such projects. Projects funded by the CWSRF or DWSRF shall meet the requirements of […]
§ 159G-39 – Review of applications and award of loan or grant.
159G-39. Review of applications and award of loan or grant. (a) Point Assignment. – The Division of Water Infrastructure must review all applications filed for a loan or grant under this Article for an application period. The Division must rank each application in accordance with the points assigned to the evaluation criteria. The Division must […]
§ 159G-40 – Terms of loan and execution of loan documents.
159G-40. Terms of loan and execution of loan documents. (a) Approval by Local Government Commission. – The Department may not award a loan under this Article unless the Local Government Commission approves the award of the loan and the terms of the loan. The terms of a loan awarded from the CWSRF and the DWSRF […]