001 Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund Grant Application Deadlines. Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund grant applications shall be submitted to the Department by deadline dates established by the Department. A separate application shall be required for each grant request.
002 Application Address. All applications shall be submitted to the Lincoln office of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
003 Applications for partial reimbursement of tire-derived products and crumb rubber, for scrap tire cleanups incurred by political subdivisions, and cost-share grant applications for manufacturing tire-derived products, processing scrap tires, and for civil engineering applications will use a simplified grant application form. Applications for the reimbursement of building deconstruction costs shall be made in accordance with Section 004 of this Chapter. All other applications for a grant shall include the following information:
003.01 Name and address of applicant;
003.02 The nature and purpose of a proposed program;
003.03 A plan for development of the proposed program, together with engineering, economic, and financial feasibility data and information, and such estimated costs of construction or implementation as required by the Department;
003.04 Whether money other than that for which the application is made will be used to help in meeting program costs and whether such money is available or has been sought for this purpose;
003.05 When appropriate, state that the applicant holds or can acquire title to all lands or has the necessary easements and rights-of-way for the project and related lands;
003.06 Show that the applicant possesses all necessary authority to undertake or participate in the proposed program;
003.07 Demonstrate the probable environmental and ecological consequences that may result from the proposed program;
003.08 A comprehensive line item budget detailing all program costs and quarterly projections of expenditures; and
003.09 Any other information required by the Department.
004 Applications for the reimbursement of building deconstruction costs will use a simplified grant application form and shall include the following information:
004.01 Name and address of applicant;
004.02 Location of building;
004.03 Statement that the applicant holds or can acquire title and all necessary easements and rights-of-way to all property and related lands for the project;
004.04 Evidence that the Nebraska State Historical Society was consulted prior to deconstruction, in accordance with Chapter 3, 005 of this title;
004.05 Statement that the applicant possesses all necessary authority to undertake or participate in the proposed program, including that the applicant is a city of the second class, village, or county of five thousand or fewer population;
004.06 A comprehensive line item budget detailing all program costs and expenditures;
004.07 Statement of percent of building material recycled or reused after demolition; and
004.08 Any other information required by the Department.
Enabling Legislation: Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-15,161
Legal Citation: Title 199, Ch. 4, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality