DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
62-554.300: Project Selection Criteria
62-554.400: Loan Application and Agreements
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 44 No. 61, March 28, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
62-554.300 Project Selection Criteria
(1) After the closing date for submittal of requests for funding, complete and timely project requests meeting the requirements of Rule 62-554.200, F.A.C., shall be evaluated and ranked on the criteria in this section in accordance with the Department solicitation issued pursuant to Rule 62-554.200(3), F.A.C.
(2) In developing the solicitation criteria, the Department shall give priority to the following criteria special consideration to one or more of the following:
(a) through (d) No change.
(e) Projects that provide flexibility in addressing the unpredictability of water conditions from water year to water year.;
(f) Projects that are cost-effective; or (g) Projects that are ready to proceed.
(3) In addition to the above criteria, projects must be the following: (a) Cost-effective, environmentally sound, and implementable, and
(b) Self-supporting if the project is primarily for the purpose of water supply for consumptive use.
62-554.400 Loan Application and Agreements
(1) General.
(a) To receive a loan, a project sponsor must submit a complete loan application, provide reasonable assurance that it has the financial capability to complete the project and repay the loan, and enter into a written loan agreement. A complete loan application, Water Storage Facility Loan Program, Loan Application, Form 2, effective , adopted and incorporated by reference shall be submitted to the Department within 120 days after the after the project sponsor receives confirmation of award. The project sponsor may incorporate into the loan application, by reference, any information previously submitted to the Department. This form is available from the Department’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX.
(b) through (e) No change.
(2) through (11) No change.
