Primarily to limit the Fund's overexposure and to offer greater control over the demands for funding, the proposed rule chapter incorporates a major restructuring. It has been expanded to incorporate a more rigorous priority scoring system designed ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
62-503.200: Definitions
62-503.300: General Program Information
62-503.430: Loan Agreements
62-503.500: Funds Reserved for Specific Purposes
62-503.600: Priority List Information
62-503.700: Planning, Design, Construction, and Procurement Requirements
62-503.751: Environmental Review
62-503.800: Audits Required
62-503.850: Exceptions to Program Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Primarily to limit the Fund's overexposure and to offer greater control over the demands for funding, the proposed rule chapter incorporates a major restructuring. It has been expanded to incorporate a more rigorous priority scoring system designed to allow only the higher priority projects to be listed for funding. The priority system will be revised and the priority score calculation will be changed. Preconstruction loans will be replaced by separate loans for planning, design, and sanitary sewer evaluation studies, and loans specifically for inflow and infiltration projects will also be available. In addition to the segment cap limit, the total amount listed on the contingency list for any one project sponsor will be limited. Procedures are being added to accommodate certain federal provisions regarding Green Project Reserve and Additional Subsidization, if they are required.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, commonly called the Clean Water Act, authorizes federal appropriations to capitalize the State Revolving Fund (SRF). Section 403.1835, F.S. establishes the Wastewater Treatment and Stormwater Management Revolving Loan Trust Fund. The SRF offers low-interest loans to fund the planning, design and construction of wastewater, stormwater and non-point source infrastructure projects. This rule sets forth the Department's program management procedures and requirements for obtaining financial assistance from the SRF.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.1835(10) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.1835, 403.1837 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: August 17, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 609, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Gary Powell at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Tim Banks at [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.