Ala. Admin. Code r. 390-X-9-.02 - Definitions

(1) When used in this chapter, the following terms have the meaning given below:

(a) "Commission" means the Alabama Forestry Commission.

(b) "Forest products" means any material harvested from a forest or generated by the manufacture of a finished product using materials harvested from a forest, including, but not limited to, logs, pulpwood, chips, poles, veneer, and stumps.

(c) "Rural area" means any unincorporated area within the state, or any incorporated area within the state with a population of 2,500 inhabitants or fewer, according to the most recent federal census.

(d) "Rural bridge" means a load-restricted public bridge located in a rural area that is posted to limit commercial or school bus traffic. This definition includes any new bridge or culvert constructed using Program funds, even if such crossing has no load restriction.

(e) "Eligibility" means the standard or criteria by which county commissions or other applicants qualify for grant funds, as determined by the Commission.

(f) "Grant agreement" means the binding contract between the Commission and the applicant.

(g) "Grant Application" means the initial request from a county commission or other applicant for a grant from the Commission.

(h) "Grant period" means twenty-four months from the time the grant agreement is properly executed by all parties or the time period specified in the grant documents.

(i) "Program" means the Rural Logging Efficiency Grants Program.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 390-X-9-.02

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2024, eff. 12/15/2024.

Author: Scott L. Rouse

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-3-10.2(d)(1)