10 CSR 80-9.030 - Scrap Tire Grants
(1) Statewide
Plan.
(A) General. In combination with
10 CSR
80-9.035 Scrap Tire Cleanup Contracts, this is a
statewide plan to implement section
260.273, RSMo.
(B) Goals. The goals of the statewide plan
are to reduce the number of scrap tires produced and encourage sustainable
scrap tire markets for reuse, remanufacturing, and reprocessing of scrap tires;
divert the stream of scrap tires from being landfilled or illegally dumped; and
mitigate the adverse public health, welfare and environmental impacts of
illegal scrap tire sites.
(2) Grant Types. The department may provide
grants not to exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the monies received under
section 260.273, RSMo, for the following
grant types subject to financial resources, appropriations, eligibility
requirements, and application priorities:
(A)
Demonstration grants may be available to pay testing costs required to
demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing scrap tire
materials in the manufacture of a product, as tire-derived fuel, or as a fuel
supplement. Grants may also be available for end use as shock absorbing scrap
tire playground, running track material, or other eligible end uses as approved
by the department; and
(B) Capital
expenditure grants may be available for equipment to convert/modify existing
facilities for the purpose of using scrap tires as a fuel or fuel supplement;
or for equipment to convert or modify existing facilities to manufacture
products made from scrap tires.
(3) Eligibility.
(A) This rule applies to any person located
in Missouri involved in any activity funded under section (2) of this
rule.
(B) Applications for
activities that, in the department's professional judgment, would cause a
public nuisance or environmental, safety, or health hazards, will be
disqualified.
(C) Grants will only
be awarded for an activity which uses at least forty percent (40%) of its tires
from Missouri scrap tire sites, retailers processors, or residents. The burden
of proof shall be on the applicant to show that the eligibility requirements
have been met.
(D) Grants will not
be awarded to activities for projects that result in the landfilling of scrap
tires.
(4) Application
Requirements for Grants. An application shall-
(A) Be completed on forms provided by the
department and include all required documentation;
(B) Be received by the deadline established
by the department to be eligible for funding; and
(C) Include documentation to the department's
satisfaction that the use being proposed is an eligible use as described in
sections (2) and (3) of this rule.
(5) Application Review and Evaluation.
Applications will be reviewed for completeness and ranked according to the
evaluation criteria established by the department with the advice of the Scrap
Tire Advisory Group and in light of the goals as set forth in subsection (1)(B)
of this rule.
(6) Grant Awards.
(A) Prior to award of funding, the recipient
shall-
1. Provide verification to the
department that all applicable federal, state, and local permits, approvals,
licenses, or waivers required by law to implement the activity have been
obtained or applied for; and
2.
Enter into a financial assistance agreement issued by the department.
(B) Funds awarded by the
department must be disbursed in accordance with the financial assistance
agreement, the department's general terms and conditions, special terms and
conditions (if applicable), and applicable contracts.
(7) Costs and Record Keeping.
(A) All general and special terms and
conditions of the department applicable to the activity will be applicable to
recipients of awards made available by this chapter; and
(B) Persons eligible to receive grants
through this rule shall comply with the department's reporting requirements,
financial assistance agreements and contracts, general and special terms and
conditions, as well as any applicable federal, state, and local laws, permits,
approvals, licenses, or waivers necessary to implement the activity.
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