Rhode Island § 46-12-24 - Water Pollution
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§ 46-12-24. Water Pollution
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12-24
§ 46-12-24. State grants and loans for pollution prevention facilities to governmental entities.
The director is authorized, within any limits of funds made available therefor, to make grants and loans to any municipality, inter-municipal agency, municipal sewer district, or state district or agency for the construction of necessary facilities to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated pollutants into the waters of the state, and for the preparation of reports, plans, and specifications required in connection therewith under the following terms:
(1) The grant or loan shall be made only in connection with a project which has or would be eligible for a grant or loan under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended from time to time.
(2) The amount of the grant or loan shall be in an amount necessary to assure the recipient of the maximum federal aid that it can anticipate qualifying for under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., or to supplement federal aid when the maximum federal aid, for which the project is eligible, is not currently available, or to provide state assistance for projects which are eligible under the Clean Water Act but which may not receive such federal assistance.
(3) The plans and specifications for the project must be approved by the director in accordance with this chapter.
(4) The grant or loan shall be made available to the applicant in partial payments on a time schedule similar to that followed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the payments to be proportioned in a similar manner except that the director may reimburse applicants for eligible projects that have already been initiated, but not yet completed, and for which only partial federal and/or state aid was provided.
(5) No grant or loan shall be made for any project until the applicant has made provision satisfactory to the director for assuring its proper and efficient operation and maintenance.
(6) An applicant for a grant or loan must file such executed forms and provide such information as may be required by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 198, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-33; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1986,
ch. 289, art. 1, § 1.
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Section 46-12-24 ("Water Pollution") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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