Vermont § 6603c - Implementation grants and loans for waste management

§ 6603c. Implementation grants and loans for waste management

• (a)(1) The Secretary may issue grants to a municipality or a group of municipalities organized
  as a solid waste management district or acting through or as a regional planning commission
  for up to 40 percent of the cost of construction of facilities proposed in or equipment
  required: (A) to implement a utility and facility element, as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 4348a, for waste stream reduction facilities that precede refuse disposal, which the Secretary
  finds is consistent with the State Waste Management Plan; or (B) to implement a solid waste management plan that the Secretary has determined is consistent
  with the provisions of the State Waste Management Plan, is in conformance with any
  regional or adopted municipal plan, and is consistent with the requirements of this
  chapter. (2) Grants shall not be available under this section for sanitary landfills or incineration
  facilities. (3) Effective January 1, 1994, the costs of design for eligible projects shall be eligible
  for grants under this section. (b)(1) A municipality or group of municipalities organized as a solid waste management district
  or acting through or as a regional planning commission may apply to the Secretary
  for grants under this section. The Secretary may review and award grants, according
  to the priorities established in this section, to the extent that funds are available.
  Grants awarded under subdivision (c)(2) of this section shall be made on a quarterly
  basis to the extent funds are available. The application shall be in a form prescribed
  by the Secretary and shall include: (A) a complete description of the project and its purpose; (B) an explanation of the role of the project in the regional, district, or municipal
  solid waste management plan and how and when the plan will be implemented; (C) the cost of the project and the amount of the grant requested; (D) evidence that all funding required for implementation of the plan, beyond that provided
  by this chapter, has been obtained or will be available through user fees or other
  sources; and (E) evidence that private alternatives have been considered. (2) In making grants to projects eligible under this section, the Secretary shall give
  priority to proposals that are certified by the Commissioner of Health as being necessary
  to eliminate a hazard to human health and to those that are determined by the Secretary
  as being able effectively to accomplish the priorities set forth in subdivision 6604(a)(1)
  of this chapter. (3) No grant awards shall be made by the Secretary until all permits or other authority
  for the proposed project have been obtained.