(a) Grantees may not hire, purchase, or otherwise obligate payment for any nonconstruction materials or professional services, soft costs, related to the project with an expectation of reimbursement from this program until receipt of the grant award notification letter from the state.
(b) Grantees may not purchase materials or begin construction, hard costs, until the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission issues an environmental clearance letter for the project.
(c) If a grantee purchases materials or begins construction before the commission issues an environmental clearance letter for the project, the commission will terminate the grant, deobligate the funds, and subject the grantee to the provisions of 15 CAR § 28-501(a) if disbursements have been made.