- (a) Level Two funding reimbursements shall be provided to a used tire program for assistance with funding one (1) environmental officer position.
(b) A used tire program shall submit to the Division of Environmental Quality a reimbursement request no later than five (5) calendar days after the last day of each applicable calendar quarter on a form developed by the division within five (5) calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter that includes at least the following information:
(1)
- (A) A copy of a remuneration statement with the person who is employed as an environmental officer that establishes employment during that calendar quarter.
- (B) All confidential information shall be redacted including the employee’s:
(i) Address;
(ii) Social Security number; and
- (iii) Date of birth;
- (2) The environmental officer license number;
- (3) All current applicable used tire program interlocal agreements; and
(4) A statement that the used tire program serves a population of four hundred thousand (400,000) or more based on the most recent federal decennial census.
(c) If the used tire program is unable to submit all necessary data within the five (5) calendar days after the end of the calendar quarter, the used tire program shall request an extension from the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or designee.
- (d) The division shall evaluate the reimbursement request and may request additional information or documents to determine whether a used tire program is eligible to receive Level Two funding reimbursements for that calendar quarter.
- (e) The division will issue disbursements for the amounts if the total claimed reimbursement requests are equal to or less than the moneys available for the calendar quarter.
- (f) Subject to availability and appropriation of funding, a used tire program shall not receive more than six thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($6,250) in a calendar quarter with a total not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in a calendar year.
(g) Formula for Level Two funding reimbursements:
- (1) The division makes the determination that moneys are available for disbursement after all claimed Level One reimbursement requests are fully funded;
- (2) Calculate the total of all claimed reimbursement requests for Level Two funding; and
(3)
- (A) If the total claimed reimbursement requests for Level Two funding equals or is less than the moneys available for that calendar quarter, the division will issue disbursements for the amounts.
- (B) If the total claimed reimbursement requests for Level Two funding exceed the moneys available for that calendar quarter, the division shall allocate the moneys available for reimbursement to each used tire program based on a pro rata share of each used tire program’s reimbursement request compared to the total moneys available for Level Two funding distribution for that calendar quarter.