- (a) Level Three funding reimbursements shall be provided to an eligible used tire program for equipment purchases, repairs, or maintenance that are scheduled or planned at least six (6) months before and included in the business plan or revised business plan of the used tire program.
(b) The Division of Environmental Quality shall use the following sources to determine whether a used tire program is eligible to receive Level Three funding reimbursements for that calendar quarter:
- (1) Verification that equipment purchases, repairs, or maintenance is outlined in the approved business plan;
- (2) Bid-quote specifications for equipment purchases, repairs, or maintenance when the cost exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);
- (3) Verification that the used tire program has complied with all applicable procurement laws on the purchase of equipment to be secured with state funds; and
- (4) Copies of specifications for any applicable contract and documentation of actual costs.
(c) Formula for Level Three funding reimbursements:
- (1) The division makes the determination that moneys are available for disbursement after all claimed Level One and Level Two reimbursement requests are fully funded;
- (2) Calculate the total of all claimed reimbursement requests for Level Three funding; and
(3)
- (A) If the total claimed reimbursement requests for Level Three 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 Three 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 Three funding distribution for that calendar quarter.
- (d) The division reserves the right of title or to order the transfer or sale of equipment that is purchased with funding from the Used Tire Recycling Fund but is no longer used for the general purposes stated in the approved business plan.