Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 10, § 70-7.140
PURPOSE: This rule establishes commission guidelines for district administration and function in the LoanInterest- Share Program.
Editor’s Note: Forms mentioned in this rule follow 10 CSR 70-7.150. (1) Application. This rule applies to any Missouri soil and water conservation district wishing to recommend to the commission applications designated as eligible by 10 CSR 70.7.110(2). (2) District Action on Applications. The district board of supervisors shall coordinate efforts among the program participant, his/her lender and the technical assistance available to the district to determine needs, applicability, costs and private loan eligibility as required by these rules, and to forward documentation as may be required by the commission to determine participation in the program. (3) Annual Maintenance and Operation Review. Annually, prior to interest reimbursement to the program participant, the district shall forward to the commission verification of compliance with the technical operation and maintenance requirement of the assisted projects and practices and requirements of the conservation plan. Also, the lender certification of annual interest payment is required to be forwarded with maintenance and operation verification. These certifications will be upon
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forms supplied for these purposes by the commission. Should a participant fail to make an annual interest payment or fail to be in compliance with maintenance and operation requirements of the assisted projects and practices, the district board of supervisors shall so inform the commission.
(5) Regardless of the source of funding, each district board of supervisors is authorized to deny any application for participation in any program generally available through the district which is administered by the State Soil and Water Districts Commission. The district board of supervisors shall notify the applicant of the denial by certified mail, return receipt requested. The applicant may request the Soil and Water Districts Commission to conduct a review of his/her application. The request must be in writing and be directed to the Soil and Water Districts Commission, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 651020176. The request must be received by the commission no later than thirty (30) days from the date the applicant received the denial letter from the district board. The applicant, upon request, may appear before the commission in person, by a representative or in writing. The commission shall schedule the review of the application at a reguIarIy scheduled meeting of the commission within one hundred twenty (120) days of the district board’s denial. The commission shall give the applicant at least twenty (20) days’ notice by letter of the regularly scheduled meeting when the commission will review the application.
Auth: section278,080,RSMo(1986). This rule was previously filed as 10 CSR 70-5.140. Original rule filed July 12,1985, effectiue Nou. 15, 1985. Amended: Filed Oct. 29, 1987, effective Feb. 17, 1988. Amended: Filed Nou. 15, 1991, effective April 9, 1992. Emergency amendment filed March 9, 1992, effective March 19, 1992, expired July 16, 1992.