1. (a) The department shall announce a request for pre-proposals for proposed projects in a service area, in consultation with the site selection committee per Env-Wt 808.18(b)(4), at least once every 2 years.
2. (b) The department shall include in the announcement issued under (a), above, the schedule for submitting pre-proposals, processing pre-proposals, submitting applications, and processing applications.
3. (c) Any person wishing to obtain funding for a project from the ARM Fund shall complete and submit a pre-proposal as specified in Env-Wt 808.03 by the deadline for pre-proposals specified in the announcement.

4. (d) Prior to the deadline for completing the processing of pre-proposals specified in the announcement, the department shall:

   1. (1) Review each pre-proposal received to determine whether the proposed project is eligible for funding and in which service area(s) the proposed project is located;
   2. (2) Consult with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers relative to the proposed projects; and
   3. (3) Notify the applicant of whether the proposed project is eligible for funding and provide comments to the applicant to consider prior to submitting an ARM Fund application.
5. (e) To have a project considered for funding, an applicant who has been notified pursuant to (c)(3), above, that the proposed project is an eligible project shall complete an ARM Fund application in accordance with Env-Wt 808.04 and submit it to the department for review by the deadline for applications specified in the announcement.

Source. #8762, INTERIM, eff 11-21-06, EXPIRED: 5-20-07 New. #8911, eff 6-20-07; ss by #11000, eff 2-1-16 (formerly Env-Wt 807.03); ss by #12808, eff 12-15-19 (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wt 800)