1. (a) The Board shall administer applications for REAP funds in accordance with any provisions of law applicable to such applications and REAP funds.
2. (b) To be considered for and receive funding from funds available for REAP in any given fiscal year, an application must be completed in accordance with the Board's rules and prescribed application form in all material respects with all attachments, and filed by the applicant and received by the Board on or before 5 p.m. the first business day of September of that fiscal year. However, if the deadline cannot be met due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control, the application may be accepted by the Board through the last business day of September with written proof of said circumstances. Any application not properly completed and filed shall not be considered for or funded from funds that may become available during that fiscal year. Futhermore, if no applications are received before the deadline from the area of a given COG, then the Board staff may extend the deadline for that COG through the first business day of November and contact an appropriate official for the COG and notify him or her of the available funds.
3. (c) A REAP grant application submitted for consideration in a prior fiscal year that was not approved for funding out of funds made available in that prior fiscal year shall expire and is cycled out.

4. (d) For purposes of evaluating, approving and funding an application for a REAP grant, categories of project costs which are eligible for assistance include engineering undertaking or work to conserve and develop surface or subsurface water resources or to control or develop sewage treatment facilities of the State for all useful and lawful purposes by the acquisition, improvement, extension or construction of dams, reservoirs, and other water storage projects, including, but not limited to underground storage projects, filtration and water treatment plants, including any system necessary to distribute water from storage or filtration plants to points of distribution, or from storage to filtration and treatment plants, facilities for distributing water therefrom to wholesale or retail purchasers, floodplain restoration, including but not limited to home relocations, bank stabilization, storm sewer and drainage improvements and any system necessary to improve or develop sewage treatment, collection or distribution capabilities of any area of the State. Such qualified projects are additionally understood to include financial assistance to acquire and own the lands required for the project, and to obtain the water supply and to construct appropriate treatment facilities as described in 785;50-3-1. Additionally, eligible expenses include:

   1. (1) Architecture and/or engineer fees related to the project. Provided, however, that in order for these costs to be eligible for award, applicants shall provide documentation that all construction funding is available. If construction funding is not available the request for these costs will be placed in a "pending" status until such time as the construction funding is available. If, however, an Engineering Report is a requirement of a Consent Order, an applicant under Consent Order may be awarded a grant to cover the engineering costs without construction funding being available.
   2. (2) Fees for soil testing.
   3. (3) Fees for surveying.
   4. (4) Payments to contractor(s) for construction of the improvements.
   5. (5) Legal fees and expenses of counsel for the applicant which are related to the project.
   6. (6) Services of full-time or part-time inspector.
   7. (7) Administrative expenses shall not be eligible project costs.

Added at 13 Ok Reg 3733, eff 7-18-96 (emergency)

Added at 14 Ok Reg 2788, eff 7-1-97

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 54, eff 10-3-97 (emergency)

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2881, eff 7-1-98

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2269, eff 6-23-99 (emergency)

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2772, eff 7-1-00

Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2247, eff 7-1-01

Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2531, eff 6-27-02

Amended at 30 Ok Reg 976, eff 6-13-13

Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2370, eff 9-11-15

Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1954, eff 9-11-16

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25