(1) The Agricultural Water Optimization Committee shall:
- (a) establish funding application periods for the Agricultural Water Optimization Program;
- (b) establish at least one application period per year;
- (c) ensure that each funding period has a unique application, eligibility criteria, and description of what is required in the application, and ranking criteria used to evaluate the applications submitted;
- (c) review and rank pre-approved applications based on criteria set by the Committee under Section R64-4-7; and
- (d) make funding recommendations to the Commission.
- (2) The Committee may designate different funding pools to ensure that similar projects are ranked against each other.
- (3) The Commission may award grants based on the recommendations of the Committee.
KEY: agriculture, water optimization, grants, reporting, ranking criteria, agricultural water
Date of Last Change: May 8, 2026
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-10g-205; 73-10g-206