Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-1-5-.02

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 12, September 30, 2024

Section 220-1-5-.02 - Definitions

(1) When used in this chapter, the following terms have the meaning given below:

(a) "Department" means the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(b) "Local Entity" means one of the following:

1. A county.

2. An incorporated municipality.

3. An unincorporated municipality.

4. A public entity of a county or municipality.

5. A public-private partnership.

6. A state agency.

(c) "Eligibility" means the standard or criteria by which a local government or applicant qualifies for grant funds, as determined by the Department. These standards shall include, but are not limited to, completeness of the grant application; plans for controlling invasive aquatic species or debris removal projects; current status of related efforts underway within the applicant's jurisdiction; and consistency with local management planning.

(d) "Qualified Local Entity" means the local entity with an existing reservoir and/or debris management plan.

(e) "Local Public-Private Partnership" means any partnership between a county, incorporated municipality, unincorporated municipality, or any other public entity of a county or municipality and a private organization.

(f) "State Reservoir" means a quantity of any public spring, brook, creek, stream, river, pond, swamp, lake, reservoir, impoundment, sound, tidal estuary, bay, waterway, aquifer, or any other body or accumulation of water, surface water, or ground water, natural or artificial, that does any of the following:

1. Is contained within the borders of this state.

2. Flows through or to this state or any portion thereof.

3. Borders upon this state of any portion thereof, including those portions of the Gulf of Mexico over which the state has jurisdiction.

(g) "Grant agreement" means the binding contract between the Department and the applicant.

(h) "Grant Application" means the initial request from the local entity for a grant from the Department.

(i) "Grant period" means twenty-four months from the time the grant agreement is properly executed by all parties or the time period specified in the grant documents.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-1-5-.02

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2022, eff. 4/14/2022.

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-2-170.