La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-1405

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-1405 - Louisiana Litter Abatement Program [Formerly section 1305]

A. The purpose of the Louisiana Litter Abatement Program shall be to support the community-based litter abatement programs.

B. Program Award

1. Program awards shall be made available to local governments and nonprofit organizations.

2. Funding through the program shall be subject to the availability of funds.

3. All requests for awards shall be made in writing, on a form provided by the department, to the Office of Environmental Services.

4. The monies awarded through the award shall be used to further the administration and execution of the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Program. Allowable uses of award funding shall include, but not be limited to:

a. Keep America Beautiful fees;

b. Keep America Beautiful precertification training, education curriculums, and workshops;

c. law enforcement seminars;

d. litter surveys;

e. projects, services, activities, and operational costs of litter abatement programs;

f. materials and services for program development and training;

g. direct expenditures for materials that can facilitate litter reduction, recycling, waste reduction, reuse, and general solid waste management programs;

h. minimal advertising, public relations, and promotional materials necessary for publicity and promotion of program activities; and

i. the salary of the program coordinator.

5. Each successful applicant shall supplement award funds with a 25 percent match from other sources. All matching funds must be available to the program after the date of the program award, and funds spent prior to the program award shall not be considered eligible in fulfilling the match requirement.

6. Awards shall be awarded based on a comparative basis as determined by the Office of Environmental Services.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-1405

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2610 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2502 (October 2005), repromulgated LR 33:1107 (June 2007), amended LR 33:2157 (October 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R. S. 30:2524 et seq.