The Department will give first priority to funding financially viable Eligible Projects located in whole or in part within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to the Enterprise Zone Act, found in Sections 13-2101 to 13-2112 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes.
The Department may establish a separate application process, separate award process, and separate award agreement for the funding of first priority projects under this section 005. The funding of first priority projects shall not take precedence over the requirement that the Department allocate a specific amount of funds to Nonmetropolitan Areas, as provided in Section 81-12,149 of the Act. An order of precedence for priorities identified in the Act may be established by the Department in the Qualified Action Plan.
86 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 005