When appropriate, a Department staff member shall work with a local organization in preparing the annual lease for such property as was acquired, in whole or in part, with Water Sustainability Funds. Unless otherwise approved by the Director, leases shall commence on the first day of March and terminate on the last day of February of the year next ensuing. No lease shall be deemed effective unless and until it has been approved in writing by the Director.
261 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 012