Section Env-Dw 1002.17 - Application Ranking and Selection(a) The department shall rank each project within 60 days of the final application submittal deadline established pursuant to Env-Dw 1002.05.(b) Subject to (f), below, the ranking shall be based on the points awarded to each application by the department using the point system specified in Env-Dw 1002.18 after the department reviews the application and conducts a site walk, with the application receiving the most points being ranked the highest.(c) The department shall:(1) Provide notice and otherwise proceed in accordance with RSA 486-A:8-a, II; and(2) Select projects for funding in each grant round starting with the highest ranked project and continuing until all available funding is depleted.(d) No single applicant shall receive greater than 30% of the available funding in any one grant application round.(e) Projects not selected for funding in a grant round due to insufficient funds shall be reconsidered in future grant rounds providing the applicant notifies the department that the grant application is to be reconsidered and any date-sensitive aspects of the application are updated.(f) Notwithstanding the number of points assigned pursuant to Env-Dw 1002.18, for the purpose of allocating funds provided by the department of transportation as part of the mitigation package associated with the wetlands permit for the interstate highway I-93 widening project to permanently protect critical water supply lands in municipalities located near the project, the department shall give first priority to projects in the Lake Massabesic watershed.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 1002.17
(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 1002) #9490, eff 6-23-09
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 02, Filed January 11, 2018, Proposed by #12441, Effective 1/1/2018, Expires 1/1/2028.