Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Section 83.231 - Funding limitations(a)Total funding limits. Total assistance provided under loans, grants and loan guarantees for the implementation of a single plan may not exceed those funding limits established by the Commission.(b)Partial funding. The Commission reserves the right to provide funding for only a portion of the total costs of the project or only a portion of the amount requested in a financial assistance application.(c)Least cost alternative. Financial assistance provided may not exceed that amount necessary for the least-cost alternative for each BMP included.(d)Limitation. (1) Financial assistance will not be made available that might jeopardize or compromise the fund.(2) Financial assistance will not be available for refinancing.(3) Financial assistance will not be available for BMPs if construction is initiated prior to submission of an application for financial assistance, unless a letter of no prejudice has been issued by the Commission as provided in subsection (e).(e)Letters of no prejudice. Exceptions to the general prohibition against initiation of construction prior to consideration by the Commission may be made when circumstances require immediate plan implementation to proceed before an application for financial assistance can be submitted to the Commission. Circumstances that would require immediate plan implementation and therefore appropriate for consideration by the Commission for a letter of no prejudice, must relate to acute failures or malfunctions of practices where immediate implementation is necessary to address significant environmental degradation. In this case, a potential applicant may apply to the Commission for a letter of no prejudice wherein the Commission agrees to consider a future application for financial assistance without limitation or prejudice even if project construction has begun at the time of the future application for financial assistance. The application for a letter of no prejudice must set forth, in detail, the exact reason or reasons a letter of no prejudice is necessary and should be granted. The application for and approval of a letter of no prejudice must occur prior to the start of project construction. If the Commission issues a letter of no prejudice, project construction can begin without jeopardizing or benefiting a future application.The provisions of this §83.231 amended June 2, 2006, effective 10/1/2006, 36 Pa.B. 2636. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 83.211 (relating to applicant eligibility); and 25 Pa. Code § 83.233 (relating to delegation of financial assistance).