060-15 Wyo. Code R. §§ 15-4 - Public Facility Eligibility For AML Funding
(a) Public
Facility Eligible Applicants. Only incorporated cities and towns, counties,
special districts or joint powers boards who own or would own the facility or
sponsor the activity shall be eligible to apply for funding under this chapter.
If the applicant is a special district or joint powers board, it must be
legally formed and approved prior to Public Facility application. Eligible
applicants must have relied on the coal or mineral mining industries for a
significant portion of their economic base prior to and since August 3, 1977,
or for this same time period can demonstrate significant impact upon their tax
revenues and services as a result of these industries.
(b) Eligible Coal and Mineral Industry
Projects.
(i) The construction of specific
public facilities which have a relationship to the coal or mineral
industries.
(ii) Activities of
public benefit which are related to impacts from the coal or mineral
industries.
(c) Public
Facility Eligible Project Costs. Applicants may seek funding for costs
associated with the site evaluation, engineering and design, site preparation,
construction, equipment purchase, furnishings, improvement, or replacement of
essential public services.
(d)
Public Facility Ineligible Project Costs. The following project costs shall be
ineligible for reimbursement from AML grant funds:
(i) Costs for operating, administrative or
routine maintenance purposes;
(ii)
Costs for new sidewalks for street projects which are not replacing
pre-existing sidewalks;
(iii) Costs
for tap fees, sewer and water fees, and plant investment fees;
(iv) Engineering fees (design, inspection and
contract administration costs) over 20% of project cost;
(v) All non-cash costs except those defined
as in-kind contributions or donations;
(vi) Costs for preparation or presentation of
public facility application(s) to any source of funding;
(vii) Costs for transportation, meals and
lodging incurred anywhere away from the site of the project;
(viii) Costs for equipment and furnishings
not permanently installed and solely dedicated to the operation of a
facility;
(ix) Legal
fees;
(x) Costs related to issuance
of bonds;
(xi) Costs for real
property;
(xii) Costs for project
or facility signage;
(xiii) Costs
to establish and form special districts or joint powers boards;
(xiv) Costs incurred prior to public facility
award, Governor Certification and Office of Surface Mining approval;
(xv) Costs for landscaping including, but not
limited to, design and inspection, irrigation systems and materials, and
additional costs for patterned, colored or other decorative sidewalks or
concrete in excess of 6% of total project costs;
(xvi) Costs for a contingency or extra work
allowance;
(xvii) Costs for stand
alone street chip and seal projects.
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