1. The applicant must first apply with the agency or other financial source which is to furnish the primary financial assistance, and after the amount of that assistance has been determined, an application for a grant hereunder may be made to and processed by the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall make the necessary rules and regulations for the consideration and processing of all grant requests, which shall generally conform to those used by federal grant and loan agencies, which rules shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The rules shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following criteria:

(1) Preliminary engineer cost study;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 640.615

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Bonded indebtedness of the district or community;

(3) The financial condition of the district or community;

(4) The cost per connection;

(5) The economic level in the district or community;

(6) The ratio of contracted users to potential users, which shall not be less than seventy-five percent;

(7) The number of acres being protected for any source water protection project.

2. No grant shall be finally approved until the applicant furnishes evidence of a commitment from the primary financial source.

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