Section 61-02-01.4 - State water commission cost-share policyThe state water commission shall review, gather stakeholder input on, and rewrite as necessary the commission's "Cost-share Policy, Procedure and General Requirements" and "Project Prioritization Guidance" documents. The commission's cost-share policy:
1. Must provide a water supply project is eligible for a cost-share up to seventy-five percent of the total eligible project costs.2. May not determine program eligibility of water supply projects based on a population growth factor. However, a population growth factor may be used in prioritizing projects for that purpose.3. Must consider all project costs potentially eligible for reimbursement, except the commission shall exclude operations expense, regular maintenance, and removal of vegetative materials and sediment, for assessment drains, and may exclude operations expense and regular maintenance for other projects. Snagging and clearing of watercourses and deepening or widening of existing drains are eligible for reimbursement. The commission shall require a water project sponsor to maintain a capital improvement fund from the rates charged customers for future extraordinary maintenance projects as condition of funding an extraordinary maintenance project.4. May not determine program eligibility of water supply projects based on affordability. However, affordability may be used in prioritizing projects for that purpose.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 490 (HB 1437),§ 1, eff. 5/3/2021.Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 507 (SB 2139),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2019.Amended by S.L. 2017, ch. 419 (HB 1374),§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 54 (SB 2020),§ 33, eff. 7/1/2015.