LEG00274

• Bill Number: SB07-008
• Year: 2007
• Title: Concerning Expansion of the Water Efficiency Grant Program
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Passed

adopt, make publicly available, and implement a plan pursuant to which
such covered entity shall encourage its domestic, commercial, industrial,
and public facility customers to use water more efficiently. Any cOvered
entity that makes all initial dGtelluillation that it has satisfied subsection (4)
ofthis sectiollshall, within five ye.ars after June 4, 1991, give public notice
of such determination at an official meeting of the appropriate. govGrning
body of the cOvered entity. ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
THAT IS NOT A COVERED ENTITY MAY DEVELOP, ADOPT, MAKE PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE, AND IMPLEMENT SUCH A PLAN.

(5) Each covered entity AND OTHER STATE OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT ADOPTS A PLAN shall follow the cOvered
entity's rules, codes, or ordinances to make the draft plan available for
public review and comment. If there are no rules, codes, or ordinances
governing the cOvcred entity's public planning process, then each cOvered
entity shall publish a draft plan, give public notice of the plan, make such
plan publicly available, and solicit comments from the public for a period
of not less than sixty days after the date on which the draft plan is made
publicly available. Reference shall be made in the public notice to the
elements of a plan that has HAVE already been implemented.

(7) (a) By July 1, 2005, The board shall adopt guidelines for the
office to review water conservation plans submitted by covered entities AND
OTHER STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. The guidelines shall
define the method for submitting plans to the office, how thc office will
prioritize the distribution of moneys, including any additional moneys made
available l1uough the g,rant prog,ram, THE METHODS FOR OFFICE REVIEW AND
APPROV AL OF THE PLANS, and the interest rate surcharge provided for in
paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of this section.

(b) If no other applicable guidelines exist as of June 7, 2005, THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH (b), AS AMENDED, the board shall
adopt guidelines by August 14, 2005, JULY 31,2007, for the office to use
in reviewing applications submitted by covered entities, OTHER STATE OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, and agencies for grants from the grant
program AND FROM THE GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SECTION
37-60-126.5 (3). The guidelines shall establish deadlines and procedures
for covered entities, OTHER ST ATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, and
agencies to follow in applying for grants and the criteria to be used by the
office and the board in prioritizing and awarding grants.

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