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<br />, <br /> <br />PURPOSE: <br /> <br />To establish a grant approval and prioritization process for grants <br />from the Constmction Fund and Severance Tax Tmst Fund <br />Operational Account. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />APPLICABILITY: This policy and procedure apply to applications for grants from the <br />Construction Fund and from the Severance Tax Trust Fund <br />Operational Account. <br /> <br />PROCEDURE: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Constmction Fund Grant Applications <br /> <br />Prior to the November Board meeting, the CWCB staff will <br />prepare for the Board's consideration a summary of the technical <br />and financial characteristics of each proposed project, program or <br />study as well as a description of the sponsoring entity for each <br />grant application from the CWCB Construction Fund, Each <br />application will be reviewed for conformity with the goals and <br />objectives of the CWCB Long Range Plan, Grant applications will <br />be considered only in the two following categories: <br />a, Projects of statewide impact or importance, <br />b, Feasibility studies and demonstration projects that have <br />significant potential to result in loans from the Construction <br />Fund or Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual Base <br />Account. . <br /> <br />Proiects of statewide impact or importance will be prioritized and <br />recommended to the Board for consideration by a committee <br />composed of the Department of Natural Resources Executive <br />Director, the CWCB Director, the State Engineer, or their <br />representatives, and interested Board members based on the <br />following project types: <br />. Projects, programs or studies that assist In the <br />administration of compact-entitled waters, or address <br />problems relating to compact-entitled waters, <br />. Projects, programs or studies that address federal water <br />rights issues, <br />. Projects, programs or studies that assist in the recovery of <br />threatened and endangered wildlife species or the <br />conservation of existing wildlife species within riparian <br />ecosystems, <br />. State satellite monitoring system improvements and other <br />projects, programs, studies, instmmentation or supplies that <br />assist in the collection and development of hydrologic and <br />climatologic data, and <br />. Water and floodplain management projects, activities and . <br />studies affecting agriculture, recreation, or other industries <br />that economically impact significant areas of the state, <br /> <br />2 <br />