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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-2241

NOTICES

Submission Date for Grant Applications Under the Solid Waste-Resource Recovery Development Act

[34 Pa.B. 6714]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces that it is accepting Resource Recovery Demonstration Grant applications from counties, municipalities and municipal authorities within this Commonwealth under the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Resource Recovery Development Act (35 P. S. §§ 755.1--755.14). Projects must be capable of demonstrating, for a minimum of 2 years, the production of energy or the recovery of materials from solid waste (except sewage sludge). Grant applications must meet the terms and conditions established in Chapter 76 (relating to solid waste--resource recovery development).

   Priority in selecting successful applicants during this application solicitation will be given to unique and innovative resource recovery projects not previously demonstrated or currently being demonstrated in this Commonwealth. Priority in selecting successful applicants during this application solicitation will also be given to unique and innovative resource recovery demonstration projects involving regional cooperative projects that involve more than one county or municipality. Other types of resource recovery projects may also be considered. All projects must be capable of being replicated in other areas of this Commonwealth.

   Applicants must provide a business plan and market commitments for energy or materials produced by the demonstration project. Projects should be capable of reaching full scale production within 12 months of notice of a grant award.

   A lead municipality or county serving as the development agency for regional projects must have resolutions from other participating counties or municipalities in support of the project. Counties and municipalities may sponsor cooperative projects with private sector entities provided that a minimum of 5% equity in the project is maintained by the development agency for the term of the demonstration period.

   The Department will award no more than three grants from applications received during this grant solicitation period. The Department will award no more than $100,000 for any demonstration project selected for funding. A minimum of 25% local matching funds is required including at least a 5% equity share in the project by the applicant.

   The deadline for submission of grant applications is 3 p.m. on April 7, 2005. Applications must be on forms provided by the Department. Applications received by the Department or postmarked after the deadline will not be considered during this application solicitation.

   Counties and municipalities must contact the appropriate Department Planning and Recycling Coordinator to obtain a grant application. Contact information for these coordinators is available on the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: ''Recycling''; choose ''Contacts,'' ''Regional Recycling Coordinators''). A pre-application conference with the Department Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinator is required. Inquiries concerning this notice should be directed to John Lundsted, Recycling Technical Assistance Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-2241. Filed for public inspection December 17, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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