NOTICES
Recycling Grant Awards under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988, Act 101; Corrected Award Amounts
[44 Pa.B. 3818]
[Saturday, June 21, 2014]The Department of Environmental Protection announces the following grants to municipalities for recycling programs under section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (act) (53 P. S. § 4000.902). These awards were previously published at 44 Pa.B. 2941 (May 17, 2014). The following awards indicate the final revised award amounts.
Grant funds are used to develop and implement recycling programs. Municipalities and counties are eligible for up to 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (53 P. S. §§ 11701.101—11701.712), also known as the Financially Distressed Municipalities Act, are eligible to receive funding for an additional 10% of approved costs. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of the act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.701 and 4000.702) and the availability of moneys in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Mark Vottero, Recycling Grants Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Applicant Project Awarded Northeast Region Palmerton Borough
Carbon CountyCurbside Recycling Program $26,105 Butler Township
Luzerne CountyDrop-off and Recycling Education Programs $11,691 Southcentral Region Susquehanna Township
Dauphin CountyLeaf Waste and Educational Programs $75,991 E. CHRISTOPHER ABBRUZZO,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-1312. Filed for public inspection June 20, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
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