Subchapter C. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MUNICIPALITIES
Sec.
111.21. Eligibility.
111.22. Application.
111.23. Allowable costs.
111.24. Ineligible costs.§ 111.21. Eligibility.
Municipalities located in designated watersheds for which watershed stormwater plans have been prepared and adopted by counties and approved by the Department shall be eligible annually for reimbursement for expenses incurred in the adoption or revision of ordinances or regulations and other actual administrative, enforcement and implementation costs incurred in complying with the act and this subchapter.
§ 111.22. Application.
(a) Application forms and related information concerning reimbursements may be obtained from the Department.
(b) Reimbursement requests for the preceding calendar year shall be submitted by March 31.
(c) Applications for reimbursements shall include the following information:
(1) An itemized statement of the following:
(i) The total expenses incurred by the municipality in performing duties in compliance with the act.
(ii) The total amount of fees collected by the municipality as part of its stormwater review or regulation activities in performing its duties under the act.
(iii) The difference between expenses incurred and income relating to stormwater activities received by the municipality.
(iv) The amount of reimbursement being requested.
(2) A certification as to the accuracy of the information being submitted by the chief executive officer of the municipality and the individual who prepared the statement.
(d) Municipalities shall keep accurate records and accounts of all allowable costs incurred for a period of 3 years following the submission of an application to the Department for reimbursement and shall provide access to the records and accounts to the Department and the Auditor General, upon request, for monitoring and auditing purposes.
§ 111.23. Allowable costs.
Allowable costs include:
(1) Costs for the preparation and enactment of ordinances and regulations as are necessary to regulate development within the municipality consistent with the applicable watershed stormwater management plans and the act, including:
(i) Costs of technical and legal services necessary to prepare and enact regulations, ordinances, administrative forms, maps and similar materials required by the act.
(ii) Costs of technical and legal services for required public hearings.
(2) Costs for administrative, enforcement and implementation activities, including:
(i) Costs for review of the stormwater management component of development plans.
(ii) Fees for special technical consultation concerning complex or unusual stormwater management issues.
(iii) Costs of monitoring and inspection activities.
(iv) Mileage expenses incurred.
(3) Costs incurred by municipalities for participation in a watershed plan advisory committee and other costs incurred when a municipality is acting under contract to the county for preparation, revision and adoption of watershed stormwater plans which shall be reimbursed by counties from grants awarded to counties under this chapter.
§ 111.24. Ineligible costs.
The Department will not reimburse municipalities for:
(1) Legal fees resulting from appeals or suits against the Commonwealth.
(2) Allowances for the purchase of clothing.
(3) The printing or reproduction of regulations, forms or maps.
(4) Costs which are offset by permit or review fees imposed by a municipality.
(5) Costs incidental to routine municipal operations.
(6) Costs for activities or expenses which are not solely required by the act and the watershed stormwater management plan.
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