Section 374-60-060. Applications.

(1) Applications for assistance under the underground storage tank community assistance program shall be made on forms furnished by the agency in accordance with their instructions. All applications shall be legible, contain all the information required and shall be accompanied by all required documents and exhibits.

(a) Applications which are illegible, incomplete, or which fail to include all necessary information, documents or exhibits, or which are otherwise not in compliance with these rules, may be rejected by the agency.

(b) The agency may ignore defects in applications which are immaterial or insubstantial.

(2) Separate and different applications will be prepared for:

(a) Private owners and operators;

(b) Local government entities; and

(c) Rural hospitals.

(3) Applications will be prepared in two parts:

(a) Part I of the application is designed to determine if the applicant meets certain eligibility criteria established for the program.

(b) Part II of the application is designed to determine if the applicant meets the financial eligibility criteria established for a grant, and requires detailed financial information, submission of a construction proposal, and certification by a local government entity of the vital local government, public health, education, recreation or safety need met by the continued operation of the UST(s).

(4) The director shall provide forms to local government entities for certification that continued operation of UST(s) by the private owners and operators is necessary to meet vital local government, public health, education, recreation or safety needs. Such certification shall consist of a local government resolution certifying:

(a) That other petroleum providers are remote from the community;

(b) The specific vital need or needs the owner or operator meets; and

(c) Designating the local official who will be responsible for negotiating the contract for provision of cost-plus petroleum products to the local governmental entity.

(5) The director shall provide forms to local government entities for certification that maintaining continued operation of the petroleum UST(s) owned by the local government meets a vital local public health, education, recreation, or safety need. Such certification shall consist of a local government resolution certifying that continued operation of the UST(s) meets a vital local government, public health, education, recreation, or safety need.

(6) The director shall provide forms to local government entities for certification that UST(s) operated by rural hospitals meet vital public health, and safety needs. Such certification shall consist of a local government resolution certifying that the continued operation of the UST(s) by the rural hospital is necessary.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.148.130. WSR 05-19-080, § 374-60-060, filed 9/20/05, effective 10/21/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.148 RCW. WSR 93-04-041 (Order 93-01), § 374-60-060, filed 1/27/93, effective 2/27/93; WSR 91-24-048, § 374-60-060, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91.]

RCW 70.148.130. WSR 05-19-080, § 374-60-060, filed 9/20/05, effective 10/21/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.148 RCW. WSR 93-04-041 (Order 93-01), § 374-60-060, filed 1/27/93, effective 2/27/93; WSR 91-24-048, § 374-60-060, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91.