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    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE F: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
    CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    PART 660
    PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING GRANTS FOR THE FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTION
    OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
    SUBPART A:
    INTRODUCTION
    Section
    660.101
    Purpose
    660.102
    Definitions
    660.103
    Severability
    SUBPART B:
    PROCEDURES
    Section
    660.201
    General
    660.202
    Applications for Grants Under Section 4(v) of the Act
    660.203
    Deferral of Document Submission
    AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 4(v) of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat.
    1985, ch. 111 ½, par. 1004(v), as added by P.A. 85-288, effective September 8, 1987).
    SOURCE: Emergency rules adopted at 11 Ill. Reg. 19792, effective November 20, 1987, for a maximum of 150
    days; adopted at 12 Ill. Reg. 9018, effective May 13, 1988.
    NOTE: CAPITALIZATION DENOTES STATUTORY LANGUAGE.
    SUBPART A: INTRODUCTION
    Section 660.101 Purpose
    a)
    Section 4(v) of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986 Supp., ch. 111 1/2, par. 1004(v), as
    added by P.A. 85-288, effective September 8, 1987) authorizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    ("Agency") TO DISTRIBUTE GRANTS SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL
    ASSEMBLY, TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTION OF
    PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES. WITH RESPECT TO ALL MONIES APPROPRIATED FROM
    THE BUILD ILLINOIS BOND FUND OR THE BUILD ILLINOIS PURPOSES FUND FOR PUBLIC
    WATER SUPPLY GRANTS, SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES
    PROMULGATED BY THE AGENCY.
    b)
    The rules set forth in this Part constitute the procedures which apply to any grant to units of local
    government for financing and construction of public water supply facilities.
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    Section 660.102 Definitions
    Unless specified otherwise, all terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Environmental Protection Act (Ill.
    Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111 ½, pars. 1001 et seq., as amended) ("the Act"), 35 Ill. Adm. Code 661.102, and 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 601.
    Section 660.103 Severability
    If any provision of this Part or the application thereof to any person or in any circumstances is adjudged invalid,
    such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or any provision thereof not adjudged invalid.
    SUBPART B: PROCEDURES
    Section 660.201 General
    a)
    The Agency will not award a grant unless an appropriation has been made for the project by the General
    Assembly and approved by the Governor.
    b)
    The Agency will award grants to fund only allowable, eligible project costs as described in 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 661.701.
    Section 660.202 Applications for Grants Under Section 4(v) of the Act
    a)
    Applicants shall apply for grants on forms prescribed by the Agency.
    b)
    Except as provided otherwise in Section 660.203, the Agency will not award a grant unless the applicant:
    1)
    Applies for the grant on forms prescribed by the Agency; and
    2)
    Provides the documents described in subsection (c).
    c)
    Each applicant shall submit the following documents to the Agency:
    1)
    A general description of the type and location of the proposed project.
    2)
    A description of the proposed project, including but not limited to an estimate of the project
    cost and a proposed schedule for project completion.
    3)
    The applicant's signature on forms prescribed by the Agency certifying that the applicant
    possesses the necessary legal, financial (cash, bonds, and other financial instruments) institutional
    and managerial resources to insure:
    A)
    Compliance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 661; and
    B)
    The construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed project.
    4)
    All proposed contract documents, subcontracts, agreements, and subagreements for
    performance of any portion of the project work except for small purchases as described in 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 661.302(m). Such documents must be prepared in accordance with all applicable
    provisions of this Part and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 661.
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    5)
    Construction drawings and specifications developed in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 661.
    6)
    Proof that:
    A)
    The applicant has submitted the proposed project to the Illinois State Clearinghouse and the
    Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; and
    B)
    No objection to the proposed project has been made by any agency participating in the Illinois
    State Clearinghouse or by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
    7)
    The applicant's proposed system of user charges developed in accordance with 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 661.407.
    Section 660.203 Deferral of Document Submission
    a)
    Upon written request of the applicant, the Director will defer the submission of any or all of the
    documents described Section 660.201(c)(2) through (c)(7) if the Director finds in writing that such
    documents are not needed for purposes of awarding the grant.
    b)
    As a special condition of the grant, the Director shall establish a schedule consistent with 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 661.401 for the submission by the grantee of any document deferred under subsection (a).
    c)
    The Agency shall not grant approval of formal advertising under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 661.302(e) until all
    documents deferred under subsection (a) have been submitted to the Agency.

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