this Commonwealth through grants as authorized under section
4(7) of the act of May 15, 1945 (P.L.547, No.217), known as the
Conservation District Law.
§ 3104. Application guidelines.
The commission shall establish guidelines for the approval of
applications for eligible projects under the program.
§ 3105. Grants.
(a) Awards.-- The commission may award grants to applicants
for eligible projects that the commission determines will
further the purpose of the program.
(b) Appropriation.--The amount of $2,500,000 is appropriated
to the commission for the purpose of awarding grants under this
Chapter.
§ 3106. Project certification.
The commission shall ensure that a project satisfies the
requirements of the program in accordance with the following:
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), if a
project's best management practice requires review and
certification by a registered professional engineer under the
applicable laws or regulations of this Commonwealth, the best
management practice shall be certified by a registered
professional engineer.
(2) Any other project shall be certified by a technical
service provider, staff from a conservation district or the
USDA-NRCS or any other person who has appropriate training
and expertise and is approved by the commission.
§ 3107. Criteria for evaluation of applications.
In approving applications for eligible projects under the
program, the commission shall give priority to applications
based upon the following criteria and this order:
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