Availability

(1) General. Technical Assistance Grants shall be available to any community which is a proposed host for a hazardous waste facility pursuant to the process established by M.G.L. c. 21D and 990 CMR, and to all Massachusetts communities directly bordering on such host communities. (2) Eligibility. TechnicalAssistance Grants shallbe available onlyunder the following circumstances: (a) when a developer has submitted a Notice of Intent which names a specific site and is not willing to utilize the site suggestion process pursuant to 990 CMR 7.00, grants shall become available when the Council determines that the project is feasible and deserving of state assistance; (b) when a developer seeks to utilize the site suggestion process, grants shall become available when the developer files a Project Notification Form pursuant to 990 CMR 10.00. (3) Notification. Within seven days of Technical Assistance Grants becoming available pursuant to 990 CMR 9.01, the Executive Secretary shall notify the chief executive officers of both the host community and the abutting communities that Technical Assistance Grants may be requested from the Council to assist said communities in their participation in the siting process. Such notice shall also indicate that the Department and the Executive Office of Communities and Development are available to help in the preparation of applications for Technical Assistance Grants, and that up to $5,000.00 may be made available to a host community prior to the submission of a formal grant application in accordance with procedures established by 990 CMR 9.04(2).