R64-4-6. Agricultural Water Optimization Committee

(1) The Agricultural Water Optimization Committee shall: (a) establish funding application periods for the Agricultural Water Optimization Program; (b) establish at least one application period per year; (c) ensure that each funding period has a unique application, eligibility criteria, and description of what is required in the application, and ranking criteria used to evaluate the applications submitted; (c) review and rank pre-approved applications based on criteria set by the Committee under Section R64-4-7; and (d) make funding recommendations to the Commission. (2) The Committee may designate different funding pools to ensure that similar projects are ranked against each other. (3) The Commission may award grants based on the recommendations of the Committee.