Municipal Solid Waste Facilities Cease and Transfer Program

The Municipal Solid Waste Facilities Cease and Transfer Program is a Wyoming state-funded grant and loan program administered through the Office of State Lands and Investments and considered by the State Loan and Investment Board. The program is authorized under Chapter 35 of the State Loan and Investment Board's Rules and Regulations and was created under W.S. 35-11-528. It supports municipal solid waste facility operators and eligible political subdivisions that need financing for landfill closure and transfer-related activities. The purpose of the program is to fund cease and transfer activities for municipal solid waste facilities. Eligible project purposes include capping of a closed landfill, other closure-related expenses such as engineering, geological, and other professional services, and construction or acquisition of appropriate solid waste transfer facilities and equipment. The program may also support acquisition of real property when tied to appropriate solid waste transfer facilities. The program may fund up to 100 percent of the total costs of all cease and transfer activities of a municipal solid waste facility. The application cover sheet states that program funding requested may include a 0 percent interest program loan, a program grant, or both, and the total program funding requested may not exceed 100 percent of the total project cost. No fixed award ceiling, award floor, total program funding amount, or number of awards is stated in the provided source material. Eligible applicants include counties, municipalities, joint powers boards, and other entities constituting a political subdivision under Wyoming law, such as solid waste districts. The application also references solid waste disposal districts and special requirements for special districts and joint powers boards, including documentation establishing the district or joint powers board and, for joint powers boards, a Certificate of Organization and executed agreement approved by the Wyoming Attorney General's Office. Applications must be submitted as one original signed in blue ink by the authorized representative of the governing body and one copy to the Office of State Lands and Investments at 122 West 25th Street, Herschler Building 3W, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Applications are due at least 90 days before a State Loan and Investment Board meeting, and information needed to address a deficiency notice is due at least 45 days before a board meeting. Required components include the cover sheet, summary form, financial information form, proposed method for paying annual loan payments form when applicable, authorizing resolution, environmental review if required, financial statements, budgets, feasibility statement from a licensed engineer, rate study if available, fee ordinances if applicable, bond or tax election documents if applicable, signed written agreement between the operator and DEQ, DEQ permit status, repayment revenue schedules, WOLFS-109a form, rate or fee schedule, and contractual agreements with related entities. The summary narrative should describe the project, explain the reasons for the project, identify any federal or state health and safety requirements the project will address, and include an estimated project schedule. The requested schedule should include overall project start and completion dates, contract document submission, bid publication and opening, contract award and execution, DEQ permit application, DEQ permit or authorization letter, construction start, and construction completion. Financial information must include anticipated annual revenues and expenses during and after the project period, waste disposal and rate information, assessed valuation, indebtedness, mill levies, cash balances, investments, litigation impacts, and contractual agreements. Program contact information provided in the source identifies Shelley Hood as the State Funded Grants and Loans Program Manager, reachable at 307.777.6373 and shelley.hood3@wyo.gov. The application instructions also list assistance contacts for application or financial information and technical, environmental, or project-specific information. No fixed opening date, fixed closing date, award notification date, performance period, or previous recipients were provided in the source material.

Submit at least 90 days before the State Loan and Investment Board meeting; ensure deficiency responses are ready at least 45 days before the meeting; make the project name consistent across the application and resolution; include DEQ agreement and permit status when applicable; ensure repayment source language matches the resolution and loan repayment form.