NAC231.525. Application for grant: Form and contents; presentation; review; approval or disapproval; responsibilities of applicant.

     1. To receive a grant, a local government applying for a grant for an airport within the jurisdiction of the local government must comply with the criteria and guidelines established by the Commission and apply using a form prescribed by the Commission.

     2. The application must include, without limitation:

     (a) A reasonable business plan for using the grant, if the application is approved, which includes reasonable cost estimates;

     (b) A commitment from an air carrier and the airport which indicates that, if the grant is awarded to the local government, the air carrier and the airport will enter into a written operating agreement with the local government requiring the air carrier to commence or continue air service to the airport;

     (c) The cost and terms of the operating agreement between the local government, the airport and the air carrier;

     (d) The amount of the contribution and the manner in which the contribution from the airport or the local government will be paid pursuant to NAC 231.535; and

     (e) The amount of the grant for which the local government is applying.

     3. The Commission will evaluate each application for a grant in accordance with the criteria and guidelines specified by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1.

     4. In reviewing an application for a grant, the Commission will give additional consideration to:

     (a) An applicant who has an operating agreement with another airport in this State or who has applied or is eligible to apply for a grant pursuant to any federal law or regulation; or

     (b) An air carrier offering intrastate service.

     5. Each applicant is solely responsible for soliciting, reviewing and selecting a regional air carrier for inclusion in the application.

     6. The Commission will consider and approve or disapprove applications for grants at regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission.

     7. The airport and the local government must concur in the application and present the application to the Commission together.

     8. If an application is approved, the applicant is responsible for ensuring the provision of regional air service and the specified level of air service.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Tourism by R190-07, eff. 4-17-2008)