Sec 45-352. Program administration; rules; project criteria; report

A. The department shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this article, including rules that prescribe criteria for project proposals and that establish priorities for projects for each funding cycle, including a priority for projects that balance the most critical needs.

B. The department may employ or contract with persons as reasonably necessary to implement this article.

C. The department shall report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the governor on or before December 31 each year regarding the activities of the watershed improvement program during the preceding fiscal year and shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state. The department shall make the report available to the public by posting the report on the department's website.