90-6-703: Types of financial assistance available.

(1) The legislature shall provide for and make available to local governments the following types of financial assistance under this part:

(a) matching grants for local infrastructure projects;

(b) matching grants for infrastructure planning; and

(c) emergency grants for local infrastructure projects.

(2) The department of commerce may provide local governments with emergency grants for infrastructure projects only if necessary to remedy conditions that, if allowed to continue until legislative approval could be obtained, will endanger the public health or safety and expose the applicant to substantial financial risk. The department shall report to the governor, the legislative fiscal analyst, and the local government interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 regarding emergency grants that are awarded during each biennium. The report must be provided in an electronic format.

(3) The department of commerce may provide local governments with matching grants for infrastructure planning. The department shall report to the governor and the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210 regarding infrastructure planning grants that are awarded during each biennium.