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i) Programs and projects funded under this category shall have as a goal and be designed to provide a measurable effect on reducing the amount of municipal solid waste being disposed of in landfills. ii) Any program or project aimed at demonstrating the use of products made from recycled and/or reused materials shall have as its primary function the education and training of residents, governmental officials, and others, in order to encourage support for recycling efforts. ill) Programs aimed at efficiency improvements in a local government's solid waste management system to increase the source reduction of solid waste must be coordinated with the TCEQ. Any program to develop a full-cost accounting system shall utilize the full-cost accounting guidance prepared by the TCEQ. iv) Projects funded under this Agreement may not include programs dedicated to the collection and/or recycling of automotive wastes, to include scrap tires, used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, or lead-acid batteries. This restriction includes the purchase of equipment to shred or split scrap tires. However, this restriction does not apply to the ancillary collection of these materials as part of a comprehensive Household Hazardous Waste Collection facility or program. 3. Citizens' Collection Stations, Community Collection Events, and "SmaIl" Registered Transfer Stations. This category includes projects to construct municipal solid waste collection facilities in areas of the state which are under served by collection services or do not have access to proper disposal facilities. Projects funded under this category may include citizens' collection stations, as these facilities are defined under the TCEQ's Municipal Solid Waste regulations (30 TAC Chapter 330, s330.2). Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Stations that qualify for registration under s330.4(d)(1) - (3) or s330.4(r) of the regulations may also be funded. A project funded under this category shall include consideration of an integrated approach to solid waste management, to include providing recycling services at the site, if appropriate to the management system in place. Funding limitations specific to this category are set forth in this Section. i) Transfer stations that require a permit from the TCEQ may not be funded. ii) Municipal solid waste transfer stations that qualify for registration under s330.4(d)(1)- (3) of the Municipal Solid Waste regulations may be funded. ill) Transfer stations that qualify for a registration solely due to their location within a permitted municipal solid waste facility, under s330.4(d)(4), may not be funded. iv) Municipal solid waste transfer stations that qualify for a registration only under the provisions of s330.4(q) of the Municipal Solid Waste regulations allowing for registration of facilities that recover 10% or more of the waste stream for reuse or recycling, but not also under the provisions of s330.4(d)of the Municipal Solid Waste regulations, may not be funded. However, those components of a transfer facility dedicated to the reuse or recycling activities may qualify for funding under the source reduction and recycling grant category. v) Municipal Solid Waste transfer stations that are used only in the transfer of grease trap waste, grit trap waste, septage, or other similar liquid waste, and which qualify for CAPCO FY2003 Solid Waste Interlocal Contract 24