Criteria to be used in determining eligibility for FCAAP funds are as follows:

(1) Eligible municipal corporation. The applicant must be an eligible municipal corporation as defined in WAC 173-145-020(6).

(2) Public benefit. The applicant must demonstrate that their comprehensive flood control management plans and flood control maintenance projects will further the general public and state interest as differentiated from a private interest and that they will bring about public benefits commensurate with FCAAP funds provided.

(3) Comprehensive flood control management plan. The requirements of WAC 173-145-040 must be complied with by the appropriate local authority with flood control jurisdiction over the area where the proposed project is located.

(4) Flood plain management activities. The appropriate local authority within whose jurisdiction projects are located must be engaging in approved flood plain management activities as described in WAC 173-145-050.

(5) Budget report. Any eligible municipal corporation seeking FCAAP funds shall submit its annual budget for flood control purposes to the county engineer within thirty calendar days after its final adoption. The county engineer shall then forward the budget report for eligible municipal corporations and for the county to ecology. The information will provide the basis for preparation of a preliminary plan for the most beneficial and orderly allocation of FCAAP funds. Soil conservation districts are exempt from the provisions of this section.