Sec. 8. (a) Notwithstanding section 7 of this chapter, the board may grant a waiver from section 7 of this chapter for specified costs.

     (b) An applicant must make a written request for a waiver under this section.

     (c) If the board grants a waiver, the applicant may make the specified expenditure. Approval of a waiver does not imply or guarantee that a subsequent application will be approved.

     (d) Unless an applicant requests an advance waiver and the request is approved before an expenditure, any costs incurred before a waiver is granted may not be reimbursed from a grant under this chapter.

As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.