Section 5. Duties of the department.
The department shall administer the Small Water Systems Regionalization Grant Program and shall perform the following duties:
(1) Notify local sponsors of final approval or disapproval of an application within a reasonable period of time following the receipt of the application.
(2) Award grants to local sponsors for the purpose of initiating studies to determine the feasibility of creating regionalized water systems.
(3) Prescribe application forms and promulgate guidelines, rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.