Iowa Code r. 21-13.20 - Form of award available; award amount
(1)
Form of award. Eligible
applicants may apply for financial incentives on a cost-share basis. Funding is
available in the form of a grant.
(2)
Timing of application. A
grant may be awarded for an eligible project not yet commenced. However, a
grant for an initial application may not be submitted more than one year after
the project is put in service.
(3)
Amount of award.
a.
Retail site award.
(1)
Cost-share agreements are subject to the terms specified in Iowa Code section
159A.14, including the duration of the financing agreement and the award
amount.
(2) Supplemental award for
additional infrastructure. A person may request a supplemental financial
incentive for motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure as an amendment
to the subsequent cost-share agreement(s). The purpose of an award for an
additional tank(s) and associated infrastructure is to accelerate the
installation of an additional motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure
at an additional retail motor fuel site after an initial grant award is
provided. Supplemental award amounts are subject to the limitations set forth
in Iowa Code section 159A.14
(8)"b."
b.
Terminal facility award for
biodiesel B2 through B98 and B99/B100 for year-round distribution.
(1) Biodiesel fuel B2 through B98. Cost-share
agreements are subject to the terms specified in Iowa Code section
159A.15, including the duration
of the financing agreement and the award amount.
(2) Biodiesel fuel B99/B100 for year-round
distribution. Cost-share agreements are subject to the terms and limitations
specified in Iowa Code section
159A.15, including the duration
of the financing agreement and the award amount.
(4)
Time of
payment. The grant will be paid only upon timely completion of the
project and upon the board's receipt of records satisfying the board of the
applicant's qualifying expenditures.
a. The
applicant must deliver to the board prior to payment a certificate of
completion on the board's form.
b.
The certificate of completion must include the IDNR checklist completed and
signed by an Iowa-certified installer showing review and approval of the
completed project.
c. The
certificate of completion must be accompanied by proof of financial
responsibility as necessary to meet federal requirements for underground
storage tank installation.
(5)
Deadline for completion.
The project must be completed within eight months of the board's approval of
the award. An extension may be granted by the board upon application showing
demonstrable progress toward completion.
(6)
Multiple awards for multiple fuel
types.
a.
At a single fuel
site. A person must file a separate application form for an ethanol
infrastructure improvement grant and a biodiesel infrastructure improvement
grant, respectively, at a single fuel site. The board may approve multiple
improvements to the same retail motor fuel site for the full amount available
for ethanol infrastructure and biodiesel infrastructure. Applications for
ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure improvements must be written in separate
cost-share agreements.
b.
At multiple fuel sites. A person may receive multiple grants
as described in paragraph 13.20(6)"a" for more than one motor
fuel site. When considering multiple grants for multiple fuel sites, the board
will make awards fairly and properly among applicants and geographic
areas.
(7)
Exhaustion of funds. In the event funding is exhausted, the
board may approve remaining applications based on criteria implemented by the
board.
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