Or. Admin. R. 123-098-0050 - Regional Inventory/Assessment, and Regional Planning Grants

(1) As funds are available, the Department will provide grants to conduct regional industrial land inventories, assess site development costs, prioritize regionally significant industrial sites, and evaluate market-ready status of industrial sites, to: Economic Development Districts as defined in 123-098-0030 that are committed and have the ability to perform regional industrial land inventories for a specific region and/or prioritize regionally significant industrial sites in a region for due diligence assessment and site preparation costs.

(2) Grant awards will be based on the following factors:

(a) Availability of appropriated funds;

(b) Total not to exceed 20 percent of annual program allocation;

(c) Individual Economic Development District grant not to exceed the lesser of $50,000 or amount established in annual program guidelines;

(d) Receipt of complete application form provided by Department that includes at a minimum: Public Entity applicant information, list of existing relevant studies, scope of work and budget estimate, participating Public Entities, cooperating agreements, budget and in-kind match, public involvement and support, consultation with Regional Solution Team(s), and contact information; and

(e) Department reserves the right to modify scope and assessments proposed in the application to meet fund limitations and State or Regional priorities.

(3) Matching fund requirement to be set by the Department in annual application guidelines.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 123-098-0050

OBDD 9-2014, f. 4-30-14, cert. ef. 5-1-14

Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075, 285B.635-285B.642

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285B.635-285B.642