Or. Admin. R. 330-125-0040 - Incentive Contract
(1)
Parties selected to receive an incentive must sign a contract with the
Department concerning compliance with RSD Program design, siting, construction,
reporting, and monitoring requirements and return the contract to the
Department within 30 days of the contract being offered. Failure to sign the
contract will void the Department's offer of an incentive. Where an incentive
has been reserved for a home buyer, that home buyer will have 30 days from
notification by the Department to identify a home builder. That home builder
then must sign a contract within 30 days of the Department's offer of a
contract.
(2) The home builder
contract will provide the method of payment(s) and inspection requirements that
must be met before payment(s) is made.
(3) The home builder contract may be made
contingent upon the home builder or a potential home buyer obtaining a loan
commitment to pay for building the model conservation standards
residence.
(4) The home builder
signing the contract shall:
(a) Agree to build
in Oregon an electrically-heated residence(s) to the model conservation
standards;
(b) For residences that
are not pre-sold at the time the incentive is approved, agree to request that
the home buyer permit and assist in the monitoring of the residence's energy
consumption and indoor air quality by the Department or BPA. However, agreement
by the home buyer to participate in monitoring is a requirement for a home
builder to receive a full incentive for matched-pair residences;
(c) Agree to provide cost-accounting data on
the incremental costs of building to the model conservation
standards;
(d) Agree to allow the
Department, BPA, or their agents to inspect the construction of the residence
to ensure compliance with the plans approved by the Department;
(e) Agree to attend and complete the
technical and cost-accounting training sessions being provided by the
Department and its agents.
(5) Any home buyer who is identified at the
time the home builder signs a contract with the Department will be required to
enter into a contract with the Department. The home buyer must:
(a) Agree to participate in Departmental or
BPA monitoring of energy use and indoor air quality in the residence for at
least one year; and
(b) Agree not
to require any design or construction changes that will affect the model
conservation standard provisions in the residence without prior written
approval of the Department.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 469
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469
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