Utah Admin. Code R940-3-3 - Procedures and Standards for an Infrastructure Loan or Assistance from the SIB
(1) Procedures.
(a) Under Title 72, Chapter 2, Part 2, State
Infrastructure Bank Fund, and this rule, a public entity is eligible to apply
for and receive an infrastructure loan or assistance through the SIB.
(b) A public entity must request an
infrastructure loan or infrastructure assistance using an application form
provided by the department.
(c) The
public entity must complete and submit the application according to the
application instructions.
(d) The
public entity must state clearly if it is applying for an infrastructure loan
or infrastructure assistance.
(e)
If applicable, the public entity must state if it is applying for an
infrastructure loan or infrastructure assistance in a greenfield
area.
(f) The application form with
instructions is available on the department's website at
udot.utah.gov/go/SIB.
(2) Standards.
(a) A loan from the SIB fund must bear
interest at or above the market interest rate available to the state.
(b) The commission will determine the
interest rate for an infrastructure loan by adding 0.5% to the rate for AAA
Municipal General Obligation Bonds obtained from the state treasurer as of the
date of the completed application.
(c) The public entity must begin repaying the
infrastructure loan no later than the completion date of the project or the
date the public entity opens the facility to traffic in the case of a highway
project. Interest will accrue during the period between loan closing and the
agreed-upon estimated project completion date and will be capitalized and added
to the loan's principal balance.
(d) The repayment period for an
infrastructure loan may not exceed the term identified in Title 72, Chapter 2,
Part 2, State Infrastructure Bank Fund.
(e) Loan documents must state the execution
date and repayment deadline date for the loan.
(f) The public entity may pledge any of a
revenue source controlled by the public entity to repay the loan.
(g) The public entity must repay loans in
monthly, quarterly, or yearly installments.
(h) If the applicant does not fully execute
the assistance or loan within 180 days of the date the commission approves the
application, the application will expire unless the applicant requests and the
commission approves a continuation of the terms. Continuations are limited to a
maximum of 180 days each.
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