085-9 Wyo. Code R. §§ 9-6 - Determination of Eligibility

(a) Eligible projects and expenses. Eligible projects shall consist of an applicant's prospectively planned and well-defined business endeavor, and the project shall have a set beginning and completion date. A loan or loan guarantee issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be used to fund past business or past construction expenditures. Expenses eligible for reimbursement from loan proceeds following execution of applicable loan or loan guarantee documents shall relate back no earlier than the submission of the request for the loan or loan guarantee to Council staff. Financing issued under this Chapter shall not primarily serve as a refinance mechanism or otherwise serve to substitute the loan or loan guarantee for an applicant's current lenders.

(b) Examples of eligible projects. The following economic development projects, to the extent they otherwise satisfy the criteria set forth in W.S. 9-12-308 and these rules, may be eligible for large project fund financing:

(i) Manufacturing, fabrication or other industrial production facilities;

(ii) Agricultural development or food processing;

(iii) Development of, or improved utilization of, natural resources;

(iv) Research and development projects that will add economic value to goods, services or resources within or outside the State;

(v) Destination facilities, other than retail or food service businesses;

(vi) Product distribution and/or warehousing facilities;

(vii) Transportation or freight facilities;

(viii) Scientific testing including, but not limited to, medical, clinical or engineering testing services;

(ix) Utilities;

(x) Facilities associated with the management of waste; and

(xi) Other activities that represent a new technology or type of economic enterprise.

(c) Large project. All loans and loan guarantees issued under this large project program must meet the requirements of a large project as described in W.S. 9-12-308(b). In addition, for a loan or loan guarantee to be eligible for the large project program, project costs must exceed $5,000,000. If the character, scope or size of the project changes at any time after its approval by the Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board, the project shall be resubmitted for approval as revised or modified.

(d) Non-disclosed litigation or threats of litigation. A request for a loan or loan guarantee made under this Chapter shall be ineligible if pending litigation or threats of litigation are not disclosed with the project application or immediately thereafter.

(e) Twelve-Month deadline. A submission shall become ineligible for a loan or loan guarantee under this Chapter if the applicant is unable to close, or if the applicant is unable to obtain a written extension from the Board of Directors, on all loan or loan guarantee documents with the Council within the twelve (12) month closing deadline set forth in Section 5(f) of this Chapter.

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085-9 Wyo. Code R. §§ 9-6

Adopted, Eff. 8/19/2022.