Code of Massachusetts Regulations
503 CMR - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PETROLEUM PRODUCT CLEANUP FUND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
Title 503 CMR 3.00 - Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product
Section 3.06 - Procedures

(1) Application Process. Eligible parties shall make application to the Board for a grant using the form and format required by the Board for this purpose. The application shall include a detail of either the actual costs incurred for the Closure, removal and/or replacement of the Fuel Storage Tank(s) System or an estimate of expected costs. Both actual and expected costs shall be documented with invoices from contractors qualified to do the work and/or cost estimates from at least two contractors qualified to do the work, in accordance with the requirement of 310 CMR 80.00: Underground Storage Tank (UST) Systems, particularly 80.16: Installation Requirements. Where cost estimates are submitted, the UST Board will pay up to 50% of the amount of the lowest cost estimate. Additional information may be required to enable classification and priority point scoring. Such information may include a description of the work intended or completed and for which reimbursement is being requested, along with documented costs or cost estimates. In no event will costs in excess of the maximums stated in 503 CMR 3.04 and 3.08 be reimbursed. Documentation that the work has been completed must be submitted to the Board. Work must be completed prior to application to the Board or must be completed and all documentation submitted to the Board within a 12-month period from the date of application filing. An application for work not completed and all documentation submitted within a 12-month period from the date of application filing will lose its classification and priority ranking, as set forth in 503 CMR 3.07.

(2) Payment Procedure. Grants shall be awarded after the work has been completed.