Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 107 - Agricultural and Economic Development Board
Chapter 1580 - AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Part 1580.0400 - CONTENTS OF APPLICATION

Universal Citation: MN Rules 1580.0400

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. Application forms.

The administrator shall prepare application forms for use by applicants. The application must provide the following information, unless waived by the board pursuant to subpart 2:

A. a description of the scope, nature, extent, and location of the project, including a preliminary or conceptual design of the project and a description of the technology to be applied;

B. the identity of the borrower and the prior experience of the borrower as it relates to the project;

C. a detailed, itemized estimate of the total cost of the project, including escalation and contingencies, with an explanation of the assumptions underlying the estimates;

D. a general description of the financial plan of the project, including the sources and uses of funds, the types and priorities of all security interests to be granted as security for the guaranteed loans or loans from bond proceeds and the project, and all other project related debt and equity;

E. an environmental report analyzing potential environmental effects of the project, any necessary or proposed mitigation measures, and other available data that is relevant to an environmental assessment;

F. a description of applications to be filed and an estimated timetable of approvals or permits required by federal, state, and local government agencies as conditions for construction and commencement of operation of the project;

G. an estimated construction schedule;

H. an analysis of the estimated cost and volume of production and market demand for the product, including economic factors justifying the analysis, and proposed and actual contracts or letters of intent relating to the supply of feedstock and raw materials and marketing or purchase of the production;

I. financial statements that include a balance sheet, an opening statement, and footnotes to the statements if available for the following time periods:
(1) financial statements for the previous three years, if applicable; and if unaudited, the statements must be signed by an authorized financial officer of the business making application;

(2) a current quarterly financial statement that was compiled within 90 days of the date the application was submitted, if quarterly financial statements are regularly prepared;

(3) federal tax returns filed by the business for the previous three years if applicable, if the applicant is an individual or partnership;

(4) pro forma cash flow statements for the first five years of project operation, including income statements and balance sheets;

J. a description of the borrower's organization and, where applicable, a copy of its articles of incorporation or partnership agreement and bylaws;

K. the estimated amount of the loan from bond proceeds or the percentage of the loan guarantee requested, the proposed repayment schedule, a description of all security and collateral, and other terms and conditions of the loan;

L. an estimate of the amounts and times of receipt of guarantee and bond fees, sales and use taxes, property tax increments, and any other governmental charges which may be available for the support of the state guarantee fund as a result of the construction of the project, with an analysis of the assumptions on which the estimate is based;

M. a copy of any lending commitment or letter of intent issued by a lender to the borrower;

N. if a loan guarantee is requested, a statement from the lender, concerning the lender's general experience in financing and servicing debt incurred for projects of the size and general type of the project, and its proposed servicing and monitoring plan. In addition, the following information must be submitted:
(1) the term of the loan, the interest rate, and amortization schedule and other terms and conditions of the lender;

(2) a certification and supporting documentation that the lender has determined the project to be economically feasible in accordance with generally accepted commercial lending practices;

(3) an appraisal of collateral showing total retail value;

(4) a statement of informed consent signed by an authorized officer of the lender regarding the use and dissemination of the private data as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 4, paragraph (d);

O. a description of any legal actions pending or to be commenced against the borrower, including an explanation of each of these actions and borrower's defenses, if any;

P. a description of all potentially competitive products that are produced or processed in Minnesota and an analysis of the competitive impact of the project on the competing products and producers;

Q. if the application is made by an applicant other than the county authority and if tax increment financing is to be used for the project pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.06, subdivision 5, a copy of a resolution adopted by the county authority where the project is located authorizing the use of tax increment financing;

R. a statement of informed consent by the applicant regarding the use and dissemination of the private data as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 4, paragraph (d). If the applicant is a corporation, then an authorized representative of the applicant shall provide a statement of informed consent in a form similar to that provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 4, paragraph (d); and

S. any additional information reasonably related to (1) the criteria in part 1580.0600, and reasonably required for the board's consideration of project eligibility and conformity to generally accepted commercial lending practices as required by banks or other financial institutions considering such a project for debt financing and (2) to the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.01.

Subp. 2. Waiver of application requirements.

An applicant may request the board to waive any of the requirements of subpart 1, items A to O. The request must be made in writing to the administrator. The board may waive a requirement if it determines that the requirement is not necessary to evaluate the eligibility or feasibility of the project. A request for waiver must state the reasons why, in the applicant's judgment, the information is not necessary.

Subp. 3. Feasibility study.

The board must require a feasibility study for the project, if the board determines that a study is necessary for its consideration of the project's eligibility for a loan guarantee or a loan from bond proceeds. The feasibility study must address those factors that the board determines are necessary in light of generally accepted commercial lending practices and the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.

Statutory Authority: MS s 41A.04

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