Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 130 - BROWNFIELDS PROPERTIES REVITALIZATION FUND
Section 123-130-0050 - Application Requirements

(1) Applications that include site characterization must discuss in the project description how the environmental actions will contribute or lead to cleanup and/or redevelopment of the site.

(2) Applications must discuss in the project description how the environmental actions will contribute or lead to a remediation plan, certification of completion, or a No Further Action Determination by a government agency.

(3) Applications must identify the proposed redevelopment use in the project description and must provide documentation that demonstrates how the proposed redevelopment use is attainable.

(4) Applications must include discuss how the environmental actions will comply with state cleanup law and will contribute to the proposed redevelopment. The Department may ask the applicant to provide documentation that demonstrates how compliance, or how progress towards the proposed redevelopment, will be achieved.

(5) The funding requested must be objectively consistent with the scope and scale of work described in the application compared with similarly-situated projects. If the amount requested is objectively inconsistent with the scope and scale of work in the project description, the Department may work with the applicant to adjust the amount of the award or the scope and scale of work in the project description.

(6) If an applicant is liable under ORS 465.255 for an existing release of hazardous substances at a site, the application must include the information identifying a non-liable operator or a site transfer to an owner not liable under ORS 465.255. The Department may condition funding a project on confirmation by the applicant that a operator has been identified and is contractually bound to complete the activities and environmental actions described in the application, or that the site has been transferred to an owner not liable under ORS 465.255.

(7) Applications must also include the information required in accordance with ORS 285A.195(1) to be considered complete.