Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) An
application for a grant or loan for a qualifying repower or retrofit must
include:
(a) The name and address of the
applicant;
(b) A complete budget
for the proposed repower or retrofit, including a list of the different costs
that comprise the total budget;
(c)
A workplan and schedule for completion of the proposed repower or
retrofit;
(d) A statement of the
amount and source of any existing financial incentives from public funds that
directly reduce the cost of the proposed repower or retrofit, including tax
credits, grants, loans or any other public financial assistance;
(e) Any information requested by the
Department that is necessary to evaluate the proposed repower or retrofit based
on the approval preferences for grant and loan awards pursuant to
340-259-0040;
(f) Documentation that the proposed repower
or retrofit meets the standards of a qualifying repower or retrofit pursuant to
OAR
340-259-0030;
(g) The manufacturer name and serial number
of the engine to be retrofitted or the engine, electric motors, drives or fuel
cells to be installed as a repower, and, if available, the federal
Environmental Protection Agency diesel engine family number;
(h) For the vehicle or equipment on which the
repower or retrofit will be performed, the vehicle identification number or
identification number, and license plate number for licensed motor
vehicles;
(i) For a retrofit,
documentation that the retrofit will use the greatest degree of emissions
reduction available for the particular application of the equipment retrofitted
that meets the cost-effectiveness threshold;
(j) For a repower, documentation that the
repower will have a minimum seven-year useful life.
(k) A statement by the applicant that at
least 50 percent of the use of the engine, as measured by miles driven or hours
operated, will occur in Oregon for the three years following the repowering or
retrofitting of the engine;
(l) The
applicant's signature attesting that the application is true and correct;
and
(m) Any additional information
the Department may require.
(2) An application for an Oregon diesel truck
engine scrapping project must include:
(a)
The name and address of the applicant;
(b) A complete budget for the proposed
scrapping project, including a list of the different costs that comprise the
total budget;
(c) A statement of
the amount and source of any existing financial incentives that directly reduce
the cost of the proposed scrapping project, including tax credits, grants,
loans or any other public financial assistance;
(d) Any information requested by the
Department that is necessary to evaluate the proposed scrapping
project;
(e) Documentation that the
proposed scrapping project qualifies for an Oregon diesel truck engine
scrapping grant pursuant to OAR
340-259-0035;
(f) The vehicle identification number for the
vehicle from which the engine will be scrapped, and license plate number for
licensed motor vehicles;
(g)
Documentation that the engine was used in Oregon at least 50 percent during the
last two years as measured by miles driven or hours operated;
(h) Documentation that the engine was insured
for driving for the two years preceding the scrapping;
(i) The applicant's signature attesting that
the application is true and correct; and
(j) Any additional information the Department
may require.
(3)
Applications must be submitted on the most current form prescribed by the
Department. Current applications forms are available on the Department's
website.
(4) Upon determining that
it does not require any additional information and that the application is
complete, the Department will review the application pursuant to OAR
340-259-0055.
(5) If the Department determines that it
requires additional information or that the application is incomplete, the
Department will request additional information no later than 30 days after
receiving the application.
(6) The
applicant must submit the information requested under OAR
340-259-0050(5)
within 30 days of the date of the Department's request, or the Department may
deny the application.
Stat. Auth.: OL 2007, Ch. 855 (HB 2172 (2007)).
Stats. Implemented: OL 2007, Ch. 855 (HB 2172
(2007))