OAR 330-091-0150
Budget Limits and Payments
(1)
Amount of Credits Allowed for a Facility:(a)
During any calendar year, a Manufacturing BETC preliminary certification will not be issued for more than:(A)
$40 million in maximum eligible facility costs for a renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facility, not including those used to manufacture electric vehicles;(B)
$2.5 million in maximum eligible facility costs for a renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facility used to manufacture electric vehicles;(2)
Return of Review Charge for Returned Incomplete Applications: If the Department does not accept and returns an incomplete application for preliminary certification, the Department will also return the review charge submitted by the applicant.(3)
Cost of Reviews: ORS 469.217 requires applicants to pay all costs for the review of their applications. In order to meet this statutory requirement the Department has established the following schedule for payments to accompany an application.(a)
Included with each application for preliminary certification must be a payment payable to the Department. The payment will be 0.0060 multiplied by the facility eligible cost not to exceed a payment amount of $75,000.(b)
A refund of up to 75 percent of this payment may be granted up to 730 days (2 years) from the date the preliminary certification application was received by the Department. Under no circumstances will an amount over 75 percent be refunded. Conditions for which a refund may be granted are:(D)
Denial of a application for preliminary certification; or(E)
Denial of a portion of costs requested in an application for preliminary certification; or,(F)
A request to amend a preliminary certification resulting in decreased eligible costs. A refund will not be granted for any costs that are included in a pending certification.(c)
Requests for amendments or changes to a preliminary certification must be accompanied by a payment. The payment is the lesser of $300 or the preliminary certification application fee for the project. If a request to amend a preliminary certification results in facility re-certification with increased eligible cost then additional application payments will be paid for the additional cost as specified in (3)(a) of this rule.(d)
No facilities will be exempt from these requirements including applications for Manufacturing BETC pass-through under OAR 330-091-0140 (Pass-through Option Facilities).(e)
The payment is a required part of a completed preliminary certification application. Preliminary certifications will only be issued if the application is complete. In addition, the applicant may be required to pay for costs incurred in connection with the application that exceed these payments and which the Director of the Department determines are incurred solely in connection with processing the application. The applicant will be advised of any additional costs the applicant must pay before the costs are incurred.
Source:
Rule 330-091-0150 — Budget Limits and Payments, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=330-091-0150.