OAR 732-035-0030
Program Purpose and Requirements
(1)
Purpose. Sections 22 and 23, Chapter 746, OL 2007 establish the Oregon Streetcar Project Fund. The fund is to consist of lottery bond proceeds, interest on the Fund and any other money appropriated to the Fund from the legislature. The moneys are continuously appropriated to the Department for:(a)
Grants to municipalities to provide streetcars for public transit systems.(b)
ODOT costs to administer the grant program described in these rules.(2)
Program Requirements(a)
An Applicant must be a Municipality as defined in ORS 285B.410 (Definitions for ORS 285B.410 to 285B.482);(b)
An Applicant must use the streetcars as part of a public transit system operated by the Applicant and available to the public;(c)
Grant funds are to be used only for the purchase of newly constructed Streetcars from an Oregon-based and Oregon-owned Manufacturer;(d)
Applicant must comply with any other provisions the Department determines necessary to manage the Oregon Streetcar Project Fund Program;(e)
For each Project, the Director shall make a finding that the purchase of Streetcars as contemplated in the grant will result in the creation or maintenance of jobs with Oregon Manufacturers of Streetcars;(3)
If the Director determines that there are no Oregon-based and Oregon-owned Manufacturers of Streetcars, the Director may decline to request the issuance of bonds, or may authorize Grant Agreements that include the purchase of Streetcars from out-of-state manufacturers.
Source:
Rule 732-035-0030 — Program Purpose and Requirements, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=732-035-0030.