OAR 738-124-0035
Project Selection
(1)
The Board will select Projects to be funded through a grant with monies in the Aviation System Action Program Fund.(2)
Prior to selecting Projects to be funded with monies in the Aviation System Action Program Fund, the Board shall solicit recommendations when applicable from:(a)
The Aviation Review Committee (ARC).(b)
The Freight Advisory Committee for freight Transportation Projects when applicable.(c)
The Oregon Business Development Department for aviation transportation projects when applicable.(3)
Prior to selecting Projects to be funded with monies in the Aviation System Action Program Fund, the Board may solicit recommendations from transportation stakeholder and advocate entities not otherwise specified in section (2) of this rule including the Area Commissions on Transportation. Business Oregon and Regional Solutions Teams will provide comments to the designated aviation representative of the Area Commissions on Transportation.(4)
On behalf of the Board, the Department shall solicit recommendations from the committees and entities in section (2) of this rule before soliciting recommendations from entities in section (3) of this rule. The Department shall provide the recommendations from the committees and entities in section (2) of this rule to the entities in section (3) of this rule.(5)
The Director, in consultation with Department staff, shall provide the Board a list of recommendations from the review committees and entities in section (2) and section (3) of this rule. The list shall include the evaluation results and recommendations from each of the committees and entities in sections (2) and (3) of this rule. The Board shall provide its final recommendations in a report of projects to be funded with monies in the Aviation System Action Program Fund listing in priority order eligible Projects together with a reasonable number of alternate Projects in priority order.(6)
The Department shall determine the organizational guidance for the committees’ and entities’ processes and protocols.(7)
The committees and entities in sections (2), (3) and (5) of this rule shall follow the organizational guidance determined by the Department under section (6) of this rule.(8)
The Board will consider all of the following in its determination of eligible Projects to approve for receipt of funds from the Aviation System Action Program Fund through the COAR Grant Program. The ARC committee shall recommend applications to the State Aviation Board, which shall select applications with priority in accordance with OAR 738-125-0035 (Project Eligibility, Prioritization, and Legislative Reporting) (3):(a)
Fifty percent of the Aviation System Action Program Fund amounts described in subsection OL 2015 c.700 Section 7 (4)(b) shall be prioritized in the following manner and distributed for the following purposes under the COAR Grant Program:(A)
First priority is to assist airports in Oregon with match requirements for Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grants;(B)
Second priority is to make grants for emergency preparedness and infrastructure projects, in accordance with the Oregon Resilience Plan, including grants for emergency management plan development, seismic studies and emergency generators and similar equipment;(C)
Third priority is to make grants for:(i)
Services critical or essential to aviation, including, but not limited to, fuel, sewer, water and weather equipment.(ii)
Aviation-related business development, including, but not limited to, hangars, parking for business aircraft and related facilities.(iii)
Airport development for local economic benefit, including, but not limited to, signs and marketing.(b)
Priority in distributing grants shall be given to projects for which applicants demonstrate a commitment to contribute the greatest amounts toward the costs of the projects to which the applications relate. Priorities will be in accordance with the corresponding OAR as they relate to COAR Grants and ROAR.
Source:
Rule 738-124-0035 — Project Selection, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=738-124-0035.