OAR 741-020-0070
Project Administration
(1)
The Department and the successful applicant shall execute a grant/loan contract prior to the disbursal of Program Funds for an Approved Project.(2)
Documentation of the projected costs for an Approved Project shall be submitted to the Department prior to the disbursal of Program Funds.(3)
Disbursal of Program Funds for grants will not exceed one disbursal per month.(4)
Upon request, the successful applicant must provide the Department with a copy of documents, studies, reports and materials developed during the Project, including a written report on the activities or results of the Project and any other information that may be reasonably requested by the Department.(5)
Any Program Funds disbursed but not used for an Approved Project must be returned to the Department.(6)
Amendments to Approved Project grant contracts are required to change a project’s cost, scope, objectives or timeframe.(7)
The Department will require that a lien be placed upon the improvements in the county in which an Approved Project is located. This lien shall be in form approved by the Department and remain in effect for a period of not less than 10 years from the disbursal of the first Program Funds.(8)
If after three years the Approved Project does not generate the carloads and/or the jobs anticipated, the Department may request that the applicant repay up to 40% of Program Funds given as a grant. This shall only occur after the Department investigates the situation and a determination is made as to the cause(s) of the failure to meet the original objectives of the Approved Project.
Source:
Rule 741-020-0070 — Project Administration, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=741-020-0070.