Or. Admin. Code § 738-124-0035

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 738-124-0035 - Board Review and Project Selection

(1) The Board will make the final determination to approve an application for a COAR grant.

(2) The Board's review and final decision will be made based upon the following:

(a) Priorities established by the Board pursuant to this rule.

(b) Recommendations made by ARC following its review pursuant to 738-124-0060.

(c) Recommendations made by any other stakeholder and advocate entities other than the ARC.

(d) Interested persons and groups other than the ARC, including the Area Commissions on Transportation.

(3) The Director, in consultation with Department staff, shall provide the Board a list of recommendations from ARC which shall include the evaluation results. For all other interested persons, the Board or the Department on its behalf may solicit and receive recommendations.

(4) The Board may require any Applicant to make a presentation to the Board or interview with a Board designee as part of the application process.

(5) The Board may approve an application for the amount sought or for a smaller amount.

(6) When selecting COAR applications for approval, the Board shall prioritize them as described below:

(a) First, to assist airports in Oregon with match requirements for FAA grants.

(b) Second, to make grants for emergency preparedness and infrastructure projects, in accordance with the Oregon Resilience Plan or the Oregon Aviation Plan.

(c) Third, to make grants for:

(A) Services critical or essential to aviation, including, but not limited to, fuel, sewer, water, and weather equipment; or

(B) Aviation-related business development, including, but not limited to, hangars, parking for business aircraft and related facilities; or

(C) Airport development for local economic benefit, including, but not limited to, signage and marketing; or

(D) Assisting commercial service to rural Oregon.

(d) Notwithstanding these priorities based on use, priority in distributing grants may 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.

(7) The Board shall provide its final recommendations in a report of projects to be funded with ASAP funds listing in priority order eligible Projects, together with a reasonable number of alternate Projects in priority order.

Or. Admin. Code § 738-124-0035

AVIA 1-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-11-16 thru 11-4-16; AVIA 4-2016, f. & cert. ef. 10/31/2016; AVIA 4-2022, amend filed 08/29/2022, effective 8/29/2022; AVIA 2-2024, amend filed 06/25/2024, effective 7/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 835.035, ORS 835.040, ORS 835.112 & ORS 319.023

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 835.025, ORS 835.035 & ORS 319.023