310 CMR 45.07 - Financing Criteria
(1)
In
General. The Trust is authorized to structure the debt service
costs on loans and other forms of financial assistance for Eligible Projects
that provide the financial equivalent of a loan made at an interest rate equal
to 2%, which may include principal forgiveness. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
subject to the limits on contract assistance provided in M.G.L. c. 29C, §
6, the Trust may provide additional financial assistance that is the financial
equivalent of a loan made at an interest rate less than 2%, which may include
principal forgiveness, as determined by the Trust, for Qualifying Designated
Projects, as provided in 310 CMR 45.07(2).
(2)
Qualifying Designated
Projects.
(a) Subject to the
limits on contract assistance provided in M.G.L. c. 29C, § 6, a LGU
applying for financial assistance for a Qualifying Designated Project on the
IUP for calendar year 2017 or later, unless otherwise authorized by the
Legislature, is eligible for additional financial assistance in accordance with
310 CMR 45.07(2) that may include loans and other forms of subsidies at the
financial equivalent of a loan made at an interest rate less than 2% or other
additional subsidies such as principal forgiveness, as determined by the Trust,
if the LGU demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction that it meets all of
the following criteria:
1. the project is
consistent with the current priorities established by the Trust, as set forth
in the Department's annual project solicitation;
2. the project implements Best Management
Practices; and
3. the LGU meets the
Trust's affordability criteria established pursuant to § 1452(d) of the
SDWA,
42 U.S.C. §
300j-12(d), but only to the
extent required by federal law.
(b) Projects considered for the additional
subsidies described in 310 CMR 45.07(2)(a) may include eligible projects
described in
310 CMR 45.04(1)(g) through
(k).
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