R357-17-4. Criteria for Air Quality Grant

  (1) The amount of the grant shall be determined on a case-by-case basis. Factors to be considered include but are not limited to the requirements listed in UCA 63N-1-109.5 and:

  (a) Whether the applicant's industry has been determined by the GOED Board as a Targeted Industry as defined in R357-3-2;

  (b) The financial cost and need of assistance for the project, including whether the Company has secured the technology at the time of application;

  (c) To what extent the best available control technology (BACT) will mitigate projected pollution by applicant;

  (d) Comparison to other technologies available for the relevant emissions profile of the applicant;

  (e) The economic environment, including the unemployment rate and the underemployment rate of the county where the BACT will be installed, at the time of application;

  (f) The location of the project generally and the where the BACT will be installed;

  (g) The average wage level of the forecasted jobs created;

  (h) The overall benefit to the State and potential improvement to the air quality of the non-attainment area;

  (i) The demonstrated support of the local community for the project overall and the BACT; and

  (j) Other factors as reasonably determined by the administrator in consultation with the GOED Board.

  (2) Applicant must show it does not qualify for any other grant or incentive that would finance or cover the cost of the BACT.

  (3) The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will provide a preliminary assessment of the Applicant's proposal and will report on to what extent the proposal meets DEQ and other state and federal legal and regulatory requirements, including whether the equipment to be purchased meets the design requirements corresponding to the BACT for the relevant emissions profile of the applicant

  (a) The assessment is subject to change based on conditions outlined in R357-17-6(1); and

  (b) Failure to receive a preliminary approval from this assessment will result in the denial of an application.

  (4) A grant will only be awarded to applications that demonstrate the grant is only being used to lower the financing costs associated with the BACT.