N.M. Admin. Code § 3.3.14.10

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 3.3.14.10 - APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS

A. The department shall consider complete applications in the order received. If the department receives multiple applications on the same day that would cumulatively exceed the overall limit of state tax credit or supplemental state tax credit availability, the department shall certify the first application received for the last remaining tax credit.

B. The department shall review the application package to calculate the state tax credit or supplemental state tax credit; check the accuracy of the applicant's documentation; and determine whether the department shall certify the solar energy system. The department shall disapprove an application that is not complete, correct, or does not meet the approval criteria.

C. If the department finds the application package meets 3.3.14 NMAC's requirements and a state tax credit or supplemental state tax credit is available, the department shall certify the applicant's solar energy system and document the applicant as eligible for a state tax credit or supplemental state tax credit, as appropriate. A certificate issue for a system shall include the applicant's contact information, the last four digits of their social security number or EIN, system certification and the state tax credit amount. If a state tax credit or supplemental state tax credit is not available in the calendar year when the application was submitted, the department will notify the applicant that the program has reached the applicable aggregate tax credit certification cap and their application is not certified. The department provides notification of credit unavailability through written notification to the applicant.

D. The department shall report to the taxation and revenue department the information required to verify, process, and distribute each state tax credit or supplemental state tax credit by providing a copy of the department's certification notification.

E. The applicant may submit a revised application package to the department; however, the division shall place the resubmitted application in the review schedule as if it were a new application unless the application is disapproved because the annual cap has been reached.

F. If applicable, the department's disapproval letter shall state the reasons why the department disapproved the application. The applicant may resubmit the application package for a disapproved project, but it shall be reviewed as if it were a new application.

N.M. Admin. Code § 3.3.14.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 16, August 25, 2020, eff. 8/25/2020, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 23, December 13, 2022, eff. 12/13/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 13, July 16, 2024, eff. 7/16/2024