Or. Admin. Code § 330-270-0030

Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025

Section 330-270-0030 - Entity Eligibility

(1) To be eligible to receive a grant, an eligible entity must establish in its application to the Department that it:

(a) Serves or represents:

(A) At least one environmental justice community within a region; or

(B) Members of a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon; and

(b) Has the capacity to administer grant funds for the program.

(2) Where an eligible entity serves or represents a community that is located within more than one region, that eligible entity may only apply for a grant for the region within which the greatest percentage of individuals of the community the entity serves or represents reside.

(3) An eligible entity may apply for a grant for one region or tribe and be a partner on an application by another eligible entity for another region or tribe.

(4)

(a) An eligible entity that serves a specific geographic area may propose, in consultation with any electric utility that serves the area, that the Department use alternative boundaries to define a region.

(b) Alternative boundaries shall not result overlapping regional boundaries.

(c) Alternative boundaries may not result in the division of a region.

(d) The Department may approve the use of alternative boundaries if 51 percent or more of the eligible entity's specific geographical area is within the proposed alternative boundaries.

Or. Admin. Code § 330-270-0030

DOE 1-2023, adopt filed 02/13/2023, effective 2/13/2023; DOE 4-2024, amend filed 08/05/2024, effective 8/6/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86 (Senate Bill 1536)

Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86 (Senate Bill 1536)