2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance › Chapter 285C - Economic Development III › Section 285C.650 - Certification as qualified equity investment; eligibility for tax credit; rules; fees.

(1) A qualified community development entity that seeks to have an equity investment or long-term debt security certified as a qualified equity investment and eligible for a tax credit under ORS 315.533 shall apply to the Oregon Business Development Department. The department shall establish by rule application procedures for applications for certification. The entity must submit an application on a form that the department provides that includes:
(a) The entity’s name, address, tax identification number and evidence of the entity’s certification as a qualified community development entity.
(b) A copy of an allocation agreement executed by the entity, or its controlling entity, and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund that includes the State of Oregon in its service area.
(c) A certificate executed by an executive officer of the entity attesting that the allocation agreement remains in effect and has not been revoked or canceled by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
(d) A description of the proposed purchase price, structure and purchaser of the equity investment or long-term debt security.
(e) The name and tax identification number of any person eligible to claim a tax credit, under ORS 315.533, allowed as a result of the certification of the qualified equity investment.
(f) Information regarding the proposed use of proceeds from the issuance of the qualified equity investment.
(g) A nonrefundable application fee of $20,000. This fee shall be paid to the department and shall be required for each application submitted.
(2) Within 15 days after receipt of a completed application containing the information necessary for the department to certify a proposed equity investment, including the payment of the application fee, the department shall grant or deny the application in full or in part. If the department denies any part of the application, the department shall inform the qualified community development entity of the grounds for the denial. If the qualified community development entity provides any additional information required by the department or otherwise completes its application within 15 days after the notice of denial, the application shall be considered completed as of the original date of submission. If the qualified community development entity fails to provide the information or complete its application within the 15-day period, the application remains denied and must be resubmitted in full with a new submission date.
(3) If the application is deemed complete, the department shall certify the proposed equity investment or long-term debt security as a qualified equity investment and eligible for a tax credit under ORS 315.533, subject to the limitations in ORS 315.536. The department shall provide written notice of the certification to the qualified community development entity. The notice shall include the names of those taxpayers who are eligible to utilize the credits and their respective credit amounts. If the names of the persons or entities that are eligible to utilize the credits change due to a transfer of a qualified equity investment or a change in an allocation pursuant to ORS 315.536, the qualified community development entity shall notify the department of the transfer or the change as provided in ORS 315.056 (2) and (3).
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, within 60 days after receiving notice of certification, a qualified community development entity shall issue the qualified equity investment and receive cash in the amount of the certified purchase price. The qualified community development entity must provide the department with evidence of the receipt of the cash investment within 10 business days after receipt.
(b) For a qualified equity investment described in ORS 285C.653 (2), a qualified community development entity shall issue the qualified equity investment during the period beginning July 1, 2012, and ending 60 days after receiving notice of certification. If the qualified equity investment is issued prior to the submission of an application for certification under this section, the qualified community development entity must provide the department with evidence of the qualified equity investment and of receipt of the cash investment at the time of application for certification.
(c) If a qualified community development entity does not receive the cash investment and issue the qualified equity investment on or before the 60th day following receipt of the certification notice, the certification shall lapse and the entity may not issue the qualified equity investment without reapplying to the department for certification. A certification that lapses reverts to the department and may be reissued only in accordance with the application process outlined in this section.
(5) The department shall certify qualified equity investments in the order applications are received by the department. Applications received on the same day shall be deemed to have been received simultaneously. For applications received on the same day and deemed complete, the department shall certify, consistent with remaining tax credit capacity, qualified equity investments in proportionate percentages based upon the ratio of the amount of qualified equity investment requested in an application to the total amount of qualified equity investments requested in all applications received on the same day. If a pending request cannot be fully certified because of the limitation in ORS 285C.653, the department shall certify the portion that may be certified unless the qualified community development entity elects to withdraw its request rather than receive partial credit.
(6) A qualified community development entity that is certified under this section shall pay an annual evaluation fee of $1,000 to the department.
(7) The department shall establish by rule procedures to administer the provisions of this section, including the allocation of tax credits issued for qualified equity investments.
(8) The Oregon Business Development Department shall provide information to the Department of Revenue about all certifications issued under this section, if required by ORS 315.058. [2011 c.732 §6; 2013 c.744 §2; 2019 c.483 §17]
Note:
Definitions in 315.529 apply to 285C.650, 285C.653 and 285C.656.