Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 503 CMR - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PETROLEUM PRODUCT CLEANUP FUND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD › Title 503 CMR 3.00 - Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product › Section 3.07 - Ranking of Applications and Grant Funding Levels

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Classification
. The Board shall place each application
			 in one of the following four classifications based on the activities for which
			 the applicant is seeking reimbursement: One: Removal of leaking fuel storage
			 tank(s) systems pursuant to
			 310 CMR 80.00:
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Systems.
Two: Closure of fuel storage tank(s) systems.
Three: Removal and Replacement of fuel storage tank(s) systems
				used for public safety vehicles, emergency generators, hospitals, and schools.
Four: Removal and replacement of other fuel storage tank(s)
				systems.
(2)
Priority
. Applications within each classification will
			 be ranked according to the following point scoring system, with the highest
			 point score equal to the highest rank.
Category 1 - Construction
Points
Lined Tank
5
Bare Steel
4
Concrete
3
Protected
2
Composite
2
Fiberglass
1
Category 2
-
Age of Tank
							 Points
Over 31 years
6
26-30 years
5
21-25 years
4
16-20 years
3
11-15 years
2
5-10 years
1
Category 3 - Proximity to Public Water Supply
							 System Points
Zone I or Zone A
10
Zone II or Interim Wellhead Protection Area
8
Zone B
6
Sole Source Aquifer
4
Within 100'of Wetland
4
Within 100'of Stream
4
Within 100'of Brook
4
Within 100' of Area of Critical Environmental
							 Concern
4
Agricultural Land
4
Any other Area
0
*Applicants may choose more than one selection from
							 category
Category 4 - Speed of Petroleum Product
							 Movement Points
Gasoline
5
Aviation fuel
4
Diesel
3
#2 fuel
3
#4 fuel
2
#6 fuel
2
Other mid-range weight fuels
3
(3)
Applications
. Applications will be reviewed by the
			 Board for accuracy and for registration and permitting. Applications found to
			 be eligible will then receive a reimbursement priority ranking based on point
			 scores. The Board will notify applicants of their ranking and the number of
			 grants that will be awarded based on fund availability; this information will
			 be summarized in a Preliminary Priority List which shall made be available to
			 the public by the Board.
(4)
Order of Grant Funding
.
(a) Funding for grants will be distributed
			 based upon the Classification and Priority System described in 503 CMR 3.07(1)
			 and (2).
(b) If adequate funds are
			 available to fund each qualifying grant request, all grants will be fully
			 funded to the level of 50% of eligible costs. Unless amounts eligible for
			 funding in all grant applications do not total the amount of funds available,
			 all grant funds will be distributed each year. If in any given year, the total
			 qualifying grant requests eligible for funding exceed available grant funds,
			 funds will be distributed using the following methodology:
1. Grant funds will be distributed so that
			 40% of funds will fund Classification One activities, 30% will fund
			 Classification Two activities, 15% will fund Classification Three activities,
			 and 15% will fund Classification Four activities.
2. Within each Classification, grants will be
			 funded fully (to the level of 50% of eligible costs) according to their
			 priority ranking using the system described in 503 CMR 3.07(2). Grants will be
			 funded in descending order of priority, with the highest-scoring grant
			 receiving funding first and progressively lower-scoring grants receiving
			 funding until all monies allocated to that Classification are expended. In the
			 event of a tie score, grant applications will be ranked in order of
			 receipt.
3. Some lower-priority
			 grants within some or all Classifications may receive no funding. Eligible
			 grants that receive no funding will be retained in the program and
			 automatically entered into the following year's pool for ranking along with
			 newly-filed grant applications.