New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Article 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES › Part 649 - NEW YORK STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND REGULATIONS › Section 649.3 - Priority ranking and iup

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) All
					 projects, other than the linked loan project, known to the department or the
					 corporation for which a recipient has expressed interest in CWSRF assistance
					 shall be listed on the PPL in the IUP. Projects shall be ranked on the annual
					 PPL in the accordance with the criteria contained in the priority ranking
					 system scoring criteria set forth under section
					 649.13 
					 of this Part and the IUP.
(b) The
					 commissioner shall prepare annually an IUP identifying the funds estimated to
					 be available for binding commitments during the period covered by the IUP, the
					 anticipated projects for which such binding commitments will be made, and those
					 contingency projects for which binding commitments may be made if financing
					 becomes available.
(c) Projects
					 shall be listed in the IUP according to their rank on the PPL and within
					 project categories. Project categories A through D relate solely to municipal
					 projects. Categories A through C are determined solely be the number of people
					 who reside within the municipality's jurisdiction based upon the latest census
					 figures published by the United States Department of Commerce Bureau of the
					 Census. Category D relates to municipal projects which are determined to be
					 ESPs which qualify for a reduced interest rate direct financing because of
					 financial hardship as determined under 21 NYCRR section 2602.6. Category E
					 relates solely to non-municipally owned projects. Category G relates to
					 projects or portions thereof that address green infrastructure, including,
					 without limitation, water and energy efficiency improvements, or other
					 environmentally innovative activities. The project categories shall be:
(1) Category A--all municipalities where
					 population is identified as 3,500 or less.
(2) Category B--all municipalities where
					 population is identified as being 3,501 through 2,000,000.
(3) Category C--all municipalities where
					 population is identified as being more than 2,000,000.
(4) Category D--all projects for which the
					 municipality has received a written confirmation from the corporation that it
					 qualifies for a reduced interest rate direct financing because of financial
					 hardship.
(5) Category E--all
					 non-municipally owned projects which may be eligible for CWSRF assistance
					 pursuant to the provisions of the act and as stated in the IUP.
(6) Category F--the linked loan project as
					 subsequently supplemented from time to time to identify linked loan
					 recipients.
(7) Category
					 G--recipient projects or portions thereof which address green infrastructure,
					 including, without limitation, water and energy efficiency improvements, or
					 other environmentally innovative activities, or qualify as a demonstration
					 project of new green infrastructure technology as provided in the
					 IUP.