Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 470 § 470.655 — Project initiation fee; base efficiency package fee; rules

Project initiation fee; base efficiency package fee; rules. (1) Except as provided in ORS 470.650, an applicant for an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan approved by the State Department of Energy shall pay the department a project initiation fee. Upon request of the loan applicant, the department may add all or part of a project initiation fee to the principal of an issued loan. The department may establish the fee amount by rule, not to exceed four percent of the approved loan amount. If the department does not establish the fee amount, the fee shall be two percent of the approved loan amount. (2) The Director of the State Department of Energy may by rule establish a base efficiency package fee for energy efficiency and sustainable technology loans if the loans are not financed by moneys from the Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund. The fee may not exceed 10 percent of the estimated economic benefit for the base efficiency package. Any fees collected by the department under this subsection shall be deposited in the fund. [2009 c.753 §31; 2010 c.92 §4; 2011 c.467 §16] (On-Bill Financing)