A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall promulgate rules for purposes of establishing criteria for the funding of authorized infrastructure projects from the proceeds of obligations issued by the Authority for the Infrastructure Pool.
B. The criteria shall be similar to the criteria used by the federal government in administering the Community Development Block Grant program.
C. A combination of eligible local government entities shall apply to the Department for approval of a pooled financing for an infrastructure project on such forms as the Department may prescribe for such purpose.
D. The Department shall compile and maintain a prioritized list of infrastructure projects eligible for pooled financing through the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.
E. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority shall use the prioritized list provided by the Department in order to provide financing to the eligible local government entities.
F. The Authority shall, within the limit on available bond proceeds in the Infrastructure Pool, provide proceeds in accordance with the scoring system used by the Department.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 309, § 10, eff. July 1, 2009.