(a)
- (1) In order to achieve certain goals and priorities, applications will particularly be reviewed for the following criteria.
- (2) Each will receive a weighted score, the maximum of which is indicated.
- (3) The sum total score of all the criteria will be used to rank competing applications.
(b) Feedstock processor incentive grant criteria:
- (1) Suitability of the feedstock to be produced for utilization by Arkansas alternative fuels producers, ten (10) points;
- (2) Percentage of Arkansas-grown crops or other biomass material to be used for processing, thirty (30) points;
- (3) Share of capital investment from equity investors, twenty (20) points;
- (4) Share of equity investment from Arkansas investors, twenty (20) points;
- (5) Technical capability of the management team, ten (10) points; and
- (6) New jobs and positions added to the Arkansas rural economy, ten (10) points.