{"data":{"id":"us-mt/75-6-222","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"75-6-222","heading":"Evaluation of projects and loan applications.","body":"The department and the department of natural resources and conservation shall evaluate projects and loan applications. In evaluating projects and applications, the following factors must be considered:\n(1) the technical design of the project to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, and design standards;\n(2) the financial capacity of the applicant;\n(3) the financial, managerial, and technical ability of the applicant to properly operate and maintain the project;\n(4) the total financing of the project to ensure completion;\n(5) the viability of the public water system;\n(6) the ability of the public water system to pay the costs of the project without the requested financial assistance;\n(7) the total amount of loan funds available for financial assistance in the revolving fund;\n(8) the total amount requested by other applications that have been received or that are likely to be received;\n(9) the ranking of the project on the priority list in the intended use plan; and\n(10) any other criteria that the department determines to be appropriate, considering the purposes of the program and the federal act.","path":["TITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, DISTRIBUTION, AND TREATMENT","Part 2. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0750/chapter_0060/part_0020/section_0220/0750-0060-0020-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:43Z","sha256":"bf27aa50c3a3707795394cd57bb7d700371590f489981a74e564e95131b091ed","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/75-6-221","next":"us-mt/75-6-223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}