(a) Criteria. The Board shall evaluate applications utilizing one or more of the following criteria: - (i) The extent to which the applicant's total proposed energy impacted road projects exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the average total annual expenditures for road and bridge maintenance and construction expenditures for the preceding five (5) years.
- (ii) The extent of funding committed to the project from all sources;
- (iii) Whether the applicant has demonstrated that is has pursued alternative methods of funding including cost sharing from private sources;
- (iv) Whether the applicant has funding for the project from other than state grants;
- (v) Whether the project is appropriately sized in relation to the population to be served by the project;
- (vi) The relative urgency of the project;
- (vii) Whether the applicant is current on all its repayment obligations to the Board;
- (viii) The extent to which the applicant is utilizing, or plans to utilize, available and qualified Wyoming based professional firms and contractors on the project;
- (ix) The financial need of the applicant, as determined by the Board;
- (x) The percentage of the applicant's population directly served by the project;
060-33 Wyo. Code R. § 33-6