Utah Code Title 72. Transportation Code § 72-2-303. Loans and assistance--Authority--Rulemaking

(a) availability of money in the fund;

(b) credit worthiness of the project;

(c) demonstration that the project will encourage, enhance, or create economic benefits to the state or political subdivision;

(d) likelihood that assistance would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than would otherwise be possible;

(e) the extent to which assistance would foster innovative public-private partnerships and attract private debt or equity investment;

(f) demonstration that the project provides a benefit to the state highway system, including safety or mobility improvements;

(g) the amount of proposed assistance as a percentage of the overall project costs with emphasis on local and private participation;

(h) demonstration that the project provides intermodal connectivity with public transportation, pedestrian, or nonmotorized transportation facilities; and

(i) other provisions the commission considers appropriate.