Types of Eligible Economic Benefits. Eligible Economic Benefits shall include expenditures made from the Economic Benefits Start Date through the end of the first three (3) Contract Years of the Contract Delivery Term within the following categories:
Types of Eligible Economic Benefits. Eligible Economic Benefits shall include expenditures made from the Economic Benefits Start Date through the end of the first three (3) Contract Years of the Contract Delivery Term within the following categories: Payments for labor-related expenditures for work that is performed in New York State or subject to the Project Labor Agreement or Labor Peace Agreement approved by NYSERDA pursuant to Section 18.11 and 18.11-a of this Agreement. Examples include gross wages (including employer-side payroll tax payments), and benefit costs incurred in association with the employment of construction, boat crews, rail and port workers, contractors and laborers, operations and maintenance personnel, engineering or environmental service providers, researchers, consultants, other employees and financial and legal service providers associated with the Selected Project. Work performed in federal waters shall be considered to be performed in New York State for purposes of this Exhibit I if the workers are based out of facilities located in New York State. Payments for in-state purchases of goods and services. Includes expenditures as a result of: The purchase and consumption of local goods and services (including sales tax), such as, but not limited to, food, lodging, vehicles, equipment, fuel; and/or The purchase of materials sourced from within New York State such as, but not limited to, gravel, steel, iron, concrete and similar materials and/or the purchase and use of equipment and products manufactured or assembled within New York State and/or the use of rental equipment or similar supplies sourced within New York State (wind turbine components not manufactured within New York State are excluded). Payments, rents and taxes paid to local New York State entities. Includes: New or increased payments to jurisdictions in New York State from the Economic Benefits Start Date through the end of the first three (3) Contract Years of the Contract Delivery Term, including tax payments, PILOT payments, and/or payments under Host Community Agreements. Payments to fishing mitigation or compensation initiatives; and/or Payments intended to mitigate the visual, environmental, historical, cultural or other impacts associated with development, construction, operation or decommissioning of the Selected Project. Financing expenditures (fees to in-state banks related to financing transactions but not the cost of borrowing). Transmission and interconnection fees and expenditures, including...
