Section 6. The corporation shall endeavor to participate in projects each year that provide financial products, which in the aggregate total not less than 20 percent of the total capital committed by the corporation in that year, to minority-owned or women-owned contractors notwithstanding the conditions described in section 5, except that the corporation shall have determined, in writing; (a) that the project plans conform to applicable environmental, zoning, building, planning and sanitation laws; (b) that there is a reasonable expectation that the project will be successful; and (c) that the participation of the corporation is necessary for the successful completion of the proposed project because funding for the project is unavailable in the traditional capital markets, or that credit has been offered on terms that would preclude the success of the project.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 40w - Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation
Section 4 - Contracts for Performance of Core Administrative Functions
Section 5 - Criteria for Participation in Certain Projects
Section 6 - Projects Providing Financial Products to Minority-Owned or Women-Owned Contractors
Section 9 - Economic Stabilization Program
Section 10 - Application of Other Laws to the Growth Capital Corporation