carry out the provisions of this act, including reviewing
applications and providing technical assistance.
(d) Application.--An eligible applicant shall submit an
application on a form and in a manner as determined by the
department. The following apply:
(1) The application shall include the result of a solar
feasibility assessment conducted by a qualified solar
installer.
(2) Prior to the time period established by the
department to submit an application, the department shall
solicit and fulfill requests for technical assistance from
eligible applicants.
(e) Prevailing wage requirement.--
(1) An employer or contractor contracted to complete a
solar energy project under the program shall pay the
prevailing minimum wage and benefit rates for all crafts or
classifications performing construction, reconstruction,
demolition, alteration and repair work, other than
maintenance work, on the solar energy project as determined
by the Department of Labor and Industry under the act of
August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania
Prevailing Wage Act, and as bid under the act of May 1, 1913
(P.L.155, No.104), referred to as the Separations Act.
(2) If the department or the Department of Labor and
Industry determines that an eligible applicant that received
a grant under the program failed to comply with the
Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act or the Separations Act, the
eligible applicant must refund to the department the total
amount of grants awarded for the solar energy project.
(f) E-Verify program requirement.--
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