1. The director of the department of economic development may consider the direct and indirect economic benefits projected to be provided by the eligible project. An applicant for funding or tax credit and exemption assistance pursuant to sections 447.702 to 447.708 may prepare and submit an estimate of the direct and indirect economic benefits in accordance with this section. The department of economic development may accept the applicant’s projection of the economic benefit of the eligible project. The total amount of state funding, tax credits or tax exemptions for each eligible project shall be limited to the projected state economic benefit, as determined by the department of economic development.

2. In the event the owner sells the abandoned or underutilized property within a five-year period after the receipt of remediation tax credits, grants, loans or loan guarantee, subject to sections 447.700 to 447.718, the owner shall repay a portion of the tax credits and grant funds provided based on the percentage of the owner’s investment for the project to the department of economic development’s total financial assistance, upon achieving an annual internal rate of return of twenty-five percent. The internal rate of return calculation shall be documented by the owner’s capital gains tax calculation. Owner investment is equity and debt for the eligible project.