Md. Code, Economic Development § 5-1002
This is the official text of Md. Code, Economic Development § 5-1002, part of Maryland’s Code, Economic Development — governs the state's economic development programs.
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§5–1002.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall establish a program to provide no–interest loans under this subtitle to:
(1) small business employers of reserve component members who are called to active duty;
(2) businesses owned by reserve component members who are called to active duty;
(b) If the availability of funds is limited, in making loans under this subtitle, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall give priority to the businesses described in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section.
(c) In making loans under this subtitle, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall take into consideration how to maximize the number of veterans and reserve component members who would benefit from loans made under this subtitle.
(1) small business employers of reserve component members who are called to active duty;
(2) businesses owned by reserve component members who are called to active duty;
(b) If the availability of funds is limited, in making loans under this subtitle, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall give priority to the businesses described in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section.
(c) In making loans under this subtitle, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall take into consideration how to maximize the number of veterans and reserve component members who would benefit from loans made under this subtitle.
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