Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1805
This is the official text of Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1805, part of Maryland’s Code, Housing and Community Development — governs housing programs and community development.
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§4–1805.
Official statutory text
The Department shall proportionately distribute the annual appropriation of Program funds as follows:
(1) if a county is a qualifying local government, and no municipal corporation in the county is a qualifying local government, the Department shall distribute Program funds to the county based on the county’s share of the State population;
(2) if a county is a qualifying local government, and a municipal corporation in the county is also a qualifying local government, the Department shall:
(i) determine the county’s proportionate share of Program funds based on the county’s share of the State population; and
(ii) from the amount of Program funds determined under item (i) of this item, distribute:
1. to each qualifying local government in the county that is a municipal corporation, an amount of Program funds based on the municipal corporation’s share of the county population; and
2. to the county, the balance of the county’s share of Program funds; or
(3) if a county is not a qualifying local government, but a municipal corporation in the county is a qualifying local government, the Department shall:
(i) determine the county’s proportionate share of Program funds based on the county’s share of the State population; and
(ii) distribute to each qualifying local government in the county that is a municipal corporation, a proportionate share of the amount of Program funds determined under item (i) of this item based on the municipal corporation’s share of the county’s population.
(1) if a county is a qualifying local government, and no municipal corporation in the county is a qualifying local government, the Department shall distribute Program funds to the county based on the county’s share of the State population;
(2) if a county is a qualifying local government, and a municipal corporation in the county is also a qualifying local government, the Department shall:
(i) determine the county’s proportionate share of Program funds based on the county’s share of the State population; and
(ii) from the amount of Program funds determined under item (i) of this item, distribute:
1. to each qualifying local government in the county that is a municipal corporation, an amount of Program funds based on the municipal corporation’s share of the county population; and
2. to the county, the balance of the county’s share of Program funds; or
(3) if a county is not a qualifying local government, but a municipal corporation in the county is a qualifying local government, the Department shall:
(i) determine the county’s proportionate share of Program funds based on the county’s share of the State population; and
(ii) distribute to each qualifying local government in the county that is a municipal corporation, a proportionate share of the amount of Program funds determined under item (i) of this item based on the municipal corporation’s share of the county’s population.
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