Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 6-212
This is the official text of Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 6-212, part of Maryland’s Code, Housing and Community Development — governs housing programs and community development.
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§6–212.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a sustainable community shall receive priority for State funding under the:
(1) Community Legacy Program under this subtitle;
(2) Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program for commercial properties under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;
(3) Neighborhood Business Development Program under Subtitle 3 of this title;
(4) Maryland Historical Trust Grant Program under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and
(5) African American Heritage Grant Program under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(b) Priority for State funding provided under subsection (a) of this section is available in a sustainable community only if:
(1) a political subdivision issues bonds, notes, or other similar instruments for that sustainable community under:
(i) Title 21, Subtitle 4, Part II of the Local Government Article;
(ii) Title 21, Subtitle 5 of the Local Government Article; or
(iii) Title 12, Subtitle 2 of the Economic Development Article; or
(2) a political subdivision demonstrates to the appropriate unit of State government that the political subdivision has funded infrastructure improvements in that sustainable community.
(1) Community Legacy Program under this subtitle;
(2) Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program for commercial properties under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;
(3) Neighborhood Business Development Program under Subtitle 3 of this title;
(4) Maryland Historical Trust Grant Program under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and
(5) African American Heritage Grant Program under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(b) Priority for State funding provided under subsection (a) of this section is available in a sustainable community only if:
(1) a political subdivision issues bonds, notes, or other similar instruments for that sustainable community under:
(i) Title 21, Subtitle 4, Part II of the Local Government Article;
(ii) Title 21, Subtitle 5 of the Local Government Article; or
(iii) Title 12, Subtitle 2 of the Economic Development Article; or
(2) a political subdivision demonstrates to the appropriate unit of State government that the political subdivision has funded infrastructure improvements in that sustainable community.
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