§ 6-212. Sustainable communities -- Priority for State funding.

MD House & Comm Dev Code § 6-212 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.