§ 6-706. Review and approval.

MD House & Comm Dev Code § 6-706 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Department shall:

(1)    review each application submitted under § 6–705 of this subtitle and may request additional information from the applicant;

(2)    accept public input on each application; and

(3)    consider the recommendation of any State unit.

(b)    (1)    The Department may not approve an application until the Department has provided written notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment to the political subdivision where the proposed community enhancement project is located.

(2)    If the application affects a neighborhood entirely within a municipal corporation, the Department must provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment to the municipal corporation and not the surrounding county.

(3)    If an application affects a neighborhood within more than one political subdivision, the Department must provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment to each political subdivision.

(c)    The Secretary shall, subject to subsection (b) of this section, award financial assistance to an applicant:

(1)    in the amount and of the type that the Secretary determines; and

(2)    under the terms of a Program agreement.