§ 9-406. State's right of recovery

MD Human Svs Code § 9-406 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The State may recover grant funds paid under this subtitle if, within 30 years after completion of a project, the project property:

(1)    is sold or transferred to a person that:

(i)    would not qualify as an applicant under this subtitle; or

(ii)    the Board of Public Works does not approve as a transferee; or

(2)    ceases to be a juvenile facility.

(b)    The State may recover from the:

(1)    transferor;

(2)    transferee; or

(3)    owner of a property that has ceased to be a juvenile facility.

(c)    The State is entitled to recover the sum of:

(1)    an amount that equals the value of the project property at the time of the recovery multiplied by a fraction:

(i)    the numerator of which is the amount of the State funds for the project; and

(ii)    the denominator of which is the total eligible cost of the project; and

(2)    all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in the recovery proceedings.

(d)    The Board of Public Works may waive the State’s right of recovery for good cause.