PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 457

(4) Grants to business entities may not exceed more than 10 percent of all
grants made by the Trust under this section.

(f)     The Trust shall:

(1)     Ensure that funding under the MHT Grant Program for the acquisition,
restoration, or rehabilitation of historic properties is utilized only if the property has been
listed in or is eligible for the Maryland Register of Historic Properties; and

(2)     Require recipients of grants made under the MHT Grant Program to
enter into an agreement to preserve and maintain the historic property, which agreement
shall be a recordable historic preservation easement if the property is historic real
property, unless the Secretary has determined that such an agreement or easement is
impracticable or infeasible under the circumstances in accordance with the regulations.

(g)     (1) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of the
MHT Grant Program.

(2) In addition to provisions otherwise required by this section, the
regulations shall include the following:

(i) Application procedures;

(ii) Procedures for adequate public notice of available assistance
under the MHT Grant Program;

(iii) Provisions for the review of plans and specifications and the
inspection of projects during construction; and

(iv) A set of selection criteria which the Trust must consider in
recommending approval of applications for grants and which must include:

A.      The relative historical or cultural significance of, and urgency
of need for, the project being financed with the grant;

B.      The extent to which there is any proposed contribution by
the appropriate local jurisdiction to support the project being financed with the grant;

and                                                                                                                     

C.      Other factors that may be relevant, such as the geographic
distribution of grant assistance from the MHT Grant Fund.

(h) The Secretary shall submit grants or expenditures from the MHT Grant Fund
which were financed through the sale of State general obligation bonds to the Board of
Public Works for approval to the extent required by regulations promulgated by the
Secretary and approved by the Board of Public Works. Except for expenditures under
paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (d) of this section, grants or expenditures from the
MHT Grant Fund shall not otherwise be subject to the provisions of Titles 4 and 5 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article of the Code.

(i) (1) [The MHT Grant Program shall operate as] THERE IS A HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MUSEUM ASSISTANCE GRANT

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