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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 832

OF 1981 AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOCAL INITIATIVE FUNDING
RECEIVED BY THE STATE IN THE 1981 FISCAL YEAR.

(IV) A NEWLY DESIGNATED COMMUNITY ACTION
AGENCY SHALL RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF AN AMOUNT BASED
IN THE RATIO OF THE SIZE OF THE POVERTY LEVEL POPULATION
SERVED BY THE AGENCY AND THE POVERTY LEVEL POPULATION IN THE
STATE.

(F)(1) THE SECRETARY OF HE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES SHALL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DESIGNATED
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES BASED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF
FEDERAL FUNDS AND TO THE EXTENT THAT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED IN
THE STATE BUDGET AS FOLLOWS:

(I) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL BE

ALLOCATED TO DESIGNATED COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS.

(II) IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 1982 AND

SUBSEQUENT STATE FISCAL YEARS, AT LEAST 90 PERCENT OF THE
FEDERAL COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO
THE STATE FOR THAT YEAR SHALL BE USED TO FUND EXISTING
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES OR THEIR SUCCESSORS. AN EXISTING
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OR ITS SUCCESSOR SHALL RECEIVE AN
AMOUNT OF THE 90 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FEDERAL COMMUNITY
SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE STATE FOR THAT
YEAR WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE RATIO OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION
AGENCY'S LOCAL INITIATIVE FUNDING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR
1981 TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOCAL INITIATIVE MONEY RECEIVED
BY THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES IN THE STATE IN FEDERAL
FISCAL YEAR 1981 SO THAT THE PRESENT RATIO OF DISTRIBUTION
OF THESE FUNDS AMONG EXISTING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES IS
MAINTAINED.

(III) ANY REMAINING FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT

FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT ANY NEWLY DESIGNATED

COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE
PURPOSES UNDER THIS SECTION.

(F)(1) THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES MAY PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DESIGNATED
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES BASED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF
FEDERAL FUNDS AND TO THE EXTENT THAT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED IN
THE STATE BUDGET AS FOLLOWS:

(I) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL BE
ALLOCATED TO DESIGNATED COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS.

(II) IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 1983 AND
SUBSEQUENT STATE FISCAL YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE AN
AMOUNT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
ALLOCATED TO THE STATE FOR THAT YEAR TO FUND EXISTING
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES OR THEIR SUCCESSORS. AS TO THESE