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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 622
(i) provides that the grant or loan will be used as represented to
the Board of Public Works in the request for approval; and
(ii) gives to the State security in the equipment or facilities
purchased with the [grant or] loan and in the proceeds of that equipment or those
facilities as determined by the Board of Public Works to be appropriate and adequate.
(e) A grant or loan awarded under this section may not:
(1) be used to refinance a debt or other obligation of a volunteer company
[incurred before July 1, 1982]; or
(2) be spent to replace or repair eligible items to the extent that
insurance proceeds are available for those purposes.
(f) The Board of Public Works may not approve a grant or loan or loan from
the Fund to a volunteer company if the volunteer company has not made a good faith
effort to obtain money from its local government.
8-204.
(a) (1) A volunteer company shall submit each request for a grant or loan
from the Fund to the Association for approval by a board of review in accordance with
the Association's bylaws.
(2) Each request for a [grant or] loan shall include:
(i) financial statements for the 2 fiscal years immediately
preceding the fiscal year in which the request is made;
(ii) any available audit of the financial statements; and
(iii) a detailed explanation of the reasons for the request.
(3) For each request for a grant [or loan] from the Fund, the volunteer
company shall certify that the volunteer company applied for money from its local
government and was denied, either wholly or partly.
(b) (1) If the Association disapproves a request or does not take action
within [45] 90 days after the request FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN BECAUSE
FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, the volunteer company requesting a grant or loan may
appeal to a panel composed of the president of the Association, the State Fire
Marshal, and the chairman of the Fire and Rescue Education and Training
Commission.
(2) The decision of the panel is final and is not subject to further review.
(c) On approval of a request for a grant or loan, the Association or the panel
shall transmit its recommendation to the Board of Public Works.
(d) As authorized by the Board of Public Works, the Treasurer shall disburse
money from the Fund to THE ASSOCIATION IN THE NAME OF a volunteer company for
the purposes of this subtitle on warrant of the Comptroller.
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